The United States and China: Competition or Conflict?
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Modern Warfare Is Multi-Domain - The United States and China are engaged across numerous modern warfare domains, including trade, cyber, space, and resources. While not all areas involve direct conflict, many function as competitive battlegrounds, shaping long-term power dynamics. This reflects a shift away from traditional warfare toward interconnected systems like infrastructure, finance, and information. Competition vs Conflict Is Blurring - Trade wars, cyber espionage, and resource control are already active areas of friction between the two powers. Other domains, such as infrastructure and geography, remain more strategic and indirect but carry clear escalation risks. As economic interdependence declines, actions in one domain increasingly spill over into others, raising the likelihood of broader conflict. Proxy and Indirect Conflict Are Expanding - Rather than direct confrontation, both nations are projecting influence through proxy regions like Africa, Asia, and Latin Americ
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