THE CONTRADICTIONS AND STRATEGIC COMPETITION BETWEEN THE USA AND CHINA: POTENTIAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR SETTLEMENT

Relations between China and the United States have entered a new phase. The article examines changes in US policy towards China, assesses the potential risks associated with "strategic competition", and explores possible approaches to managing China-US relations. “Strategic competition,” in the short to medium term, will become the new normal for this relationship, and the Joe Biden administration has further reinforced this approach. The changing framework of bilateral relations is affecting each side's perceptionr, and it is critical for both conties to manage this strategic competition properly. The author argues that China and the United States should learn from the experience and lessons of the Cold War period. The both sates are trying to identify problem areas in which there are disagreements in order to create conditions for managing and resolving these contradictions in the field of economics and politics, including new mechanisms for crisis management and maintaining channels of dialogue at all levels