So eight presidents Nixon Ford, Carter Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush and Obama have all pursued

in varying degrees a cooperative relationship with the great glorious and growing China,

the people's republic of a partnership that was forged in the beginning primarily to balance

power against the Soviet Union.

But it also took shape at a time when China was frankly relatively weak.

But that's all changed now.

The Soviet Union is gone and China is big, modern, sophisticated and becoming very well-armed.

So the question is, is that a good thing for this partnership?

Or are we seeing the seeds of a rivalry zone that will inevitably sprout across the Pacific

as hostility?

And if so, what will China represent to the next president and the next president and

the next president?

Well, that sounds like the making of a debate.

So let's have it.

Yes or no to this statement.

China and the US are long-term enemies.

A debate from Intelligent Squared US.

I'm John Donbund.

We are at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City.

As always, our debate will go in three rounds.

And then our live audience here in New York will vote to choose the winner and only one side

wins.

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