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Understand Xi Jinping’s Ideology to Grasp His Aggression in the Current Cold War

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Understand Xi Jinping’s Ideology to Grasp His Aggression in the Current Cold War
China's leader Xi Jinping swears under oath after being firmly confirmed as head of the state for a third term during the third plenary session of China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing on March 10, 2023. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
Bradley A. Thayer
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The cold war between the Chinese regime and the United States has many dimensions, but it is fundamentally an ideological one caused by the regime’s communist ideology.

Bradley A. Thayer
Bradley A. Thayer
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Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”
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