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‘China sees US as a rival, waning power’
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New York Times : Bo'ao, Tue Apr 03 2012, 00:27 hrs
JANE PERLEZ
The senior leadership of the Chinese government views the competition between US and China as a zero-sum game, with China the likely long-range winner if the US economy and political system continue to stumble, according to an influential Chinese policy analyst.
China views the US as a declining power, but at the also believes Washington is fighting back to undermine, and disrupt, economic and military growth that point to China’s becoming the world’s foremost power, according to analyst, Wang Jisi, co-author of “Addressing US-China Strategic Distrust,” a monograph published this week by the Brookings Institution in US and Centre for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.
Wang, who has an insider’s view of Chinese foreign policy from his positions on advisory boards of the Chinese Communist Party and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contributed an assessment of Chinese policy toward US. Kenneth Lieberthal, of the Brookings Institution, and a former member of the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton, wrote the appraisal of US attitude toward China.
In the conclusion, the authors say the level of strategic distrust between the two countries has become so corrosive that if not corrected the two countries risk becoming open antagonists.
China expects to be world's top power
An unusually candid analysis by Chinese and U.S. experts says the nations risk becoming open antagonists.
BO'AO, CHINA - The Chinese government's senior leadership increasingly views the competition between the United States and China as a zero-sum game, with China the likely long-range winner if the U.S. economy and domestic political system continue to stumble, according to an influential Chinese policy analyst.
China views the United States as a declining power, but at the same time believes Washington is trying to fight back to undermine, and even disrupt, the economic and military growth that point to China becoming the world's most powerful country, according to the analyst, Wang Jisi, the co-author of "Addressing U.S.-China Strategic Distrust," a monograph published this week by the Brookings Institution in Washington and the Institute for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.
Wang, who has an insider's view of Chinese foreign policy from his positions on advisory boards of the Chinese Communist Party and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contributed an assessment of Chinese policy toward the United States. Kenneth Lieberthal, director of the John L. Thornton Center for China Studies at Brookings, wrote the appraisal of Washington's attitude toward China.
In a joint conclusion, the authors say the level of strategic distrust between the two countries has become so corrosive that if not corrected the two countries risk becoming open antagonists.
The United States is no longer seen as "that awesome, nor is it trustworthy, and its example to the world, and admonitions to China should therefore be much discounted," Wang writes of China's leadership.
In contrast, China has mounting self-confidence in its own economic and military strides, particularly the closing power gap since the start of the Iraq War. In 2003, he argues, America's gross domestic product was eight times as large as China's, but today it is less than three times larger.
The candid writing by Wang is striking because of his influence and access, in Washington as well as in Beijing. Wang, who is dean of Peking University's School of International Studies, has wide access to senior U.S. policymakers, making him an unusual repository of information about the thinking in both countries. Wang said he did not seek approval from the Chinese government to write the study, nor did he consult them.
It is fairly rare for a Chinese analyst who is not part of the strident nationalistic drumbeat to strip away the official talk by both the United States and China about mutual cooperation.
Both Wang and Lieberthal argue that beneath the surface, both countries see deep dangers and threatening motivations in the policies of the other.
Wang writes that the Chinese leadership, backed by the domestic news media and the education system, believes that China's turn in the world has arrived, and that it is the United States that is "on the wrong side of history."
‘China sees US as a rival, waning power’
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New York Times : Bo'ao, Tue Apr 03 2012, 00:27 hrs
JANE PERLEZ
The senior leadership of the Chinese government views the competition between US and China as a zero-sum game, with China the likely long-range winner if the US economy and political system continue to stumble, according to an influential Chinese policy analyst.
China views the US as a declining power, but at the also believes Washington is fighting back to undermine, and disrupt, economic and military growth that point to China’s becoming the world’s foremost power, according to analyst, Wang Jisi, co-author of “Addressing US-China Strategic Distrust,” a monograph published this week by the Brookings Institution in US and Centre for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.
Wang, who has an insider’s view of Chinese foreign policy from his positions on advisory boards of the Chinese Communist Party and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contributed an assessment of Chinese policy toward US. Kenneth Lieberthal, of the Brookings Institution, and a former member of the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton, wrote the appraisal of US attitude toward China.
In the conclusion, the authors say the level of strategic distrust between the two countries has become so corrosive that if not corrected the two countries risk becoming open antagonists.
China expects to be world's top power
- Article by: JANE PERLEZ , New York Times
- Updated: April 2, 2012 - 7:52 PM
An unusually candid analysis by Chinese and U.S. experts says the nations risk becoming open antagonists.
BO'AO, CHINA - The Chinese government's senior leadership increasingly views the competition between the United States and China as a zero-sum game, with China the likely long-range winner if the U.S. economy and domestic political system continue to stumble, according to an influential Chinese policy analyst.
China views the United States as a declining power, but at the same time believes Washington is trying to fight back to undermine, and even disrupt, the economic and military growth that point to China becoming the world's most powerful country, according to the analyst, Wang Jisi, the co-author of "Addressing U.S.-China Strategic Distrust," a monograph published this week by the Brookings Institution in Washington and the Institute for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.
Wang, who has an insider's view of Chinese foreign policy from his positions on advisory boards of the Chinese Communist Party and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contributed an assessment of Chinese policy toward the United States. Kenneth Lieberthal, director of the John L. Thornton Center for China Studies at Brookings, wrote the appraisal of Washington's attitude toward China.
In a joint conclusion, the authors say the level of strategic distrust between the two countries has become so corrosive that if not corrected the two countries risk becoming open antagonists.
The United States is no longer seen as "that awesome, nor is it trustworthy, and its example to the world, and admonitions to China should therefore be much discounted," Wang writes of China's leadership.
In contrast, China has mounting self-confidence in its own economic and military strides, particularly the closing power gap since the start of the Iraq War. In 2003, he argues, America's gross domestic product was eight times as large as China's, but today it is less than three times larger.
The candid writing by Wang is striking because of his influence and access, in Washington as well as in Beijing. Wang, who is dean of Peking University's School of International Studies, has wide access to senior U.S. policymakers, making him an unusual repository of information about the thinking in both countries. Wang said he did not seek approval from the Chinese government to write the study, nor did he consult them.
It is fairly rare for a Chinese analyst who is not part of the strident nationalistic drumbeat to strip away the official talk by both the United States and China about mutual cooperation.
Both Wang and Lieberthal argue that beneath the surface, both countries see deep dangers and threatening motivations in the policies of the other.
Wang writes that the Chinese leadership, backed by the domestic news media and the education system, believes that China's turn in the world has arrived, and that it is the United States that is "on the wrong side of history."
