Despite what you may have read, the United States' strategy towards China does not entail launching another Cold War, imposing a zero-sum game or even winning a "clash of civilisations".
In fact, the entire objective of the Trump administration's Asia approach is to avoid outright conflict with China. But to do that, Beijing must be deterred from continuing on its aggressive path.
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