China impact on global securiity

Overview

Write a policy proposal to enhance China's economic statecraft. My research question is to enhance China's geopolitics by upgrading overseas manufacturing. My recipient is a Beijing's policy maker. (Sales and manufacturing of electric vehicle from China in Asia and Africa). It is kind of like Trump's recently policy.

Guildelines

Strategic Options Memos are a means of communicating policy analysis and recommendations to senior policymakers. Effective written communication is essential to success in advisory roles. Keep in mind that the strategic options you are presenting must be in the national interests of the person you are advising.

The following guidelines identify the questions and criteria and section an effective memo must cover:

1. Issue: What is the policy question to be answered? A one-sentence summary of the issue facing the policymaker.
2. Relevant National Interests: Why do we care? What specific national interests are engaged by the issue? How much do we care? What do we care about more than other things? From the perspective of the policymaker you are advising, what matters more than other things that matter?
3. Analysis: What is the shape of the challenge? Analysis of the dynamics of the challenge with special attention to drivers and trend lines. Not a history lesson. Instead, key facts, causal factors driving trends that are essential in examining potential interventions to advance U.S. interests.
4. Operational Objectives: Given interests, threats, opportunities, and the capabilities that can mobilized, it is useful to summarize one or two achievable objectives to advance national interests identified above. What should we try to achieve now by intervening in current dynamics?
5. Strategic Options: What are the major strategic alternative courses of action? What are the pros and cons of each? Identify at least 3 distinct strategies that could be implemented to achieve the operational objectives and advance the national interests identified earlier in the memo. Each option should have a brief label that captures its essence. Assess pros and cons of each. Each option should be realistic, feasible, and presented in its strongest form.
6. Recommendation: A concise (generally one to two sentences) summary of the option you recommend and why you recommend it.
7. Implementation: Brief summary of initial steps policymaker would take to implement the option recommended (i.e.: consultations with allies, engagement of Congress, etc.) Where feasible, include indicators of effectiveness about whether the strategy is succeeding, or needs to be changed.

As you write your outline, you should keep the following in mind:

1. Incentive: Let the decision maker know why he or she should address this issue now. Why is it an important issue? Why can’t it wait?
2. Brevity: Be brief. Don’t tell the decision maker what he or she already knows. Put yourself in the decision maker’s place: what facts and analytic insights are essential for making a sound decision? Avoid overly elaborate analysis and the temptation to show off technical skills.
3. Bias: Avoid slanting your assumptions or options to your personal biases. Be as objective as possible.
4. Leaks: Memos often receive wider distribution than their authors intend. While frankness is important, consider how your memo would look on the front pages of national or local newspapers.
5. Big Picture: How does the issue relate to other issues under consideration? Will the consequences of alternative courses of action be importantly affected by developments on other fronts? Keep in mind the “Big Picture” to avoid getting bogged down in irrelevant details.
6. The Boss and the Assignment: Pay close attention throughout to the decision maker’s agenda, expectations and concerns. Answer the question asked. Make certain that you understand your assignment; seek clarifications when necessary.
7. Tough Issues: One of the key purposes of memo writing is to illuminate and clarify the toughest issues and address them head on. Sidestepping or blurring these issues will lead to unpleasant surprises for the decision maker—and in turn for the memo writer.
8. Uncertainties: Give your best estimate of probabilities. Use numbers, metaphors, or whatever best communicates your judgment about likelihoods. Instead of saying that an outcome will “probably” occur, give your best guess: “two out of three chance,” or “95%?” It may feel uncomfortable to attach precise estimates, but it is worse to bury your best judgment in ambiguities.
9. Leave the politics out, for the most part. As a policy advisor or expert, you will be asked for your best insights into what will work in the interests of the United States or your country.