The USS Gabrielle Giffords (top) conducts operations near a Chinese survey vessel in the South China Sea on July 1. Washington has hardened its position on the South China Sea and rejected most of Beijing’s claims to the resource-rich waterway. Photo: US Navy
Opinion
Opinion
Inside Out
Under Trump, US narrative of the China threat is simply false
- China’s pattern of behaviour and priorities have been largely consistent since 1978, even if the pace of its opening up is not to the West’s liking
- While Beijing has become more assertive internationally, the true system-breaker has been Washington, with its trampling on the rules of the global order it helped write
The USS Gabrielle Giffords (top) conducts operations near a Chinese survey vessel in the South China Sea on July 1. Washington has hardened its position on the South China Sea and rejected most of Beijing’s claims to the resource-rich waterway. Photo: US Navy