China-US relations

While the United States is distracted by domestic and international engagements, concern mounts that Beijing may finally move to end Taiwan’s autonomy.

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that China has been preparing for war against the United States for over two decades.

The United States said that it has extended an invitation to newly-appointed Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, following the sudden dismissal of Qin Gang, who had been completely out of the public eye for over a month.

Two U.S. aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea as China also carried out military drills that have been criticised.

For Americans, at least, British playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s “Chimerica” asks us what we really stand for in relation to China.