The best case scenario is 'selective decoupling'—not complete economic separation but addressing specific unacceptable dependencies (critical minerals, semiconductors, rare earths) and coming to agreement on what a sustainable economic relationship should look like, while the extent of decoupling in strategic sectors remains undefined.

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Mike Froman

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the best case is that we end up with selective decoupling. So not complete decoupling but the we address those dependencies that we currently have that uh we view as unacceptable and address them and come to some sort of agreement of what a sustainable economic relationship looks like

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The Challenge of ChinaThe Aspen Institute
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:35:07 AM

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