简介:TopredictthefuturedevelopmentofChina-U.S.relations,wshouldattachimportancetothethreenewcharacteristicsofthisbilateralrelationship.First,weshouldseeclearlythechangesoftheprincipacontradictioninSino-Americanrelations,whichisthekeylinkinunderstandingthebilateralrelationshipfromthestrategicand
简介:Bushwontheelectioninthe2004PresidentelectioninAmerica,leavingmanytopicsfordiscussionforscholars.HereIwanttoraisetwoquestions:first,whyBushwasre-elected?Second,whatdoesBush'sbeingre-electedmeantoU.S.politics?Withregardtothefirstquestion,manyanalyseshavebeendonethatcanbeconcludedasthefollowingfourreasons:(1)U.S.politicalhistoryandelectionhistoryshowthatwartimepresidentisverylikelytobere-elected.(2)Americawasintheanti-terroristwar.ThemajorityofU.S.citizensfeelsafeduetoBush-ledterroristwar.(3)U.S.politicaltrendofthoughtisconservativeingeneralandthistrendcontinuestobeso.Plusmanyreligiousright-wingersespeciallytheinfluenceofthedevelopmentoftheGospelreligioussectanditsgrass-rootworkisconducivetoBush'sbeingre-elected.(4)LargecapitalandenterprisegroupssupportBush.
简介:TodiscussthetrendoftheU.S.policiesafterthepresidentialelection,economicdimensionisundoubtedveryimportant.MyviewisthatthenewBushadministrationwillnotlargelyadjusttheexistingeconomicpolicies;howeveritmayadoptmoretradeprotectionistmethods.
简介:ChinaisplayingacrucialroleintheObamaadministration'sattempttobuilda'multi-partnerworld'basedoncooperationandsharedresponsibilities.Inlightoftheprofoundgeo-economictransformationsof2008-2009,theUnitedStateshaslittlechoicebuttostriveforpartnership,especiallywiththecountrythatisWashington'smajorcreditor.Obama'sforeignpolicyapproach,however,goesbeyondamerepragmaticadaptationtothenewrealitiesandconstitutesauniquewindowofopportunityfortheestablishmentofanunprecedentedlevelofU.S.-Chinacooperation.FromaEuropeanperspective,thepositiveevolutioninU.S.-Chinacooperationhasbeenwelcomedasakeycontributiontotheresolutionoftheglobalproblemsconfrontingtheplanet.TheEuropeanUnionhasneverthelessreactedwithapprehensiontothesuggestionsbyAmericancommentatorsforthecreationofaU.S.-China'G-2'.ThatissuewasdiscussedattheEU-ChinaSummitunderlinestheseriousnessoftheproposalandserves,initself,asasignificantindicatorofthegreattransformationofintemationalrelationscharacterizingtheyears2008-2009.
简介:InordertodevelopChina-U.S.relations,wemustenhancestrategicmutualtrust.Butthestrengtheningofmutualtrustcannotbeachievedovernight.Besides,duetodifferencesinhistory,nationalinterestsanddevelopmentstrategy,theleveloftrustthatthetwocountriescanreachislimited.Then,underthepremisethatstrategicdifferencesexistbetweenChinaandthe
简介:SincethedisintegrationoftheformerSovietUnion,theUnitedStatesandRus-siahavegonethroughatortuousroadinforgingtheirpost-ColdWarrelation-ship.Atpresent,theyareneitherbipolarrivals,norstrategicpartnersasinitiatedinearly1990s.Theyhaveinsteadturnedfrommaintainingamicabilityintocopingwiththereality.Theirdiscrepanciesintermsofstrategiesandbilateralrelationshaveemergedoneafteranotherinrecentyearsandbecameintensifiedespeciallyaf-terOperationDesertFoxagainstIraqbytheUnitedStatesandBritainand
简介:Analysisoftheissuecallsforsomequestionsofmethodology.First,thelawofhistoricaldevelopmentteachesthatallcountries,nomatterhowstrongtheymaybe,willeventuallydecline.SothepointisnotwhethertheUnitedStateswillbeanexception,butwhenandhowwillthedayofreckoningdescendontheworld'scurrentsolesuperpower.
