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Washington’s loss doesn’t automatically translate into Beijing’s gain
The alternative may be a multipolar world.
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Casting great-power competition as a simple see-saw – where Washington’s loss is automatically Beijing’s gain – also risks being overly simplistic.
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There is a growing narrative that the Trump administration’s questionable excursions may have already inflicted lasting damage on the US’ relationships in Asia and beyond – and, in doing so, played squarely into the hands of China.
