With patience wearing thin in both the United States and China, the prospects for improvement in the bilateral relationship seem to be diminishing by the day. But only by understanding the forces that brought the two powers to this point can we begin to anticipate what might come next.
reviews four recent books examining the past and present of Sino-American relations.
By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
普姆齐莱·姆兰博-恩格库卡
纽约–在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，世界大部分地区的公共生活都基本停摆。然而，对于生活在受冲突影响国家的20亿人民来说，暴力和动乱并未停止。世界上的一些冲突甚至在危机期间升级或重新爆发，对刚刚开始重建的基础设施和医疗系统造成新的毁灭性打击。在全球范围内，我们对战争工具的投资继续远远超过对和平基础的投资。
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