简介:BarackObamabecamethefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentcallingforchange.Heisnotonlyfacedwithseriouschallengesontheeconomicandfinancialfronts,butalsohastodealwithavarietyofmajorsocialproblemswhichwillpotentiallyreshapeAmericansocietyinthe21stcentury:increasingeconomicinequality,complexracerelations,anunsustainablehealthcareburdenandaweakeningeducationsystem.TheseareissueswhichhaveexistedfordecadesintheU.S.,butnowitseemsthatPresidentObamahasabetteropportunitytomakea'realchange'happenthanhispredecessors,becauseAmericansocietyisgoingthroughafundamentalevolution.
简介:SinceGeorgeW.Bushassumedthepresidencyinearly2001,atensesituationhadoccurredintherelationshipsamongworldbigpowers.IntheaftermathofSeptember11,significantimprovementhasbeenmadeinSino-U.S.andRussia-U.S.relations.Inthemeantime,correspondingchangeshavetakenplaceinEU-U.S.andRussia-Chinarelations.
简介:Aconvergingpointhasemergedonthehorizon,withanincreasingnumberofcallsforbuildingChina-U.S.+XmechanismsamongChinesescholars,andaveritablezealforinitiatingaROK-U.S.-ChinadialoguefromPresidentParkGeun-hyeofSouthKorea.Thispaperintendstoexplorethepossibilityofsuchatrilateraldialogueandcooperationarrangement,byanalyzingthebackgroundtothetrilateralrelations,theirrespectivestanceandconsiderations,aswellasanyhurdlesinvolvedintheprocess.
简介:AheateddebatearoseonthenatureofChina-U.S.relationsamongscholarsinthetwocountries.Arethetwo"strategicpartners"?"Competitors"?"Neitherfriendsnorenemies"?Oreven"Potentialenemies"?Butlargelysince1997,alongwiththeestablishmentoftheframeworkfor"aconstructivestrategicpartnership",thedefinitionseemstohasbeenacceptedbythemainstreamintheChineseacadem-iccircle.Bycontrast,GovernorGeorge.W.Bush,theRepublicanpresidential
简介:WhentheU.S.militarybrassassertedinmid-2014thattheproposeddefensecutbackswereunacceptable,theysignaledtheObamaadministrationthattheywouldnotrolloverandplaydeadwhilemilitaryspendingwascutbybillionsofdollarsinthecoming10years.Theterms"sequestration"and"OCO"wereusedrepeatedlyintheirspeechesand
简介:Militarily,noonehassuspectedthatAmerican-BritishcoalitionforceswouldwintheirwaragainstIraq.Butbefore,duringorafterthewar,thereexistedsomeuncertainties,whichareconcerningthefutureworldstructure,thefutureoftheUnitedStatesitself,theMiddleEast
简介:TheIrannuclearissuehasbecomethe'thirdfactor'inSino-U.S.relations.ProblemsbeganwhentheU.S.imposedsanctionsagainstChinesecompanies,andthisbecameamajorissueaffectingSino-U.S.relationship.ChinaandtheU.S.havedifferentagendasindealingtheIrannuclearissue.However,theyalsosharesomecommonground.DifferentscenariosregardingthelrannuclearissueaffectSino-U.S.relationsindifferentways.
简介:Sincethetopicsofsecurityandcounter-terrorismhaddominatedtherecentU.S.presidentialcampaignanddrawnthepublicattention,2004U.S.presidentialelectionwasalsoakindofreferendumonthenewsecuritystrategyandmilitarystrategypracticedbytheBushadministration.Bush'sreelectionindicatesthattheU.S.militarystrategywillbeconsistentratherthanchangeable,withthefeaturesof"generalconsistencywithpartialadjustments;clearobjectiveswithflexibletactics;unilateralistorientationwithmultilateralapproaches;predeterminedevolutionwithincreasedrestraints."Indetailthetrendsareasfollows: