A masked woman walks past national flags and a government slogan which reads "Go China!" outside a traditional medicine hospital in Beijing on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Mushrooming outbreaks in the Mideast, Europe and South Korea contrasted with optimism in China, where thousands of recovered patients were going home and new virus cases drop to a new low. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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U.S. - China Relations: Where do we stand now?

Our experts analyze the great power competition between China and the United States; from territorial disputes with Taiwan and the South China Sea, to tension points over foreign wars and economic competition. 

A good analogy is a soccer match, where two teams battle fiercely but abide by certain rules and boundaries, kicking only the ball, rather than each other.

Joseph S. Nye
Joseph S. Nye, Project Syndicate, May 2024

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