Is The Rivalry Between The U.S. And China Ideological?

The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang

AFP: US spies elevate China rivalry to war of ideologies

In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be doused by trade deals or commercial theft crackdowns.

US spy chiefs abruptly shifted their view of the superpower rivalry this week to something much deeper than a contest over markets, technology and geopolitics.

The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment released by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats instead said China is seeking to propagate "authoritarian capitalism" to counter Western liberal democracy, in an echo of the decades-long Cold War.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. intel chiefs may like to frame the rivalry between China and the U.S. as ideological, but most people do not see it that way. As to what is my take. The Chinese government is focused on business and economics, and their ultimate goal is to be the dominant economic power on earth. They are doing it through trade deals, investments, and loans, as well as a willingness to work with anyone. This rivalry is now an economic one, and one that China has been winning until President Trump started to put up tariffs last year.

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