In the militarised rivalry between China and the US, one side’s deterrence is another side’s escalation, says the Financial Times' Gideon Rachman.
has become. That discussion has been fed by loose-lipped statements from American generals musing about potential dates for the opening of hostilities.
A “hotline” was established between the White House and the Kremlin in 1963. The Soviet and American militaries began to talk to each other more regularly in order to dispel fears about military exercises or possible missile attacks. The US has appealed to China to put similar “guardrails” in place to prevent the risk of accidental conflict.
The underlying objection from Xi Jinping’s government is that the Biden administration is trying to institutionalise US military operations that China regards as fundamentally illegitimate. As the Chinese see it, America has no business promising to defend Taiwan or conducting freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost in its entirety.
So, as well as trying to restart regular dialogue, the Americans are trying to change Xi’s calculations of the costs and benefits of using military force. That means working with allies to strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.More Americans see China as an enemy, most think Beijing not contributing to global peace: Survey
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