The past few years have seen a heated debate among U.S. politicians and analysts about whether the United States should “decouple” from China by severing the supply chains, trade relationships, and financial links that bind together the world’s two largest economies, transforming a one-world economy into two separate spheres of influence. Among American officials and scholars, the debate mostly centers on whether the of decoupling would offset its . That framing, however, ignores what should be a major factor in determining the best course of action—a factor that tips the balance against...…The past few years have seen a heated debate among U.S. politicians and analysts about whether the United States should “decouple” from China by severing the supply chains, trade relationships, and financial links that bind together the world’s two largest economies, transforming a one-world economy into two separate spheres of influence. Among American officials and scholars, the debate mostly centers on whether the of decoupling would offset its . That framing, however, ignores what should be a major factor in determining the best course of action—a factor that tips the balance against...WW…