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Cooperation and competition: The case for a Sino-American global condominium

This US-China framework could establish clear rules of engagement, spheres of influence and mechanisms for dispute resolution

    • The question, says the writer, is not whether the US and China can afford to cooperate more closely, but whether they can afford not to.
    • The question, says the writer, is not whether the US and China can afford to cooperate more closely, but whether they can afford not to. PHOTO: REUTERS
    Published Tue, Sep 2, 2025 · 06:30 AM

    THE current international order faces unprecedented challenges that transcend national boundaries: climate change, technological disruption, economic inequality and emerging security threats.

    As the world’s two largest economies and most influential powers – the US and China – find themselves at a crossroads, rather than continuing down a path of strategic competition that risks global instability, how about a bold alternative?

    A Sino-American global condominium: a structured partnership for managing global affairs in the 21st century.

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