(Bloomberg) --
An incumbent superpower and a rising one are finding coexistence increasingly difficult. Jockeying for position in a changing world, the U.S. and China are facing off on economic, military and political issues. “The period that was broadly described as engagement has come to an end,” U.S. President Joe Biden’s top Asia adviser declared. Now, “the dominant paradigm is going to be competition.” Here’s a rundown of areas of contention, some with significant consequences and others mostly symbolic for now.
Blacklisting
Delisting
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Tariffs and Trade
Uyghurs/Xinjiang
Olympics
Coronavirus Origins
Hong Kong
Spying
Huawei
Taiwan
South China Sea
Media
TikTok and WeChat
Tibet
The Reference Shelf
- More QuickTakes on whether the U.S. and China are really decoupling, the China model of governance, the different U.S. blacklists, and tensions between China and Australia, and why Taiwan has become the biggest risk for U.S.-China clash.
- A Harvard Business Review article says be prepared for more.
- The 2020 annual report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
- Bloomberg Opinion’s Hal Brands on staking America’s claim in the Pacific, and Niall Ferguson on how Biden and Xi can cool tensions.
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