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Analyst says China and US are set for dominance struggle at next summit
SCMP Economy interviewee Zheng Yongnian, a Chinese political scientist and government adviser, said current assessments of the upcoming Xi-Trump summit in Washington often point to the lack of a breakthrough.
He described two competing views, one of which he called nihilism, arguing China and the US are ultimately set to battle for global dominance, while the other, idealism, expects differences to be resolved in a single step.
Zheng Yongnian framed the dispute as a struggle over the direction of the bilateral relationship rather than as issues certain to be settled quickly.
The interview appeared in SCMP Plus and was published in Beijing on Oct. 5, 2026.