Xi Jinping's Grim Views on the U.S. Exposed

Behind his public reassurances, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been spreading grim views on the United States, warning in internal speeches to the military that intensifying competition between the rising China and the long-dominant US is all but unavoidable. Xi believes that Western powers will never accept a Communist-led China catching up and potentially overtaking them in global primacy, and that they will continue to try to derail China's ascent and topple the Communist Party. These speeches offer insight into Xi's worldview and his conviction that China's rise will prompt a backlash from Western rivals. As Xi prepares to meet with President Joe Biden, the question of how the two powers will manage their rivalry hangs over the relationship.