A World Dividing: The International Implications of the Sino-American Rift

Cogent arguments. The tragicomic slow death of American hegemony is lead by Donald Trump, in a episode right out of the Simpsons. Sad!

• The U.S.–China trade war is reshaping global politics, creating new patterns of economic integration and alignment.

• Rather than enhancing manufacturing or investment in the United States, the Trump administration’s actions are expanding China’s economic influence and spurring commercial activity in other countries.

• By announcing a new era of “great power competition,” the United States is committing a mistake. It should instead focus on solving planetwide problems like climate change and sustaining economic and technological progress. All such challenges require some measure of cooperation with China.