When talk of a “new Cold War” between a United States-led coterie of allies and a Beijing-Moscow axis first made the rounds about two years ago, it did not stir much interest in China. In recent weeks, however, it has become a hot topic among the Chinese.

While the new interest in no way reflects China’s desire to pursue such a development and conditions do not exist for a redux, precautions should still be taken to lower the chances of a flare-up, say analysts.

The Chinese interest was sparked after it was announced early last month that the United States would deploy its Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) anti-missile system in South Korea. While the move was to counter a threat from North Korea, China and Russia found such an advanced anti-missile system too close for comfort.

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