Building a ‘strategy of denial’ to thwart China

After many decades of hoping to avoid a rivalrous relationship with China, both the United States (US) and India now recognise China as their top security threat. This shared assessment is encouraging — but recognising the peril is only the beginning. China is so large, powerful, and ambitious that only a coherent, clear-eyed strategy will prevent Beijing from dominating Asia, to the detriment of India, the US, and many others.