China and America: The power of historical memory

Indiscriminate attacks by the US on 'the Chinese' over Covid-19 and the trade war will provoke a nationalist backlash fuelled by the memory of historical oppression and racism

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The Thucydides Trap is an intellectual trap for the unwary when uncritically applied to China.

China is not a rising power; it is a returning power. The psychology is different.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 20, 2020, with the headline China and America: The power of historical memory. Subscribe