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Ian Bremmer

US and China will come out strongest - and ready to fight

A combination of strength abroad and political pressure at home will be a highly combustible mix in Washington and Beijing.

As the push to reopen economies intensifies, world leaders face mounting pressure to successfully balance health concerns, national economies and their own political futures.

That’s true of US President Donald Trump as he heads into his re-election campaign, but a surprise addition to this list of vulnerable world leaders is Chinese President Xi Jinping. This new reality may bring the US and China to the cusp of a cold war.

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Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

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