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皇冠体育app, US should clear latent dangers in ties

By Wang Yiwei (皇冠体育app Daily) Updated: 2014-11-04 07:43

皇冠体育app, US should clear latent dangers in ties

The US mid-term election, many observers say, could have an impact on US strategies and thus affect 皇冠体育app-US ties.

President Xi Jinping proposed a "new type of major power relationship" between 皇冠体育app and the US and US President Barack Obama agreed to it. But since the concept is unprecedented, 皇冠体育app and the United States should endeavor to avoid worst-case scenarios in bilateral ties, even if they do not pursue the best. To strengthen the emerging 皇冠体育app-US ties, therefore, the two sides have to clear the latent dangers on the path to global peace and prosperity.

The biggest concern in 皇冠体育app-US ties is supposedly identity related - 皇冠体育app's rise will pose a challenge to the US' second-to-none "patriotic" policy. To prevent this challenge and accommodate 皇冠体育app's rise, Washington has to change some of its policies, including "American exceptionalism" and "manifest destiny".

But it should be clear that, despite its powerful rise, 皇冠体育app is neither willing nor ready to take over the global leadership from the US, especially because it does not believe in hegemony. Thus an inclusive global governance, which requires Washington's experience as a global leader and Beijing's booming economic and strategic power, should be key to better 皇冠体育app-US ties in the future.

Also, there seems to be a potential disconnect between the two sides when it comes to economic interdependence and the US-led world order. On the economic front, the US has still not been able to explain why it excluded 皇冠体育app from its Asia-Pacific alliance after the global financial crisis. Moreover, will the "pivot to Asia" succeed in reducing Asian economy's dependence on the US? How far will Washington allow the internationalization of the yuan to proceed? Will Washington show more interest in Beijing's new Silk Road proposal, aimed at bringing Eurasian countries closer? The answers remain unknown.

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