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Relations are in free fall. Lines are being drawn. As the two superpowers clash over technology, territory and clout, a new geopolitical era is dawning.President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, last summer.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York TimesJuly 14, 2020Updated 6:57 p.m. ETOne…

Two recent standoffs with China and Russia have offered a sobering view of the coming great power competition between the U.S. and its two biggest rivals and just how dangerous it may become. On June 27, U.S. fighter planes intercepted Russian jets that had pierced American air defense zones near Alaska for the 10th time…

China on Monday announced sanctions against a number of U.S. officials, including Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in retaliation for legislation intended to punish senior Chinese officials over Beijing's alleged treatment of minority Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, according to multiple reports.Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the sanctions against the U.S. officials, would begin on Monday.…

ANALYSIS/OPINION: America is in a Cold War with China and winning will require more from Americans than the contest that forced the collapse of the Soviet Union. Intellectuals complain that Donald Trump will pull us into permanent confrontation with China to express their disdain for his presidency. Henry Kissinger warns “we are in the foothills…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expanded on his considerations to ban the mobile app TikTok, saying it was only one of a number of Chinese companies that need to be held accountable for threatening Americans' data."We have been engaged in a constant evaluation, about ensuring that we protect the privacy of American citizens and their…