When the Pacific widens

A new Cold War? A trade war? The rivalry between the world's two greatest powers is growing stronger by the year. To the extent that the two value systems they embody seem to create not only two rivals, but also two spaces that separate from each other. Here's how.

For several years now, the rivalry between the USA and China has been no secret. On one side, the world's historic superpower, victorious in two world wars and the Cold War. On the other, a demographic and economic giant seeking to reclaim its place after two centuries of crisis. The tensions, expressed by the commercial duel between China and the United States, revive terrifying historical fantasies: the return of the Cold War, of course; Sparta and Athens; or a battle of the titans.

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