Relationship Between The United States And The People's Republic Of China

Since 1899, America has maintained an open door policy with China. Throughout the years, relations between the United States and China have changed with several effects on both countries caused by the open door policy.

As every day passes China grows stronger in every aspect and eventually they will be knocking on America’s doorstep in each of those categories. Economically, China is closing rapidly, but even the sleeping giant as Napoleon Bonaparte called it, has its limits. To be blunt, China is resource hungry and who knows what their country will do next. With the level of nationalism that their people have, China could go in multiple directions. For example, let us look at both China attempting to exert control over the South China Sea and also with the Senkaku Islands. Both of these areas are becoming more and more hostile, which ultimately could lead to deadly military engagements. With that being said, Blij also proposes an argument that I have been pondering for a while and that is a potential cold war between the U.S.A. and China. On the outside it seems as if there is a potential collision course to that conclusion. However, Blij does offer an interesting solution to this possibility and it is one that I believe should be the strongest takeaway. Blij suggests that trade, scientific, cultural and educational links and exchanges can be the solution to this issue. After all, China is responsible for many of the essential aspects to our life. Therefore, the least we as Americans can do is learn the various geographical aspects that encircle

The United States and China have had a well-documented rocky relationship. It has become common knowledge that America is in debt to China for around a trillion dollars. With countries like the United States indebted to them, there seems to little doubt that China is well on it's way to becoming a super power. Author John Tkacik agrees with this notion, and suggests that all evidence points to China becoming a military superpower. He goes on to state that in less than a decade, China will become America's only competition for both military or strategic influences. On the other hand, however, author Samuel Bleicher disagrees due to the disadvantages of having a Communist government, as well as, weak economic, social, and legal structure. He

And with this strong role China has been assuming, so has it been getting stronger by building military equipment competitive with those of the U.S. and drawing narrower a military gap it once possessed when compared to America’s armed forces. Furthermore, China has “displaced the United States as the world’s leading manufacturing nation” in 2010 (US Foreign Policy, pg. 414). Not a surprise since a majority of products purchased in the U.S. carry a label stating, “Made in China.” And predictions hold China as the world’s largest economy by year 2041 (US Foreign Policy, pg. 415). Thus, the fact that China has become an emergence matters. Since the dismantled of the Soviet Union, the U.S. was not challenged, when it came to power by any other competitor, however now, the U.S. dominance in international politics has to deal with a China that has the capabilities to lead the world’s economy.

Dear President Brad Bowers, I am sure you are aware of all the current issues that the nation faces. As a Historian, for the Office of the Presidential Council of Historians (OPCH), my duty is to inform you on how historical events can help you understand and possibly solve current issues. The long history of trade between the United States of America and China and the other nations of the South China Sea is well known. In many cases, there have been strong tensions between the countries in this area and the US. The tensions of the past are especially true for relations between China and the US. The relationship troubles have shown up in the news again as recently as Feb. 19th. In an article for USA Today, Thomas Maresca reports that the

“How would the rise of China’s economic status as a BRICS country affect the military relationship they have with the U.S?”

In addition to the U.S. failing to follow through on promises of military action, the Obama presidency seemed to be taking a defensive posture and positioning the U.S. into a new world order of rival power centers, namely the U.S. and China. From the appointment of Senator Check Hagel and Charles Kupchan to the Obama administration to statements made by the President at the State of the Union and Hilary Clinton as a 2008 presidential candidate, the Obama administration seemed to be accepting of the U.S. need to adapt to a new world in order from singular primacy to one that requires allies to maintain control and dominance. Though the U.S. government would not publicly acknowledge pursuing a strategy of offshore balancing, the Obama administration’s appointments, statements, and actions suggest a game plan that came right from the offshore balancing playbook. Lastly, the author lays out the case that the U.S. economy was quickly becoming second to China and that the U.S. defense spending, along with allies has seen a significant decline over the ten years. Not only has the defense spending on the U.S. and its’ allies shrunk over the past decade, but the defense spending of U.S. adversaries has risen, particularly by countries such as China and Russia.

Combating a constrained fiscal environment, U.S. leadership rebalanced the national strategic environment directly impacting the DoD acquisition of the F-22A – Raptor. In that, President Obama’s 2010 NSS cited an enduring interest protecting the security of the U.S., its citizens, and allies and partners. [NSS, p.7] Furthermore, the 2010 NSS emphasized withdrawal of U.S. forces from controversial wars in the Middle East, continued participation in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and rebalanced focus to the Asia-Pacific Region to deepen ties with Asian allies and partners. [NSS, p. 42] In essence, increasing U.S. fiscal uncertainty and elevated defense spending by Russia and China, including air defense and fighter production, closing the capabilities gap with the U.S. military [Gates, p. 3] Additionally, nations (North Korea, Iran) are procuring and developing means to disrupt U.S. influence, narrowing military options, and denying freedom of movement and action in regions of strategic importance (South China Sea).

