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Tom Harper (University of Surrey)
The increasingly confrontational relationship between China and the United States has become one of the most pressing issues of the current international order, something that has become increasingly apparent with the more confrontational approach of the Trump administration. This has been characterised by a rising China seeking to challenge American hegemony, which has been perceived as being in a state of decline. Such a notion invokes the logic of the Great Power rivalries of the twentieth century. The current status of the increased Sino-American competition has been dominated by the logic from three geopolitical experiences, which have been applied to chart the course of this rivalry with mixed results.
International History and Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century 