Words and policies: "De-risking" and China policy

Blog: Order from Chaos

Abstract

The Group of Seven (G-7) countries have recently agreed on a central part of their economic approach to China — "de-risking" — and, just as importantly, "de-risking, not decoupling." This phrase originated with the European Union, so the agreement seems wide. "De-coupling" any major country's economy from China was always impossible and sounds harshly radical,…