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Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Western response has for good reason caused people to re-examine the state

Interjectory of US-China relations

Over the past decade that relationship has grown ever more tense with hawkish forces rising on both sides of the Pacific

Meanwhile China's exports have continued to boom

Much of those exports being sold to the US whose purchasing power has been heavily subsidized by China's purchase of US

Treasuries and ever-growing quantities as a result China is not only heavily subsidizing American consumption

But also its military power

With the invasion of Ukraine China has stood by Russia raising concerns over what sort of precedent

This could all set for a conflict in the Pacific

And so while geopolitical and trade conflicts between the US and China continue to intensify

So does the entanglement of the US and Chinese economies

The contradictions in other words are heightening

A lot is on the line

Including the capacity of the world to confront climate change if its two largest economies are in conflict

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