To address the China challenge, the US must prioritize public investments in education, infrastructure and basic research rather than demonizing rivals and increasing military spending.
While the Belt and Road Initiative succeeded in propelling the Chinese economy forward for a time, it cannot delay the inevitable day of reckoning.
Beneath the confident facade of state media is a nation deeply anxious that any recovery from the crisis will be temporary and that a new wave of infections may be on the horizon.
