Top world superpowers, U.S. and China, preparing for war (Op-ed) Dr William Briggs - Independent Australia 30 Apr 2021, 05:23 GMT+10 It is becoming a case of when, not if, there will be a war between the U.S. and China. Nobody wants war and yet the public is being convinced that it might happen and if it does it will be necessary. China is now the accepted enemy, its real crime being that it is eclipsing the U.S. as the world's superpower. It is becoming a case of when, not if, there will be a war between the U.S. and China.