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Opinion: US-China conflict framing misses bigger threats

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This opinion piece argues that the focus on whether the US or China will win a future conflict is misguided. Instead, the conversation should shift towards preventing war and addressing shared global threats like climate change and human injustice. The author critiques the Western strategic tradition that views any challenger to US primacy as revisionist, highlighting how new technologies like AI and drones are altering traditional power dynamics and enabling asymmetric warfare. AI

IMPACT Critiques the framing of AI's role in potential future conflicts, suggesting a shift in focus towards global cooperation on shared threats.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece analyzing geopolitical strategy and the framing of US-China relations, rather than reporting on a specific event.

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Opinion: US-China conflict framing misses bigger threats

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