Do not let US-China ties spiral out of control, ex-Treasury chief Paulson warns

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Former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warns of escalating US-China strategic competition across trade, technology, and security, urging careful management to avoid broader conflict and decoupling.

Former US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson has urged Washington and Beijing to manage their escalating strategic competition to prevent it spiralling into broader conflict, warning that deepening distrust now poses a greater risk than trade imbalances. The US-China relationship was “the most consequential” in the world, requiring careful stewardship as rivalry sharpened across trade, technology and security, he said. “We have to be careful that the decoupling does not become...