The White House issued National Security Strategy on October 12, revealing plans for the “decisive decade” for competition between democracies and autocracies. Out-competing China and constraining Russia is seen as the top priority. Days later, China’s leader Xi Jinping vowed his country has no fear in confrontation with the West, and will “resolutely win the battle of key core technologies.” Where would the superpowers’ zero-sum competition take the world?