THE REAL ORIGINS OF THE U.S.-CHINA COLD WAR

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The only way to win the next superpower showdown is to understand what exactly caused it.

BY CHARLES EDEL AND HAL BRANDS-

JUNE 2, 2019

How should Washington deal with an authoritarian regime that is expanding its influence abroad and repressing its citizens at home? That is the question the United States faces today in dealing with Xi Jinping’s China. But it is not a new challenge. After World War II, the United States faced another authoritarian state intent on expanding its borders, intimidating its neighbors, undermining democratic institutions, exporting its authoritarian model, and stealing U.S. technology and know-how. The result, after a period of initial debate and uncertainty in U.S. policy, was the Cold War: a 40-year competition over power, influence, and the contours of global order.

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