'CHIMERICA' HITS THE SKIDS
Harsh V. Pant
The Japan Times, March 29, 2010
LONDON — The idea of "Chimerica" was always too good to be true, but the rapidity with which Sino-U.S. ties have unraveled over the past few months has even surprised those who were cynical about Barack Obama's overtures to China to begin with.
The state of Sino-U.S. ties is so pitiful these days that even as the Chinese commerce minister openly warns the United States that it will suffer consequences if it levies punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, Chinese military leaders are contemplating the possibility of an eventual, all-out war with the U.S. over the status of global superpower.
The West, meanwhile, is souring on China. Gone is the talk of China as a responsible stakeholder in the international system. Instead, Google's withdrawal from China following a high-profile public spat is seen as symptomatic of the problems that China's rise generates for Western global norms. China's undervalued renminbi, for example, is no longer considered a trade problem solely for the U.S.
China has failed to play a constructive role in finding a solution to the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues, much to the consternation of the West, and has made it impossible for the international community to resolve these dangerous flash points. There is growing fear that China may soon become the pre-eminent world power without showing even a patina of democracy.
China's rise was bound to be a challenge, but for a long time the West tended to put the onus on itself for China's behavior. It was deemed to be the West's responsibility to ensure that China was not alienated from the international system. Such assumptions have fallen by the wayside as China's ascent has continued unabated while the Obama administration signals that it is more interested in managing America's decline than in preserving its pre-eminence in the global order.
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Harsh V. Pant
The Japan Times, March 29, 2010
LONDON — The idea of "Chimerica" was always too good to be true, but the rapidity with which Sino-U.S. ties have unraveled over the past few months has even surprised those who were cynical about Barack Obama's overtures to China to begin with.
The state of Sino-U.S. ties is so pitiful these days that even as the Chinese commerce minister openly warns the United States that it will suffer consequences if it levies punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, Chinese military leaders are contemplating the possibility of an eventual, all-out war with the U.S. over the status of global superpower.
The West, meanwhile, is souring on China. Gone is the talk of China as a responsible stakeholder in the international system. Instead, Google's withdrawal from China following a high-profile public spat is seen as symptomatic of the problems that China's rise generates for Western global norms. China's undervalued renminbi, for example, is no longer considered a trade problem solely for the U.S.
China has failed to play a constructive role in finding a solution to the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues, much to the consternation of the West, and has made it impossible for the international community to resolve these dangerous flash points. There is growing fear that China may soon become the pre-eminent world power without showing even a patina of democracy.
China's rise was bound to be a challenge, but for a long time the West tended to put the onus on itself for China's behavior. It was deemed to be the West's responsibility to ensure that China was not alienated from the international system. Such assumptions have fallen by the wayside as China's ascent has continued unabated while the Obama administration signals that it is more interested in managing America's decline than in preserving its pre-eminence in the global order.
(...) [artículo aquí]
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