Matthew Kroenig is the deputy director of the Scowcroft Italy, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Center for Strategy and Security and the director of the cen- European Union, for a dialogue on global challenges. [...] Raja Mohan, contributing editor, The Indian Express, India ing in the Strategy office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Strategic Assessments Group at the Central Intelligence Agency. [...] The increasing assertiveness of the Chinese cal importance, including the nations of the D-10 (the United States, Japan, Communist Party (CCP) poses a significant challenge to the interests and Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, and values of likeminded allies and partners and the rules-based system. [...] Nations (UN) and NATO, that serve to legitimize and uphold these rules, • Cooperate with China on issues of mutual interest, including public and provide a forum to discuss and settle disputes; and the role of powerful health, the global economy, nonproliferation, and the environment, democratic states to help preserve and defend the system. [...] Xi Jinping at the gate to the Forbidden City on the opening day of the National People's Congress (NPC) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease Importantly, this system has benefited the average citizen in the leading (COVID-19), in Beijing, China May 22, 2020.