US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd says

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Quaggin, L. (2026, October 23). US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd says. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371990/us-china-strategic-competition-keep-escalating-world-watches-rudd-says

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Lucy Quaggin

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Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, now president of the Asia Society, warns that strategic competition between the United States and China will continue to intensify globally. He describes this rivalry as comprehensive, involving military, economic, trade, technological, foreign policy, and ideological aspects in every corner of the world.
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Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and current president of the Asia Society, has warned that US-China strategic competition will continue to escalate. According to Rudd, this rivalry is comprehensive and spans various aspects including military, economic, trade, investment, technology, foreign policy, and ideology. He emphasized that the conflict is global in nature, affecting all areas simultaneously.

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“There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and technology, in foreign policy, in ideology,” said Rudd, a noted China scholar.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
2026-10-24 · South China Morning Post
US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd says · assertive framing

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US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd says President of Asia Society and ex-Australian prime minister points to full-on and complex rivalry ‘in every dimension’ for superpowers asserted
President → escalate → superpowers
“There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and technology, in foreign policy, in ideology,” said Rudd, a noted China scholar. asserted
Rudd → be → ideology
“It’s across the world, everything, everywhere, all at once.” asserted
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