Wu Xinbo,"Competition-Oriented U.S. Policy toward China and Transformation of China-U.S. Relations,"
China International Studies , No.3, 2019
【Abstract】The Donald Trump administration is engaging in an all-out competition with China, seeking decoupling from China in hi-tech and national defense supply chain, imposing increasingly harsh restrictions on the activities of Chinese institutions and individuals within the U.S., and ramping up pressure on China in economic, security, diplomatic and other areas. These policies have worsened the bilateral relations, hurt mutual strategic trust, and highlighted structural conflict. Shifting from a model featuring coexistence between cooperation and competition to a model dominated by competition, the two countries are witnessing a contraction in bilateral relations as well as heightened disputes and frictions in multilateral mechanisms. Looking into the future, China-U.S. relations are expected to face difficulties in the short run and confront unprecedented challenges;but in the long run, China-U.S. relations have several possible trajectories, which not only depends on the power games among various U.S. factions within the U.S. but also on China’s responses. China’s diplomatic policy toward the U.S. would still be to shape and promote pragmatic cooperation and constructive competition, effective risk control, and the prevention of major conflicts in the China-U.S. relations.

【Keywords】U.S. Policy toward China, China-U.S. Relations, The Donald Trump administration

【Author】 Professor Wu Xinbo, Director of the Center for American Studies and Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University