Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- The intensifying trade war between the United States and China has once again thrust the global economic system into a crucible of uncertainty. The Trump administrations aggressive approach with skyrocketing tariffs (threatening to go up to 100% on some goods) is not only disrupting global supply lines, but also signaling a broader geoeconomic strategy aimed at decoupling the increasingly postindustrial American economy from Chinas sprawling industrial base. This move, coupled with Beijings retaliatory export controls on critical minerals, underscores a deepening rivalry that transcends mere economics, touching the nerve of global power projection dynamics.

The question is not whether this escalation marks the onset...