We live in uncertain times. The human race is facing its biggest crisis yet, perhaps similar to the one that extinguished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. This time around, though, the crisis may not happen due to a big asteroid crashing down on our planet, causing clouds of dust and ash to rise, blocking out the sun, and destroying the ozone layer that protects life from harmful cosmic radiation. Instead, our crisis is a slow agony that is happening because of our extreme stupidity.
We are dogfighting about trade wars, starting wars over some stupid border disputes. We easily announce embargos, start cold wars, order sanctions and let the pandemic ravage on. But we forget to address unresolved questions of inequality, racism, the crisis of ideology, leadership, and the overwhelming migration phenomenon. As the new epoch of massive migrations due to climate change, world conflict, or simply the consequence of a vampirized economy approaches, we are not equipped to deal with it.
The China-U.S. relationship, with its fight over world domination, is part of this story.