Global conditions have changed fundamentally in the past few years, including relations between China and the rest of the world. The upheaval in the political climate under President Donald Trump, tremors caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the weakening of the West are all affecting the relationship with Beijing. The new US administration under President Joe Biden sees China as the greatest foreign, economic and security policy challenge of the century. Since President Barack Obama, there has been continuity in US politics. The US is turning its attention away from Europe and towards China. It is trying to contain ... (full story)