Kuala Lampur, Jan. 25 -- The United States speaks increasingly of decoupling from China, as if economic interdependence were a switch that could simply be turned off. The language is seductive.

It promises sovereignty without sacrifice, security without cost, and strategic autonomy without disruption.

Yet this framing misunderstands the nature of the contemporary international system.

China is no longer merely a competitor to the United States.

It is already structurally embedded within American daily life, production systems, and technological ecosystems.

Decoupling, in its pure form, is not just unlikely. It is close to impossible.

This reality explains why the US-China Summit scheduled for April 2026 in Beijing matters far more t...