New Perspectives on US-China Strategic Relations

Author: Institute of American Studies, China Modern Institute of International Relations
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Evolution of US Strategy Toward China; Space for Future Development of Sino-US Relations; Trends and Prospects of Sino-US Economic and Trade Relations; Outlook for US Policy Toward China in the Second Bush Term; Historical Reflections on Sino-US Relations: A Journey Through Storms; US Policy Toward China Under the Bush Administration (2001-2004); Under the Trend of a "Integration Strategy," US Policy Toward China is Positive, but Still Subject to Institutional Constraints,, and Compulsory Measures.—Fu Mengzi, "US Policy Toward China Under the Bush Administration (2001-2004)" To advance the development of Sino-US relations in the 21st century, it depends on both sides establishing a big-picture mindset of active cooperation, avoiding confrontation, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and fostering trust.—Lin Limin, "Historical Reflections on Sino-US Relations: A Journey Through Storms" One central question that must be addressed now and in the future is how to view and respond to Sino-US relations in the context of China's rise, because many of the structural contradictions between China and the US have become increasingly prominent due to China's rapid rise.—Yuan Peng, "Space for Future Development of Sino-US Relations" Sino-US relations are currently showing an increasing tendency to be issue-oriented.—Zhu Feng, "Sino-US Relations During the Second Term of the Bush Administration" Looking at the development trend in the coming years, it is unlikely that China's strategic approach toward the US will change actively or fundamentally, so changes in US strategy toward China will become the decisive factor affecting the development of Sino-US relations.—Liu Jianfei, "Evolution of US Strategy Toward China" Due to differences in status within the international system and clear disparities in interests, China and the US have inevitably produced structural contradictions, which have primarily manifested in recent years as a contradiction between China's rising power and expanding interests and the US's efforts to maintain its hegemonic arrangements.—Tang Yongsheng, "Structural Contradictions in Sino-US Relations and Their Resolution" Against the backdrop of globalization, informatization, counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, and new spatial and temporal contexts, where will this complex and sensitive bilateral relationship—Sino-US relations—go? Will it fall into the "historical cycle of conflict" predicted by traditional international relations theory between a rising power and an existing hegemon, or will it move toward constructive cooperation for peaceful coexistence and shared prosperity? This book compiles the research findings of more than 30 young and middle-aged scholars from renowned Chinese think tanks and universities. It not only provides comprehensive and multi-perspective answers to these grand strategic questions but also conducts in-depth and detailed analyses of issues such as Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong, economic and trade relations, human rights, as well as the impact of US domestic factors like the US election and the Taiwan lobby on Sino-US relations. This is another major work released by the Institute of American Studies, China Modern Institute of International Relations, following "US Global Strategy in the Context of Counter-Terrorism."