James B. Cunningham: “The restoration of U.S. engagement and a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Indo-Pacific region... is…”

The restoration of U.S. engagement in a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Indo-Pacific region is fundamental to success in that competition.

The contest between these two visions is the defining theme of our age.

I do not think there is a strategy of attrition or withdrawal that will work in any timeframe that we would want to see, certainly.

We are in a long-term competition with China over influence in the world.