Countries are too interdependent for a cold war.

An unsettling consensus is fast forming in the strategic community: the United States and China are headed toward a long-term geopolitical conflict. The two countries may never return to constructive engagement, but they can probably avoid a destructive cold war.

A cold war in which both sides carve out autonomous spheres of influence and jockey for power in a bipolar order is highly unlikely. Much more likely is the emergence of a chaotic mélange.

China, the American people, and the rest of the world will not allow a new cold war.

Intensified competition will not necessarily lead to a new Cold War.

While some may wish to focus on the narrative of a new Sino-American cold war, this concept is misleading.

Rivalry must be managed rationally to protect the world’s future.

How will the Sino-American relationship evolve?

We should learn from history, but not be constrained by it.

As the world speculates on the immense damage the escalating U.S.-China trade war could bring to international economic sphere, these tensions could be putting the Earth itself at risk of destruction.