Miscellaneous News

O

Overbom

Brigadier
Registered Member
From NYTimes' Editorial Board
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

The U.S. Relationship With China Does Not Need to Be So Tense​

Click to expand...
The Biden administration has ditched the xenophobic rhetoric of the Trump White House, but it has not offered its own vision for striking a balance between competition and cooperation. Instead, it has conducted America’s relationship with China largely as a series of exercises in crisis management, imposing sanctions for China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong while seeking its cooperation on Covid, climate change and the war in Ukraine.
Click to expand...
There are several concrete steps the United States could take that might help improve relations.

First, instead of relying on punitive trade policies rooted in fear of China as an economic rival, the United States needs to focus on competing by investing in technical education, scientific research and industrial development. It is past time for President Biden to make a clean break with the Trump administration’s failed gambit of bullying China into making economic concessions by imposing tariffs on Chinese imports.
Click to expand...
The United States also needs to move past the old idea that economic engagement would gradually transform Chinese politics and society. Instead of trying to change China, the United States should focus on building stronger ties with China’s neighbors. Fostering cooperation among nations with disparate interests — and in some cases, their own long histories of conflict — is not an easy task, but recent history teaches that the United States is more effective in advancing and defending its interests when it does not act unilaterally.
Click to expand...
When Mr. Biden said bluntly in May that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack, aides insisted he didn’t mean to shift American policy.

But the White House should be clear that America’s commitment to recognize only a single Chinese state — the “one China policy” — has always been premised on the mainland’s peaceful conduct toward Taiwan.
Click to expand...
Neither of these efforts — strengthening the American economy and building stronger alliances — is meant to isolate China [comment: literally fake news]. To the contrary, they offer a stronger basis for the Biden administration and its successors to engage China on issues where there are real differences but also real possibilities for progress, especially climate change.
Click to expand...
Treating China as a hostile power is a counterproductive simplification. The two nations occupy large chunks of the same planet. They do not agree on the meaning of democracy or human rights, but they do share some values, most important the pursuit of prosperity.

The uncomfortable reality is that the United States and China need each other. There is no better illustration than the cargo ships that continued moving between Guangzhou and Long Beach, Calif., during Ms. Pelosi’s visit — and will continue long after her return.
Click to expand...
 
A

ansy1968

Brigadier
Registered Member
daifo said:
Hard to say, sounds like they still suggest building a coalition around china. Can never have your guard down around.

1500 nukes, not 1 less
Click to expand...
@daifo bro with the downturn, good luck trying to convince everyone. From the looks of thing only the United States of Anglo Saxon or the five eyes are certain, Japan within 5 years, we may see a rethink as economic crisis hit hard, SK , they need China to fulfilled their dream of united Goryeo, EU will disintegrate and may see War among themselves, like the German may demand the return of former Prussia land from Poland and Polish themselves may grab the western part of Ukraine. If that happen will Romania , Bulgaria and Hungary stand still as they also have similar claims. Its a powder keg and the Russian had just light the fire.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top