Ever sincethe second world war global politics has been moulded by the “strategic triangle” between America, China and Russia. Co-ordination between Mao Zedong and Josef Stalin in the early 1950s fuelled American determination to halt the spread of communism. That led to America fighting wars in Korea and Vietnam, its commitment todefend Taiwan, and many proxy conflicts elsewhere.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Seizing the opportunity”
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