Your task for this final assignment is to write a briefing paper that addresses the future of US-China relations in the context of the current international system (COVID-19 and all). Specifically, you are expected to provide guidance to President Xi Jinping of China on the question of should China continue to pursue cooperative political and economic relations with the US? OR to President Donald Trump of the US on the question of should the US continue to pursue cooperative political and economic relations with China? In your briefing paper, you must provide the president with a recommendation that is based upon the principles of International Relations and rooted in historical evidence. To this end,you must identify which theory or theories of International Relations your recommendation is based on and explain how this theory (or theories) has informed your argument.Furthermore, you must cite supporting evidence from at least 2 of the cases we have examined in this course and explain how the evidence from these cases has informed your recommendation.
