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Lawfare Daily: Steve Brooks and Ben Vagle on U.S.-China Economic Competition

Aug 13, 2025 · 57m

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In their new book, “ Command of Commerce: America’s Enduring Economic Power Advantage Over China ,” Steve Brooks and Ben Vagle argue that the United States’ economic advantage over China is much larger than is commonly believed. They contend that if the United States were to cut China off from the U.S. economy and from the economies of U.S. allies, China would suffer significantly more than the United States. Matt Gluck, Executive Editor at Executive Functions, spoke with Brooks and Vagle about the size and nature of the gap in economic power between the two countries, the importance of U.S. alliances in maintaining economic leverage over China, why decoupling from China now would undermine…