For China, President Donald Trump’s use of the term “G2” is an acknowledgment of its growing power. But for U.S. allies, it raises fears they could be cut out of decision-making.
China is mostly focused on economic growth, which they don’t need to go to cold war over. Their political ambitions are mostly focused on the nearby regions.
For the US leaders, however, it’s a matter of global political dominance, which they are losing.
To be more precise, both China and the US pursue economic dominance, but they do so through different means. China makes high-risk, high-reward investments, and the US militarily forces the countries under their influence. So, it’s only a “war” for the US, while China is totally fine with multipolar world.
It was somewhat different with USSR, where it was indeed political on both ends.
Cold war never ended
Soviets just passed the beacon to China
I think you meant they passed the bacon to China.
China is mostly focused on economic growth, which they don’t need to go to cold war over. Their political ambitions are mostly focused on the nearby regions.
For the US leaders, however, it’s a matter of global political dominance, which they are losing.
To be more precise, both China and the US pursue economic dominance, but they do so through different means. China makes high-risk, high-reward investments, and the US militarily forces the countries under their influence. So, it’s only a “war” for the US, while China is totally fine with multipolar world.
It was somewhat different with USSR, where it was indeed political on both ends.