As we all know, United States took responsibility upon himself to play the role of hegemonic power and take up responsibility of the world’s affairs. United States also is the number one more powerful in the world in all aspects like economic, politics, and military. No other countries can defeat United States military capabilities and technology. “Many countries in the region depend on its conventional military power, diplomatic influence and nuclear umbrella in order to meet their security needs.” Therefore , with the emerging of China and with the aggressive behaviour of territorial claims in the south china sea make United States become more worried and think China as a threat to their hegemon status in the Asia Pacific region. Therefore,

On September 25th, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to the United States in a gesture meant to reciprocate United States President Barack Obama’s trip to Beijing last November in 2014. The visit served as an opportunity to bolster US-China relations and cooperation among a variety of global and bilateral issues, endeavoring to close their discord and strive for progress. It also served as a strategic move to improve the relationship between America and China so that they stay on track with their Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations. The two leaders both addressed issues such as China’s alleged cyberespionage, military relations, people to people exchange, and China’s act of intimidation in the off the Alaskan coast. Moreover, Xi Jinping intended to meet with American tech leaders with a desire to boost the economies of both nations. The question at hand is the measure of success this visit and to what extent it lived up to its intention of “expanding and deepening cooperation”. If I were to put this visit up to a scale of 1 to 10, I’d rate it a 7/10 which is what I’d like to call “success with caution”. There are many aspects of the visit that I believe greatly improved US-China relations. On the other hand, there are gray areas

In this day and age, society operates in constant threat of terrorism, war, and nuclear fallout; the rapid growth of international militaristic power contributes to the ever-present fear in the back of all of our minds. None of us can go through the day without hearing a newscaster or radio personality talking about the growing threat that Iran or Afghanistan or North Korea poses to the global community, but there is one State that we hear of. This threat works in a much vaster environment, and shrouds itself in cloaks of secrecy and deception – China. Although the Chinese tend to evade the mass media frenzy that constantly reports on foreign threats, their underrated affairs are nothing less than lethal. Perhaps the most disturbing

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become more integrated and willing to cooperate within the global political and economic systems than ever in its history. However, there is growing apprehension in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. in regards to the consequences of rising in economic and military power in China. Descriptions about Chinese diplomacy in the policy and scholarly are less positive lately concerning China’s obedience to regional and international rules. There was little debate in the U.S. and elsewhere in regards to whether China was or was not part “the international community.” Scholars and experts in the early 1990s have contended

Realism assumes that under a balance of power, the overriding aim of all states is to maximize power and become the only hegemony in the system. States only help themselves in the anarchic international system. Therefore, China’s rise is regarded as a disconcerting threat to the U.S.’s primacy of power in the present international stage. The power shift in East Asia is creating security dilemmas; the U.S. thus demands more security to its Asian allies including Philippines, Japan and South Korea. The rapidly-rising Chinese power would inevitably challenge the current international balance of power and appear aggressively in the eyes of weaker power such as the Philippines. Therefore it seeks help to its ally, the U.S., to counterbalance the power of China. China intends to gain more resources and to transform current international order to its favor according to its national interests. The 2010 Chinese White Paper on National Defence states that: “Contradictions continue to surface between developed and developing countries and between traditional

Snyder claims that realism failed to predict the Cold War. Given this, Mearsheimer states “China cannot rise peacefully.” Since realists describe the world as a self-help system, according to Posen, every country “must look to its own interests relative to those of others” and because “security is the preeminent issue in an anarchic world, the distribution of capabilities to attack and defend should matter.” Thus, because China’s strive for regional hegemony inevitably threatens the power dynamic of the global system, the U.S. will, according to Mearsheimer, take an offensive realist approach that will eventually lead to war. In addition, as seen in post-Cold War, economic stability greatly determines the distribution of power. Friedberg notes, that the projected “speed and magnitude of China’s growth in recent decades appears to be unprecedented” and as early as 2015, “China’s economy could overtake that of the United States.” Although the U.S. faces an unprecedented challenge to economic power, according to Ikenberry, China has signaled cooperation by “redoubling its participation in existing institutions, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit or working with the other great powers in the region to build new ones.” Nevertheless, following the actions of the U.S. post WWII, China strategically makes “itself more predictable and approachable” to reduce “the incentives for other

The United States has proved to be a prominent influence around the world whether or not it may have positively affected other countries. In some cases, the dependency of one allows for the growth of the other such as the instance of China. Although China stands as one of the biggest communist countries, statistics have shown that “China is 175.6% dependent on the U.S.” (Chang). Although both divergent from the other, the United States’ bilateral relationship with China is essential and necessary for their success and diplomacy.