'National security adviser Jake Sullivan is personally focused on China as a priority, building capacity across departments and agencies and running processes that break down old silos between foreign and domestic policy.'
‘Virtually every team in the National Security Council, from technology to global health to international economics, will incorporate China into their work, Axios has learned.’
‘Why it matters: This is a concrete example of the "whole-of-government" approach toward China that officials from both the Biden and Trump administrations have supported.’
‘The big picture: "Kurt Campbell’s Indo-Pacific team will be the largest regional NSC directorate, a sign of how this NSC is prioritizing China and broader Indo-Pacific policy issues," NSC spokesperson Emily Horne told Axios. "But work on China expands into virtually every NSC directorate," Horne added, including the following teams:’
- ‘Technology and national security, led by senior director Tarun Chhabra.
- ‘Global health security and biodefense, led by senior director Beth Cameron.’
- ‘Defense, led by senior director Cara Abercrombie.’
- ‘Democracy and human rights, led by coordinator Shanthi Kalathil.'
- ‘International economics, led by senior director Peter Harrell.’
‘ "National security adviser Jake Sullivan is personally focused on China as a priority, building capacity across departments and agencies and running processes that break down old silos between foreign and domestic policy," said Horne.’