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Are China-US relations drifting closer towards war?

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

HANDOUT - 17 June 2020, US, Honolulu: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Chinese Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi. (best quality available) Photo: Ron Przysucha/US Department of State/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing , left, plays table tennis with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sunday, March 18, 2001. A grand reception was hosted here to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic "ping-pong diplomacy" in the China-U.S. relations. (AP photo/ Yao Dawei, XINHUA)

Shadow of Pearl Harbor looms over unfolding Cold War between the two superpowers as tensions mount on many fronts.


US, China may ‘stumble’ into conflict in South China Sea, war game scenarios suggest

Illustration: Lau Kakuen

epa08531579 A handout photo made available by the US Navy shows sailors observe the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the Nimitz and Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups steam in formation as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force conducting dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific, in the South China Sea, 06 July 2020 (issued 07 July 2020). The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) are conducting dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force. EPA-EFE/Seaman Dalton Reidhead / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

The volatile waterway rather than Taiwan may be the spark to military action between the two powers.


How Beijing’s ‘red lines’ over Taiwan could lead to war with US

Illustration: Kuen Lau

===PHOTO CAPTURED ONLINE=== China has confirmed its first home made aircraft carrier can carry 36 fighters, a 50 per cent increase from sister ship Liaoning, state media reported.This is even more than previous observer assessment, which generally estimated the yet unnamed vessel can accommodate up to 32 ship-based J-15 fighter jets, comparing to 26 on Liaoning.Code name Type 001A, the new ship has significantly optimised the design of the Liaoning, a former Soviet Kuznetsov-class carrier, with much smaller superstructure and bigger capacity, according to Hu Wenming, chief of the shipÕs construction programme, in an interview with the CCTV. Photo:ifeng

(180712) -- JINAN, July 12, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Two PLA airforce JH-7A fighter-bombers are seen during a training module in preparation for the International Army Games on July 12, 2018. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force will send H-6K bombers, J-10A fighters, JH-7A fighter-bombers, IL-76 and Y-9 transport aircrafts, and a team of airborne troops to Russia to participate in the International Army Games 2018. It will be the first time that H-6K bombers and Y-9 transport aircraft have gone abroad to take part in military competitions.(Xinhua/Yang Pan) (lmm)

FILE PHOTO: U.S. M1A2 "Abrams" tank fires during U.S. led joint military exercise "Noble Partner 2016" near Vaziani, Georgia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili/File Photo

Unlike other flashpoints, Chinese authorities will show no flexibility and could invade if it declares independence.


Asian states face stark choice in threat of China-US military clash

FILE - In this April 25, 2019, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, left, poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a photo before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 that China has sought to restrict the presence of foreign military powers in the South China Sea and foreign involvement in oil and gas projects in the disputed region under a pact it's negotiating with Southeast Asian nations. Duterte told his Chinese counterpart Xi that completion of the code should be hastened amid tensions among rival claimants, Locsin said. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) march in formation past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Tensions between Beijing and Washington put pressure on friends and neighbours of both countries to pick a side.


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