John Kerry (left) and Wang Yi both pledged to further US-China co-operation
Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat: What’s Wrong With US-China Relations?
A round-up of the recent debate over the U.S.-China relationship, and how best to fix it.
Those interested in China, particularly on a foreign policy front, have likely noticed a burgeoning debate in the United States over how best to deal with China’s “assertive” behavior in the South China Sea, cyber space, and elsewhere. Today’s links round-up pulls together the various pieces of the debate, which will have enormous consequences for the Asia-Pacific and the world.
The long-simmering debate heated up when Robert Blackwill and Ashley Tellis argued in a new report that “Washington needs a new grand strategy toward China that centers on balancing the rise of Chinese power rather than continuing to assist its ascendancy.” Blackwill and Tellis summed up their 54-page report in an April 2015 article for the National Interest.
WNU Editor: U.S. - Chinese relations have been difficult even in the best of times. Today .... the list on the differences between China and the U.S. is growing .... territorial disputes and threats against U.S. allies, trade issues, cheap Chinese currency issues, human rights, cyber warfare, industrial espionage, copyright disputes .... just to name a few.
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The best way to "reset" would be to acknowledge China's position as the most powerful country in the region and act accordingly. The same goes for the other countries in the region such as Japan, South Korea, and others in the region. While a bit off topic, the same goes for Russia. Any "reset" will need to acknowledge Russia's position of superior strength.
Once this is acknowledged, sound policy can be formulated. After all people have been doing this sort of thing in many cases quite successfully for centuries. Successfully doing this and America may not only survive but it may even thrive!! Getting this right may also be hugely helpful to the nations of the Pacific region and Western Europe. Failure to do so will only cause all involved much grief and much destruction!!
Optimally America should lead the way in this. Should things turn uglier than they already are with Russia and China it will be America and not Western Europe or the Pacific nations who will bear the brunt of Russian and Chinese reprisals. Having a situation where the two most powerful entities in operation are hostile to you is no way to run any enterprise much less a country!!
In some ways this is a fair reflection of East-West understanding even today. Especially the very end.
https://youtu.be/fdBuR9UxMqU
Maybe be Hillary or Kerry can retrieve the red reset button from Putin if he has not already Fed Ex'd it or thrown it back at them.
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