Three principles in China-US relations
- By Wang Yiwei
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On the eve of the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Beijing and at the 35th anniversary of China-U.S. diplomatic relations, the U.S. State Department conveyed a positive message to the Chinese side "that the United States is committed to pursuing a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship and welcomes the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China that plays a positive role in world affairs."
Many Chinese people are not fully convinced about this statement. Indeed, those who assume that the United States is intending to contain China can always find evidence from the two countries' different social systems, ideologies, and the U.S. military industrial complex as well as its determination of "not to be the second." However, those who choose to believe the statement can also convince themselves with the positive view that the United States is a young and dynamic country, and that the competition between the two countries is positive in nature.
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The statement released by the U.S. State Department before Kerry's visit to Beijing can be seen as an official response from the U.S. government on China's proposal to establish a new type of relationship between big powers. The nature of this type of relationship is to avoid the relations of the two countries falls into a "self-fulfilling prophecy." China is willing to cooperate with the United States as long as the U.S. side appreciates China's good intention and is determined to establish a new great power relationship.
After the Chinese side first proposed such a relationship last year, the United States was caught in a dilemma. It does not want to enter into a confrontation, nor does it want to be held in check and lose its influence towards its allies. After several months' hesitation, the United States decided to believe in rather than to question the proposal. Therefore, Kerry offered a compromise -- the U.S. version of the new great power relationship when he said, "the United States is committed to pursuing a positive, cooperative, comprehensive relationship" with China.
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