Now China and us relation strained for years has deteriorated at a rapid dip in recent months, dropping the two nations with lesser shared interests and an increasing number of conflicts.
The administration of Trump has moved to involve much of the US government in a campaign that includes investigations, prosecutions, and restrictions in export. Chinese officials are following through on President Xi Jinping’s can last fall to resist anything they perceive as standing in the way of rising in China. China has stepped up military activities in the contested South China sea and intimidation of Taiwan.
Both governments are looking for co-operation and trying to outmaneuver each other to give shape events in the post-pandemic world. The Trump president of the US who has criticized China for it’s handling outbreak said that he is considering using tariffs and other ways to gather compensation from Beijing, though officials signaled this week that the administration is holding off on to punish the economy of China.
Some of the policy experts in other countries are worrying that mutual suspicions are fraying any remaining shared interest Last month, US intelligence officials said they are trying to determine whether the COVID-19 has escaped from the laboratory of Wuhan, where the pandemic began. Though the Chinese ministry spokesman has challenged to give evidence that the coronavirus has come from the Chinese laboratory.
Trump said that he is furious with China over the pandemic and the death it has brought. Trump twice declined suggestions from his team in January to president Mr. Xi for transparency about the reason for the virus and symptoms. In one case saying that the criticism could cause Beijing to be less helpful, states the officials of Whitehouse.
Moreover, the department of justice launched the “China Initiative” which will encourage prosecutors to bring China-related espionage, theft cases.