RAND-Coupled-CompetitionRAND-Coupled-Competition.pdf255 KBdownload-circle SUBZERO SUMMARY Summary Coupled Competition, a RAND Corporation prototype, is a strategic simulation of the U.S.-China rivalry, rooted in a neoclassical realist framework. Players, representing the U.S. (Gold) or China (Teal), allocate a 50-chip “economy” (representing GDP and intangibles like innovation) across consumption (60%