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Korean war lessons: China and US can be friends ‘if China is a rival they cannot beat’

  • Commentary from a People’s Daily social media arm says lessons from the conflict that started 70 years ago can be applied to a new cold war with the US
  • Xiakedao article says China learned that it needs to defend itself and the peace and stability of East Asia

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As China faces a deteriorating relationship with the United States, state-backed media says Beijing can learn from history and find a balance based on strength and courage. Photo: Reuters
Catherine Wong
China must become an “unbeatable rival” if it is to peacefully coexist with the United States in a new cold war, according to a Chinese state media outlet.
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Amid commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the start of Korean war – the first major conflict of the Cold War – Xiakedao, a social media account operated by People’s Daily, said on Monday that as China faced deteriorating ties with the US, there was a great need for it to take cues from history.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned that the US was “pushing to the brink of a new cold war”.

There is also a growing consensus among Chinese strategists and foreign policy advisers that Beijing needs to prepare for a further escalation in conflict with the US that is akin to, if not more complicated than, the Cold War.

The article said China’s recent move to bestow memorial medals upon veterans of the Korean war to mark the anniversary has reminded the Chinese people of the history.
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