Thanks, interesting counter-points. I agree that it's unlike the actual Cold War in several important ways: - The two sides aren't engaging each other via pro

Thanks, interesting counter-points. I agree that it's unlike the actual Cold War in several important ways: - The two sides aren't engaging each other via proxy wars, e.g. Vietnam. - The two sides haven't formed clear multi-national alliances, i.e. NATO vs. Warsaw. Things that do strike me as similarities: - Like the USSR, China's mood appears expansionistic. E.g., South China Sea, Taiwan, and (arguably?) Tibet. - Like the USSR, Russia also seems expansionstic. E.g., Georgia and (maybe) Ukraine. - Maybe less relevant, but China and Russia are to some extent authoritarian (removal of presidential term limits) and seemingly use state-sanctioned violence to suppress political opposition. So as with the Cold War, there's some degree of ideological divide between the two sides.