Military coexistence in new era

More exchanges needed for mutually assured dependent relations between China and the US in the 21st Century

China and the United States were once again embroiled in a war of words recently, this time as a result of the military drills near China's coastal waters. Media in both countries decoded the recent war games from various angles: tit-for-tat actions, one country's anxiety over the other, or the extending of strategic feelers.

However, a review of China-US military relations in recent years reveals two basic facts: