From Systemic Threat to Structural Reality, The End of China Containment. Bronwen Maddox, Jan 14 This is Bronwen Maddox, Director of Chatham House, speaking in her Annual Lecture on January 14, 2026. In this lecture, Maddox focuses on the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, analyzing China’s rapid rise in technology, trade, and military power, while highlighting how the Trump administration’s unilateral policies have weakened U.S. influence. Her discussion covers not only t