Recently, The New York Times reported that 'a new Red Scare' is reshaping Washington. The report is in response to a group in Washington that has revived a Cold War-era organization to take aim atChina, which its members claim is a threat bent on destroying theUnited States.
The Committee on the Present Danger:China, or CPDC, has not only labeledChinathe enemy but hopes to start a new Cold War withChina. The emergence of the fringe group underscores the fear gripping Washington and the danger of fanning the flames of fear and paranoia.
While the committee claims to take no ideological point of view, it clearly aims to demonize and attackChinafor taking its own path. Members of the committee, including people like Steve Bannon, who has played a leading role in reviving the Cold War relic, believe thatChinais 'an existential and ideological threat' to theUnited Statesand that conflict is destined.