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The United States Congress and the United States Administration are linked through their shared strategic perspective on China as a 'revisionist power' {fact:2, 3, 6} and their collaborative, often hard-line, approach to foreign policy [1]. Additionally, they interact through the legislative and executive processes regarding federal funding and international obligations {fact:1, 4}.
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 6 facts
perspectiveThe US Administration and Congress view China as a 'revisionist power' that seeks to challenge the dominance of the United States and undermine the rules-based international order.
claimThe United States administration indirectly denies funds to the United Nations by declining to transfer approved payments, even in cases where the US Congress prevented budget cuts.
accountA group of China experts, including individuals who worked in earlier United States Administrations, sent an open letter to the President and Congress expressing discomfort with the current trend in United States policy toward China.
claimThe US Administration and Congress generally view China as a 'revisionist power' that aims to challenge US dominance and undermine the rules-based international order.
perspectiveThe United States Administration and Congress view China as a 'revisionist power' that seeks to challenge the dominance of the United States and undermine the rules-based international order.
claimBoth political parties in the United States Congress generally support and seek to intensify the United States Administration's hard-line policy toward China rather than moderating it.