The well-worn business phrase “push and pull” neatly captures the essence of today’s US–China relations. What once looked like a competitive partnership has hardened into a contest of wills, power, and identity. One that will shape the global order for years to come.
For much of the late 20th century and the first decade of the 21st, the dominant Western assumption was that the world was moving toward a liberal, universal order. Economic interdependence, global markets and single rule-sets were supposed to smooth away historical grievances and cultural differences. In that vision, civilizational identities – the deep structures of tradition…
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