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Opinion
Opinion
Cui Lei
Why the risk of a US-China hot war is small despite heated talk
- Bilateral ties are closer than the US and Soviet relations were during the Cold War, the ideological confrontation less intense, and decoupling, while painful, buys a modicum of peace and security
- Also, both sides have many tools and options other than war to achieve their aims
Updated: 9:55am, 24 Jul, 2020

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Cui Lei has been an associate research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) since 2005. His study focuses on US foreign policy and China-US relations. He has published dozens of academic articles and op-eds on international affairs, in addition to authoring a book on US nuclear strategies during the cold war.