Exactly. You know which country is most willing to see a war around China's border? The US. That's the most effective way it can form an anti-China aliance and hit its biggest rival.
Many mainland Chinese think the best approach for China-Taiwan issue is to just wait. It's not of the best interest of Chinese people (of both China and Taiwan) to change the status quo.
On the other side, the US obviously wants to see a war between the two side of the strait. And the US is actually prepareing for it.
The US will win in a non-war scenario, by using its influence over the other countries and isolating China from the US's western allies. It's an easy choice and seemingly an easy win.
A real military conflict with China near China's front door is another thing. I doubt anyone with some common sense should call that an easy win.
"Since 2011, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has excluded the Chinese government and China-affiliated organisations from its activities, including using funds to host Chinese visitors at NASA facilities."
No, the current declining has nothing to do with the one child policy which has been removed for years. But the editors of the Economists obviously have more love for one-child-policy-topic than any real reasons.
About eighty years ago, the US assembled the top minds of nuclear physics, and the US military knew the potential of creating a weapon out of physics, then BOMB. Now the situation is the same, it's reasonable to think the US is the most advanced nation in cyber weaponary.