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The US Treasury may need to fundamentally rethink its trade strategy and sanctions against China China's surpassing 50% share of world GDP signals a major shift away from US economic dominance, forcing a reevaluation of global financial policy. This rise challenges the US's authority to set the terms of world commerce and raises questions about the dollar's long-term dominance. As Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent would be central to managing these challenges, particularly as rival trade and payment networks provide states with ways to circumvent American sanctions.

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The shift in global economic dominance is fundamentally challenging the post-war liberal order that the United States helped establish. For the US, this means losing the ability to unilaterally set the terms of world commerce, a power traditionally maintained through financial mechanisms and the dominance of the dollar.

This transition is creating a 'post-American' world, moving away from a single civilisational vision. The Treasury Secretary's office is at the center of the response to this change, as financial policy and sanctions are the primary tools used to maintain US global influence and economic stability.

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  • Will the rise of rival trade networks accelerate the decline of the dollar's dominance?
  • How will the US government respond to the growing global acceptance of parallel economic orders?

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China expands its use of rival trade and payment networksThis would increase pressure on the Treasury to fundamentally restructure its sanctions and trade policies.
US debt stabilizes or decreases significantlyThis could mitigate concerns about the dollar's long-term dominance, easing some pressure on financial policy.

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