The G7 countries may have set out to deter China without escalating the new cold war, but the perception in Beijing suggests that they failed to thread the needle at their recent summit in Hiroshima. It is now clear to all that the United States, its allies, and any partners they can recruit are committed to containing China’s rise.
juxtaposes recent developments and current trends with diplomatic happy talk about a “thaw” in tensions.
The US Federal Reserve is adrift, and it has only itself to blame. Regardless of whether its policy-setting committee announces another interest-rate hike in June, its top priority now should be to address the structural weaknesses that led it astray in the first place.
thinks the US central bank's biggest problem is not the economy but rather its own institutional shortcomings.
坎布里奇—在其新的国家安全战略中,美国总统拜登的政府认识到,俄罗斯和中国各自带来不同的挑战。俄罗斯 "[以]其残酷的侵略战争……对自由和开放的国际体系构成直接威胁",而中国是美国唯一的竞争对手,"既具有重塑国际秩序的意图,又越来越具有推动这一目标的经济、外交、军事和技术力量"。因此,五角大楼将中国称为对它的 "进展最大的挑战"(pacing challenge)。
现在,中国国家主席习近平利用中国共产党第二十次代表大会巩固了他的权力,推动他的意识形态和民族主义目标,我们值得回顾一下美国对华战略的演变。一些批评者认为,今天的情况证明克林顿和小布什总统推行接触战略过于天真,包括准许中国加入世界贸易组织。但是,说二十年对华态度过于乐观有之,天真则未必。
冷战结束后,美国、日本和中国是东亚的三个主要大国,基本的现实主义表明,美国应该恢复与日本的联盟,而不是将其视为二战后时代的过时遗物。早在2001年中国加入世界贸易组织之前,克林顿政府就重申了美日同盟,这一关系仍然是拜登战略的基石。
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