Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
China and the US are moving away from cooperation and towards more denunciations of capitalism and socialism
- Tom Plate says Beijing’s tighter control and scepticism of Western ideas – like capitalism – have sadly coincided with a new US anti-socialism which seems opposed to government itself
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
Are Confucian China and the Christian West destined to clash? How religion can explain the new cold war
- Peter T. C. Chang says China’s Confucian heritage means it can tolerate multiple belief systems ‘under heaven’, but the US’ insistence on liberal democracy has echoes of Christian exclusivism
Illustration: Craig Stephens