Double-edged swords in the US-China Cold War

US-China negotiations are ongoing. Which faction of the Chinese Communist Party is in secret talks with Trump?; The princelings of the Chinese Communist Party are laying out their plans in the financial sector. Hu Yaobang's descendants control key investment banking positions; Experts remind returned scholars to be careful of the Chinese Communist Party's Cultural Revolution, which is a lesson from the past.

Double-edged swords in the US-China Cold War

The US and China are in a cold war, not a trade war. This is something much bigger than tariffs and trade deficits. It is much bigger than Taiwan or semiconductors. And it began long before Trump or Xi. The US and China are locked in a global contest of power that is playing out along every dimension: economic, technological, military, cyber, soft power, global prestige. Both sides are searching for any tool, any weapon, any piece of leverage th…