Once, the roads that used to go to Rome are now going to Beijing, a central point where the United States appears to have found its existence in danger. Russia, China and Iran have become threats to the United States. On the one hand, the European Union is on the verge of falling apart; on the other hand, there is mounting fear in the US about the rise of China, which, for the US, has become a question of survival in the global world. As for the US, its presence does not matter; what matters is dominance. The US can still survive with China as a global power, but it may lose its dominance, which is more concerning to the United States. History is now stabbing back at those who once ruled, and their rule is now being overturned, particularly with the rise of China. As a result, US policymakers are confused because keeping China behind the US has become a matter of........

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