Is Beijing preparing for war? Of course: It has no choice. But the war it is bracing to wage is one the United States seems intent on provoking. The Chinese have no other such plans.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trans–Pacific Paskudniks
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Vijay Prashad: Trump in Beijing, Hat in Hand
For the Global South, Xi’s calmness at the summit offered an example of how to engage an unstable imperialist power. The United States remains militarily dangerous, but it no longer possesses unquestioned political authority.
The Central Node of Great-Power Politics
Beijing’s influence now extends well beyond the Indo-Pacific and reaches into Europe in ways Washington cannot ignore, writes Alexander Korolev.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: History Turned in Beijing
To say not much happened during Trump’s two days in the Chinese capital, as a lot of people seem to think, is to miss the forest for the trees.
The New Cold War US-Japanese Summit
Joseph Gerson comments on the meeting that just took place in Washington between the leaders of the U.S. and Japan.