It’s Going to Be a Hot Summer for the U.S.-China Relationship
In Foreign Policy, Reva Goujon of Rhodium discusses upcoming events that will strain the current US-China détente, sparking new tensions
For all the economic turmoil stirred up by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is one important step in the escalatory spiral that has been averted so far: China has gone out of its way to comply with the G-7-led sanctions regime. However, as the world moves into the next phase of the war and the U.S. administration’s China strategy, the uneasy detente between Beijing and Washington could break down, feeding a fresh cycle of U.S.-China tensions.