Whether the state of US-China relations can finally cement what has been called “Cold War 2.0” is still up for debate, but a bellicose Beijing is increasingly signalling that it has had enough of the Trump administration and is done giving face. Dr Hoo Tiang Boon, Assistant Professor, who studies US-China relations at the RSIS, said: “We’re entering into a period of, in my view, a sustained and heightened great power competition. I don’t think it’s a Cold War yet because I don’t think either side can easily decouple from the other, despite Trump’s best efforts. But I do believe that this is essentially the start of a period where China-US rivalry will define the relationship, because if you look at the number of areas they’re cooperating on, it’s virtually zero right now. But the number of areas in which they’re competing in or have conflicting tensions is expanding.”