Moves to address the decadent and dangerous balance of world power must be based on evidence

"China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals; help each other succeed rather than hurt each other; seek common ground and reserve differences rather than engage in vicious competition; and honour words with actions rather than say one thing but do another. He proposed mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation as the three overarching principles for the relationship." This is the Chinese summary of President Xi Jinping's advice to the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting in Beijing on April 26th. The US State Department's account said: "The Secretary emphasised that the United…