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Since China and the US try to present a tougher stance towards each other, both countries seem to have found themselves on the collision course. China's growing economic influence, military strength and rising assertiveness in the region have paved the way for deeper US involvement in Asia-Pacific. Although official Chinese response is muted, US policy is seen by the PRC as a threat to its position as a great regional power and a future global superpower. This paper explains how the two countries that are "neither friends nor foes" pursue their goals and what could be the outcome of the tensions between them.