US-China relations: poisoned public opinion driving vicious cycle towards new cold war
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Public opinion in the US and China towards the other is at its lowest point, hampering efforts to improve relations and avert the drift towards war. Politicians’ need to appear tough on the other side and preserve their legitimacy is driving them to even more hawkish positions.