As US-China rivalry intensifies, Beijing has no illusions about Washington's olive branch
For all the diplomatic overtures, and talk of de-risking and not decoupling, the US continues to corral allies and treat China as a threat It may take years for the US national psyche to accept the legitimacy of a non-Caucasian, ancient civilisation with a different political ideology sharing global power Last month, US President Joe Biden said US-China relations would "thaw" very soon. Then US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tried and failed to...