New global regime needed?: Trump and Xi during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2017. AFP/Filepic
CHINA-US relations have been through a spiral downward cycle, witnessing the most difficult time since the establishment of their diplomatic relations more than four decades ago.
The trend of the political motivation in the United States since 2019 has been aimed at forming a consensus in the country on the issue of competition with China. The outbreak of Covid-19 has further increased the tensions, and what’s worse, we may not have seen the bottom yet.This round of tension is believed to be driven on purpose by the US side, aimed at picking a fight with China on four fronts.
The first is the front of political system and values. The US strategists believe a rising China will pose a threat to the realistic interests and international standing of the US, and more importantly the credibility of its political system and its value expansion, which is a challenge of more profound implications.
