CPAC 2015 - China Rising: Enemy, Friend, or Frenemy?
Sep 4, 2026
Moderator: Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon
Dennis Shea, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Gordon Chang, Forbes
Adelle Nazarian, Breitbart
Representative Dave Brat (VA-7)
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AI GeneratedThis CPAC panel discussion argues that the U.S. has underestimated China, which is characterized as a nuclear-armed communist dictatorship seeking to displace U.S. global influence. Experts analyze China's rapid military modernization, economic instability, and strategic alliance with Russia and Iran, warning that internal political decay may drive Beijing toward more aggressive and unpredictable behavior.