网络空间的中美关系:竞争、冲突与合作

Sino-U.S.Relations in Cyberspace:Competition,Conflict,and Cooperation

在中美关系各领域,网络空间问题在极短时间具有了极其重要的意义。网络空间不仅对传统中美关系形成了冲击,而且还引发了相应的博弈与竞争,如网络空间治理权之争、网络战略优势竞争,以及与之相随的网络技术优势的夺取、网络军备竞赛和网络话语权竞争等。网络事务管理的主权性与网络空间运行的开放性之间的矛盾构成中美关系网络冲突的根源。网络空间的全球性及世界各国所面临的网络信息安全等共同威胁,促成了中美关系在网络空间的合作,如在网络治理的国际制度建设、应对网络犯罪、技术合作、网络冲突控制等方面。避免网络空间的中美关系走向安全困境,需要相对稳定的实践。对网络监管和网络主权的认同、建立中美网络空间的战略互信是实践的重要方面。

In various fields of China-U.S.relations,the cyberspace issues have gained significant attention in a very short time.Cyberspace not only has impact on the traditional Sino-U.S.relations,but also leads to new competitions between China and the United States in the field of cyberspace concerning governance,strategic advantages,technological edge,arms race and discourse power,etc.The contradiction between the sovereignty in cyberspace regulation and the openness of the cyberspace constitutes the source of the conflicts between the U.S.and China in this area.The global attribute of the cyberspace and the common threats confronting different nations contribute to the prospect of cooperation between the two countries in the cyberspace,such as international regime building,cyber crime combating,and technical cooperation as well as cyber conflict control.To avoid the security dilemma in the China-U.S.relations in the cyberspace,a relatively stable cooperation is needed.One of the key practices is the recognition of sovereignty in cyberspace regulation.Another is the establishment of the strategic mutual trust between China and the United States.