Description
This study explains the two principal causes of the Sino-American confrontation. These are, first, the change in wealth and economic might in China’s favor. Second, the conflicting ideologies of the two states. China’s ideology is driven by what we term the “Xi Strategy” to supplant the U.S. over time. The Chinese leadership are willing to entertain the worsening of the relationship with the United States beyond trade and investment, and into the realm of security. Despite the possibility of cooperation, there is a significant gap in the ideological visions possessed by both Beijing and Washington, and in their preferred images of international order.
