Competition between China and US primarily economic

Since the beginning of 2016, the United States has made two notable comments in relation to China.

First, in his 2016 State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama, who has always been rather discreet, said in a rather high-profile manner, "The United States of America is the most powerful nation. Period. It's not even close."

Second, after the Taiwan leader election, US officials repeated the one-China policy while expressing concerns over cross-Straits stability.