BS Summary: This article contains 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 43.5% saturation with 477 hits. Analysis detected 2,458 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,096 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 80.7% and a BS Rank of 87% (2,198 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 86.90% of the article peer group.
U.S. vs.
China: Inside a great power rivalry
Are the world's two largest economies headed toward decoupling?
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Military drills on the edge: U.S. and allies test capabilities near Asia's flash points
May 8, 2026 · From drone boats to long-range missiles, the U.S. and its allies tested new military tactics in the Philippines, sharpening deterrence as tensions with China intensify.
U.S. stages largest-ever annual military drills in the Philippines
China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus
April 27, 2026 · Meta said Monday that the transaction "complied fully with applicable law" and that it anticipates "an appropriate resolution to the inquiry."
Battlefield rare earths: How the U.S. lost to China
April 24, 2026 · At one point in history, one U.S. company monopolized the rare earths industry.
Then China took over the industry.
Can the U.S. bring it back?
Planet Money
China's AI chatbots are advanced and versatile — and begging for more users
March 30, 2026 · Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and more on attracting customers.
That means holiday promotions, and making chatbots useful in everyday life.
US and China both believe the other is a declining power
March 25, 2026 · China believes the U.S. is a declining power with expansionist ambitions.
The U.S. thinks the same of China.
China slams Trump's trade investigation, as it approves a 5-year economic plan
March 12, 2026 · China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs.
Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a five-year plan that may rankle trade partners.
Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China's foreign minister
March 8, 2026 · Speaking at a political gathering in Beijing, China's foreign minister Wang Yi outlined his country's positions on the war in Iran and general relations with America.
China and the U.S. alter foreign aid strategies
February 24, 2026 · China's foreign aid strategy has shifted in the last few decades Now its model may be the one the U.S. is adopting even as China moves away from it.
U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test
February 17, 2026 · At a event in Washington D.C., A U.S. official said a remote earthquake in 2020 was caused by a Chinese nuclear test.
As US presence wanes, China works to increase its influence through foreign aid
February 16, 2026 · When the U.S. pulled back on giving out foreign aid last year, fears emerged that China would swoop to take America's place.
But China's approach may signify a different role for it in global health.
In blunt warning, the U.S. says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China
February 12, 2026 · The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty after a Peruvian court ruling restricted a local regulator's oversight of a Chinese-built mega port.
The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests.
Here's what that means
February 11, 2026 · The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week.
Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.
As Trump reshapes foreign policy, China moves to limit risks, reap gains
February 5, 2026 · President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."
Analysis
Unmentioned but present, Trump is a common denominator in Asia-Europe ties
January 30, 2026 · Trump was not the only factor behind the agreements, but his shaking up of the global order is worrying friends and foes and driving them closer.
World, reordering
U.S. allies looking to China for deals as Trump threatens them with tariffs
January 28, 2026 · President Trump's tariffs and rhetoric have spurred some longtime U.S. allies to diversify their trade ties away from the U.S.
Some are going cap-in-hand to Asian superpowers China and India.
Former U.S. ambassador to China discusses the relationship between the two countries
January 1, 2026 · NPR's A Martinez speaks to Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China, about the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.
A tech strategist's take on why the U.S. and China should work together on AI
December 19, 2025 · Tech strategist Alvin Graylin says AI will either cause our demise or usher in an era of abundance.
To avert disaster, he says the U.S. and China need to stop the AI arms race and start collaborating.
TED Radio Hour
In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry
December 19, 2025 · The chip industry in China is hustling to overcome a Western tech choke hold, even as President Trump appears poised to loosen U.S. chip restrictions.
How China, not the U.S., became the main climate solution story in 2025
December 8, 2025 · The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say.
China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.
Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping hold a call and discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine
November 24, 2025 · Monday's call was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the U.S. and China over tariffs and technology export restrictions.
Rare earths: Federal backing and tech advances aim to help the U.S. catch up to China
November 21, 2025 · Rare earths aren't all that rare.
The real choke point is in processing and refining them, where China enjoys market dominance.
China, the U.S. and the World’s Energy Future
November 19, 2025 · The U.N. climate conference is being held this month in Brazil.
The U.S. is conspicuously absent, but China is there.
We look at how these two countries are taking opposite paths on renewable energy— China is expanding it exponentially while the U.S. is investing in fossil fuels.
We look at what these decisions mean for the climate and for these countries’ economies.
State of the World from NPR
How U.S.-China tensions leave countries like South Korea stuck in the middle
November 2, 2025 · President Trump met with President Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week.
APEC's host, South Korea, is carefully balancing its relations with the U.S. and China.
A temporary calm in the U.S.-China trade war after Trump–Xi meeting
November 1, 2025 · A highly-anticipated meeting between president Trump and Xi Jinping leads to a pause - but not an end - to trade and tech competition issues.
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