Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Rand Corporation. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.
New administration determined to take an exceptionally hard line against Beijing


Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy at the State Department on Feb. 4: the President called China "our most serious competitor." © AP
Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Rand Corporation. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.