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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 12:30 PM

Midterm swing won’t change trajectory of US-China rivalry

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · global

American voters have spoken. In the midterm elections, Democrats won both the House and Senate in a sweeping rebuttal of US President Donald Trump’s erratic management of domestic and foreign affairs. Despite this, the trajectory of US-China geopolitical rivalry will remain unchanged for decades, with every chance of escalation. Foreign Affairs re-examines “The Delusions of American Power” in its latest issue. The lead article, “The Limits of American Power”, concludes that even with the...

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