Biden wants to beat China. Beijing says, bring it on.
If a full-on “new cold war” is brewing between the United States and China – and we’re not there yet – Beijing is girding itself for battle.
As Washington seeks to build a common front to challenge China’s autocracy at home and assertiveness abroad, Beijing is signaling its determination to stymie that move and to build alliances of its own.
The two countries still have an interest in stopping short of Cold War II – a competition not
