In race for global power, U.S. and China push nations to pick a side. Why is America so scared of China? There are real concerns but not enough to justify current worries. China’s military power could match the United States by 2050. Kori Schake reviews Twilight of the Titans: Great Power Decline and Retrenchment by Paul K. MacDonald and Joseph M. Parent. Dean Baker on U.S. foreign aid and Chinese foreign aid — for those who care about numbers. There is no grand bargain with China: Why Trump and Xi can’t meet each other halfway. The US and China relationship is in shambles — it could get worse at G20. Trump could seek a China trade truce at G-20, despite tough talk. Trade deal or not, the long-range prospects for US-China relations are growing more troubling.
