China's 'Near-Peer' Status in US Strategy Hides Looming Hot War Threat - Analyst

Dec 9th 2025 7:04am EST

The 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) may look softer on paper, recasting China from a “threat” into a “near-peer competitor” with seeming potential to “reshape” US-China relations, Dr. John Gong, economics professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, tells Sputnik.

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