4. The French were having (prolonged) issues with some of their colonies around this time, such as in Morocco and the Great Syrian Revolt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Syrian_Revolt

It would be neat to extend this visualization into clicking through to see which headlines/stories influenced the choice.

There is a “show headlines” button.

Where? I can't find it

> France in 1926-27

Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airfield in 1927, which might explain the mentions in the last half of that year.

super nit: the flag used for China before 1949 is incorrect. The PRC (People's Republic of China) didn't rule China until 1949. From 1912-1949 the flag of ROC (Republic of China) should be used.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–1949...

Historically inaccurate flags are used for the Soviet Union, Germany pre-1949, and Libya as well. It seems the creator chose to use the modern flag in all cases for consistency.

The US and China are at war. Economic war. Cyber war. The Cold War never really ended, the players and the venues just shifted.

> The Cold War never really ended, the players and the venues just shifted.

That makes a good soundbite, but I think that changing the players and venues means it's a different war.

> changing the players and venues means it's a different war

The war of Theseus?

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus)

This isn't really true. China and the United States, since after the Vietnam war until very very recently, have basically been allies. The United States has gone out of its way to support China's economic growth. I think the idea is, when they opened up, that they would transform into a democracy as they became prosperous, which was basically happening, until Xi took over.

Unfortunately, I don't think the population of either countries see things this way, and stoking the hatred is politically expedient in both countries. It's really too bad.

3. And judging by history, it’s not looking so good for China!

Nope, and I’m guessing this is the main reason for China’s Belt and Road project. Their reliance on maritime trade puts them at the mercy of the US navy.