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America and China - the defining relationship

Competitive cooperation or containment? Two books set out opposing views on how the US should approach its superpower rival.

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US President Joe Biden meeting China’s President Xi Jinping in November during a virtual summit from the White House.

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Martin Wolf

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(FINANCIAL TIMES) - The relationship between China and the US will shape the world's future on every dimension.
Alas, those relations have been deteriorating for a long time. Indeed, probably the only issue on which Republicans and Democrats agree is that China is a huge threat to America's interests and values.
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