Endgame of U.S.-China rivalry is ‘lose-lose,’ says Harvard professor

05/26/2020

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Yen Nee Lee | CNBC

Key Points

  • U.S.-China relations look set to worsen, and the endgame is a “lose-lose” situation for both sides, said Graham Allison, a political science professor from Harvard University.
  • The rivalry could result in the collapse of the so-called phase one trade deal and a continuation of the blame game over the origins of the coronavirus, said Allison, Harvard’s Douglas Dillon Professor of Government.
  • Even though relations between the U.S. and China have deteriorated much faster than expected, neither is prepared for a Cold War, said Cheng Li from Brookings Institution.

Relations between the U.S. and China — the world’s top two economies — look set to worsen, and the endgame is a “lose-lose” situation for both sides, said a political science professor from Harvard University.

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