The CIA said about the cold war China vs USA
, A CIA expert on the Asian region Michael Collins said that China is a cold war against the United States.
According to Collins, Beijing intends to displace the United States “from the position of leading world power”.
He added that the Chinese authorities do not intend to enter into an open confrontation with the United States, however, are trying to undermine Washington’s position in the world.
“How they act against us, in essence, is the cold war, but it’s not the cold war, which we have seen”, — quotes the words of an expert of the CIA on NBC.
In June, the President of the United States Donald trump announced the commissioning of a 25 percent duty on Chinese goods by $50 billion.
In response, the Ministry of Finance of China announced the introduction of a 25 percent duty on 659 products from the USA. Mutual increased customs duties began to operate on 6 July.
11 July it was reported that Washington is ready to go on a new round in trade war with China and to impose additional fees in the amount of $200 billion on goods from this country.
In this regard, China initiated proceedings in the world trade organization (WTO).
According to the census Bureau the U.S. population in 2017, the volume of import of Chinese goods in the United States amounted to $505,5 billion compared to $129.9 billion of U.S. exports to China.