Beijing wants to avoid being drawn into a confrontation with Washington while still demonstrating that it has an independent voice on major international crises.
Unable to fundamentally alter China’s trajectory, Washington appears once more drawn into Middle Eastern theaters.
The recent summit in South Korea between Trump and Xi succeeded in averting major escalation in a tariffs war.
U.S-China relations remain governed by a delicate balance of deterrence and cooperation[.]
if you create a problem yourself in order to later partially solve it — can that really still be considered a success?