Defining the US-China ‘cold war’By Antonio GraceffoOver the past 10 years, as relations between the US and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have steadily deteriorated, analysts, policymakers and academics have debated whether they are embroiled in a cold war. However, this debate is unnecessary, as the US-China enmity matches the textbook definition of a cold war, which is being played out in Taiwan, Ukraine and the Middle East. When people ask whether the US and China are in a cold war, what they truly mean to ask is whether they are locked in a cold war similar to the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union. A cold war is a condition of political and ideological tension, rivalry and non-violent conflict between major powers or blocs. The US-China cold war is here, but it is not identical to the competition with the Soviet Union.

Source: Taipei Times November 11, 2023 16:56 UTC