9/1/2023 0 Comments Blue shift power struggleWhereas the US has long sought to spread democracy and free markets to other nations, China’s ruling Communist Party is just starting to pitch its heavy-handed growth model as an alternative for developing nations. That strategic tension seems likely to intensify, regardless of how the current brinkmanship over tariffs plays out. It’s a clash between two divergent systems, (one state-directed, the other market-driven) with markedly divergent world views and national aspirations. On a deeper level, the standoff reflects an escalating economic and military rivalry between a status quo power and one of the most remarkable growth miracles in history.
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