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China-U.S. Relations

Kerry DumbaughForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division

其他書名	Current Issues for the 108th Congress
出版	Library of congress washington dc congressional research Service, 2003
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=oo06nQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, U.S. and People s Republic of China (PRC) foreign policy calculations appeared to change. The Administration of George W. Bush assumed office in January 2001 viewing China as a U.S. strategic competitor. Administration officials faced an early test in April 2001 when a Chinese naval aviation jet collided with a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea. After September 11, though, U.S. officials came to see Beijing as a potentially helpful ally in the fight against global terrorism, while PRC officials saw the anti-terrorism campaign as a chance to improve relations with Washington and perhaps gain policy concessions on issues important to Beijing, such as on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. U.S. anti-terror priorities led some to suggest that cooperation against terrorism could serve as a new strategic framework for Sino-U.S. relations. Many, however, saw complexities and pitfalls on this road to cooperation. For one thing, the PRC s definitions of what constitutes terrorism are significantly more expansive than those of the United States. PRC definitions of dangerous or terrorist groups include Tibetans, Uighur Muslims, and Taiwanese who even peacefully express a wish for independence. PRC officials often lump these groups in with those who resort to violence. Since the United States from the outset maintained that the anti-terror campaign must not be used to persecute these groups, Sino-U.S. cooperation already faced early limits. Also, U.S. dominance of the antiterrorism effort made Washington suddenly appear to be a more threatening competitor for influence in Central Asia, where Beijing had been making successful political inroads in recent years, and in Pakistan, with which Beijing has had traditionally close relations.