Brief/The Continued Downturn of US–China Relations and Beijing’s Approach to the Ukraine Crisis by Shi Yinhong

In this JOINT Brief Shi Yinhong (Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for American Studies at Renmin University of China) explains how by emphasising the term “New” and the term “Cold War”, one can appreciate that there actually is a “New Cold War” emerging between the US and China. However, Bejing’s approach to the Ukraine crisis demonstrates how, on the other hand, closer China-Russia relations are not straightforward.