美国对外战略的调整与中美关系

THE ADJUSTMENT OF U.S.FOREIGN POLICY AND SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS

冷战后,由于亚太和中国在美国对外战略中地位的提升,以及美国明显加强在亚太地区的战略部署,中美关系进入了一个新的发展阶段.尽管"9.11"事件后,中美关系出现某些改善迹象,但仍没有改变美国亚太战略尤其是对华战略的基本布局和调整方向.

In this four-part article Gao tries to describe Sino-American relations conditioned by the development of multi-polarization and the rising position of the Asia-Pacific region in America's global strategy.Gao argues,although RAND report believes that China will become 'a frightful great power'by the year of 2015 and will replace the United States to be the major security partner for countries located in the Far East,the relationship between China and the United States can not be one of strategic and tactical competition on an equal level.Nor can they have any conflict on the same interest gradation.Many facts and figures can support the argument.Nevertheless,after the ending of the Cold War,the United States believed that Eurasia had already substituted Europe as the center for world affairs.Since mid-1990s,the United States has apparently paid more and more attention to Asia-Pacific and China.First,its military power has been gradually inclining to Asia-Pacific.Second,it is accelerating its steps in building an alliance system in the region.Finally,while cooperating with China in the economic and trade area,it shows a hard stand on security matters.Gao says that it is difficult for the United States to get rid of the Cold-War framework.September 11 event does shake America's decision-makers and U.S.foreign strategy and policies will inevitably have some changes.But exactly as Colin Powell said on October 3,the United States will not change any principled policy which has been followed for a long period of time.Powell also stated that the United States would not make any deal with China which might sacrifice Taiwan's interest.So,the improvement of Sino-American relations will remain a problem deserving of constant observation.