It's not a war, just a markedly more contentious relationship than we had 10 years ago.

China's encroachment on international shipping lanes in the S. Pacific is certainly a visible symptom, but the debt to GDP trend (250% and growing [-]) is probably more significant. There's tension brewing in currency markets, trade, FDI policy, etc.

- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/16/chinas-debt...

We have an expensive military to justify. There has to be a bad guy.

It wouldn't be election year without a healthy dose of fear! Gotta convince voters to place it safe.

As far as I'm aware we've got China, Russia, ISIS/Muslims, and "Immigrants"/Mexicans so far. Plus internal tension over things like BLM and the election itself.

I think Putin is still the numero uno bad guy, but it doesn't hurt to have two of those to blame everything on.

> Hmm, I've noticed a huge spike of anti-China news sourced from USA lately. This also includes Chinese replacing the generic Russians as bad guys in popular media in games.

> What gives? Is USA gearing up the propaganda engine for another cold war?

Market manipulation, hacking US networks, and military posturing towards our allies. (e.g. Japan)