Tuesday, October 2, 2018

U.S. - China Cold War -- Analysis and Commentaries


Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times: US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War

Tit-for-tat exchanges on economic, political and strategic fronts threaten to escalate into a full-blown conflict between the superpowers.

As the United States squeezes China economically through an escalating trade war, it is simultaneously ramping up military efforts to challenge Beijing’s recent strategic gains in the contested South China Sea.

The tit-for-tat punitive exchanges on economic and strategic fronts has effectively commenced what some analysts now see as a new Cold War pitting America versus China, a contest that is spiraling dangerously towards a possible armed conflict at sea.

US President Donald Trump recently stepped up his trade war with Beijing by imposing new tariffs on an additional US$200 billion worth of Chinese products, adding to the US$50 billion of measures applied on Chinese imports earlier this year.

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U.S. - China Cold War -- Analysis and Commentaries

Top Chinese diplomat: U.S., China should avoid 'Cold War mentality' -- Politico
The next cold war? US-China trade war risks something worse -- Charles Hankla, Conversation
The US/China Cold War erupts -- Macro Business
China and America could be heading for a new cold war, Stephen Roach warns -- Sarah Zheng, SCMP
‘New Cold War’ Developing Between U.S., China -- TruNews
Risks of A New Cold War Between US And China Are Real. Here’s Why -- Nick Bisley, The Conversation/The Quint
Top China diplomat gives Cold War warning to the US -- Financial Review
US cold war containment strategy against China may not end the Soviet way. Instead, it could explode into armed conflict -- Will Saetren, SCMP
Are the US and China on the brink of a cold war? -- Mark Valencia, Asia Times
Why Beijing is losing the new cold war -- Minxin Pei, Japan Times

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not yet a new Cold War. Chinese by the 10’s of thousands study at US universities. Chinese citizens can get visas for tourism by the 10’s of thousands and Chines owned firms can buy US owned firms exclusive of national security concerns. None of this happened in Cold War I. Also no Chinese bombers doing donuts along either US coasts nor Chinese naval fleets exercising off the US mainland.

Of course should these change adversely then a CWII has arrived.