Wei Zongyou, “Strategic Anxiety and the Evolving Perceptions and Policies of the U.S. towards China’s Belt and Road Initiatives,”
Southeast Asian Affairs, No. 4, 2018

【Abstract】 This paper examines the evolution of Sino-U.S. interactions in the Asia-Pacific region since the end of the Cold War and summarizes its main features. Looking into the future, there exists three patterns of interactions between the two countries: cooperation, competition, and a blend of economic cooperation plus geopolitical competition. Given the prevailing trends in the development of the Asia-Pacific, China and the United States should make a rational choice by promoting regional cooperation and integration, setting common rules and establishing regional mechanisms participated by all parties, and creating a regional community. The two countries should work together to shape an integrated, cooperative more equal regional order buttressed by effective mechanism and fair, reasonable rules. To that end, China needs to pursue more innovative policies and play a more active leadership role, while the United States needs to adjust its thinking and upgrade its ideas, appropriately defining its position and role in the region.

【Key Words】U.S., Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China-U.S. relations, Trump

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