The Trump administration has become increasingly hawkish, but confrontation with China goes far beyond trade friction, raising the specter that US-China relations could come to resemble Cold War era tensions.

Whatever claims China has made to a “Peaceful Rise,” it is clear that “peaceful” is ringing somewhat hollow. China now seeks to create a new set of global norms, starting with ejecting the US from Asia.

The US assumption that China is already very powerful is premature and its anxiety is unnecessary.

Many factors make today’s world more stable.

James Chau sits down with Cui Tiankai, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States to discuss the evolving China-US relationship.

Washington emphasises a new and ominous theme.

American complacency is always a danger, but so too is lack of confidence and exaggerated fears that lead to over-reaction.

At this time of high stress in U.S.-China relations, it is worth recalling just how far the two countries have come in their relationship over the past four decades and reflecting on the multiple societal bonds that still link them together.

The US is forcing a Cold War on China.

While the 90 day “truce of Bueno Aires” buys time for negotiations during the US-China trade war, it does little to address the real problems of the China-US relationship. Instead of succumbing to unnecessary hysteria, the US-China relationship should move towards a “cooperative rivalry.”