Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
The View
China and the US are engaged in a power struggle, not a clash of civilisations
- While the US lays claim to ‘universal values’ and boasts of cultural openness, the China of today has been forged from a plethora of global influences
- Both Americans and Chinese prize freedom and human rights, regardless of their governments’ battles with each other
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29. Photo: AFP