RAND Research Topic: China2024-03-28T12:02:29ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/china.htmlThe U.S.–China Rivalry in a New Medieval AgeRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2024/the-us-china-rivalry-in-a-new-medieval-age.html2024-03-19T12:00:00Z2024-03-19T12:00:00ZTrends like weakening governments and fragmenting societies suggest that the era of industrial superpowers is over and we've entered a new medieval age. The U.S.-China rivalry may have more in common with the fitful conflicts of the 14th century than with the cataclysmic world wars of the 20th.China’s Global Energy InterconnectionFiona Quimbre; Ismael Arciniegas Rueda; Henri van Soest; Jon Schmid; Howard J. Shatz; Timothy R. Heath; Michal Meidan; Andrea Wullner; Paul Deane; James Glynn; Liam Reganhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2490-1.html2023-12-05T09:00:00Z2023-12-05T09:00:00ZThe authors of this report demystify the potential global security implications associated with the Global Energy Interconnection—China’s important but poorly understood initiative to establish a global power grid.