Clamping down: Once Japan, now China

The US has long responded to economic challengers with tariffs, restrictions, and narratives of threat to national security.

But will the playbook that once defeated Japan work on China ? The playbook is now facing the challenge of another Asian nation's rise and economic rise.

China is now boldly competing with the economic empire of the West .

US -centric narratives portray China as an aggressive pursuer of global dominance.

They assert that its 'authoritarian' and 'communist' China -model is incompatible with the 'free' world model.

To hinder China 's rapid technological growth, the US has resorted to political warfare, attempting to ban Chinese companies from participating in global markets.

The Mar-A-Lago Accord seeks to restore America 's global economic dominance.

China and the world today are vastly different from Japan in the 1980s .

China engages in substantial trade with numerous countries as the largest trading partner, and has made significant advancements in various fields, including electric vehicles, aerospace, and artificial intelligence.

Whether the above aggressions and policies will slow China 's growth or if the US can partially transform its economy to resolve the twin deficit-debt problem remains uncertain.