The United States is “not seeking a new Cold War” with either the Chinese regime or Russia, declared President Joe Biden at the United Nations in September.
Yet Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power during a twice-a-decade political reshuffle will inevitably intensify competition between the two nations, and increase risks of a cold war, according to Chinese analysts.
Xi on Oct. 23 secured an unprecedented third five-year team in power after the close of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th National Congress, and installed allies in the Party’s top decision-making bodies.
The result of this is the United States and the West face the prospect of an even more aggressive China, analysts say. This is partly because Xi, the regime’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, now prioritizes ideology over pragmatism….