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In an increasingly connected world, our problems can’t be solved with escalating tensions, relentless propaganda and the threat of military conflict, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

SINCE Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to Beijing, the trajectory of US-China relations had been towards greater levels of co-operation and economic integration, even if these masked deep underlying contradictions and the ever-present possibility of confrontation.
However, over the course of the last few years, we’ve witnessed a significant shift in US foreign policy with respect to China.
In 2011 the Obama administration announced its “pivot to Asia,” in which it aimed to shift its focus away from bombing the Middle East and towards “advancing American interests” in the Pacific.
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