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Geopolitical Shift - The US National Defense Strategy is reportedly shifting away from China, focusing on homeland security and border enforcement [1] - This shift is attributed to the US military's reliance on Chinese production, making direct confrontation difficult [2] - The perceived defeat of NATO in Ukraine and the burden of prolonged wars have also contributed to this strategic change [3] - The US is expected to close many of its approximately 750 military bases globally due to this pullback and international retaliation for trade wars, drawing parallels to the Soviet wind-down after 1991 [4] Global Power Dynamics - The US pullback could lead to a power vacuum, potentially filled by China, which is described as a self-interested ethnostate with significant military capabilities [5][6] - China's current rhetoric of win/win cooperation may be temporary, as its physical power could become a temptation for coercion [5] Strategic Response - An asymmetric strategy, leveraging the Internet's economic scale, is suggested to balance China's physical power [7]