The Bloomberg New Economy Forum is being held against the gathering clouds of much more than a tropical storm or a Beijing winter. Climate change of a geopolitical nature is worsening.
What once was an American policy of constructive engagement which then became strategic rivalry is now almost active containment of China. Whether it be near-collisions of warships, or threats of a trade war, or allegations of electoral interference, examples abound of a more aggressive US stance to block what is seen as China's potentially irreversible ascendancy.
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