U.S.-China rivalry stays intact even as leaders emphasize stability

Washington and Beijing continue to signal that they want to manage their rivalry without allowing every disagreement to become a crisis. That does not mean the underlying competition has disappeared. Technology controls, trade policy, security and influence remain central fault lines.nnThe real measure of stability will be what happens after high-level meetings: whether working-level talks prevent new escalation and whether either government changes policy on the issues that matter most.

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