Commentary When facing a threat as formidable as that posed by the Chinese regime, a consistent strategy of resistance is necessary. The United States has to lead the world in such an enormous effort due to its capabilities. For too long, it did not. Before the Trump administration, there was consistency from Bill Clinton through Barack Obama toward the Chinese regime. Regrettably, it was a strong and unyielding policy of embracing Beijing and thus facilitating the expansion of its power. The cost of those lost decades will be rued in the years to come. This period will be recognized as the worst grand strategic mistake made by the United States. Historically, when the United States faces a threat as great as China’s, there is a strategy of resistance, or balancing, against it. This strategy is fundamentally sustained even if there is a natural variation in the specific policies of individual …