China: Our Enemy, Not Our Rival
China is portrayed as a long-term geopolitical enemy of the United States, not merely a rival, with ambitions to undermine American global dominance. The article argues that decades of U.S. engagement and economic integration failed to moderate China's authoritarian behavior. Steps recommended include economic isolation of China, reducing financial dependencies, and strengthening American resilience.
- ▪China has been considered a geopolitical enemy of the United States since the communist regime's establishment in 1949.
- ▪The article claims China exploited American openness through intellectual property theft, influence campaigns, and manipulation during the Wuhan virus outbreak.
- ▪American supply chains in critical sectors were outsourced to China, a nation openly seeking to replace U.S. global influence.
- ▪The U.S. is urged to force countries to choose between American markets and Chinese dependence through strategic trade deals.
- ▪China holds trillions in U.S. debt, creating a financial vulnerability that poses a national security threat.
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| Original publisher | Daily Signal |
| Canonical URL | https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/16/china-our-enemy-not-our-rival/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-16T14:05:18.662Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-16T14:05:18.662Z |
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Home – China – China: Our Enemy, Not Our Rival opinion China: Our Enemy, Not Our Rival Ben Shapiro • May 16, 2026 Print (Chen Sihan/Xinhua via Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); China is not merely America’s geopolitical opponent. It is America’s geopolitical enemy—and has been since the establishment of the Chinese communist regime in 1949.
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