The United States has repeatedly made high-profile but failed attempts to contain China. The Wall Street Journal recently said in a commentary that no countries around China would stand together with the United States against China. Certain insightful Americans know clearly that China’s neighboring countries do not want to choose sides between the two big countries.
Aung San Suu Kyi, chairwoman of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar, once told American leaders clearly that Myanmar would develop relations with China.
As for the China-India relationship most frequently attacked by the U.S. media, the Indian prime minister and foreign minister have mentioned the importance of improving relations with China at least five times since the beginning of the year, stressing that India must “develop relations with China and the United States simultaneously.”
The United States is at a crossroads, and its ambition to “be number one forever” is beyond its abilities. With contradictory ideas in mind, it cannot help containing China, but has to cooperate with China at the same time.
Obama may rethink U.S. policy toward China after learning about East Asian countries’ views of the United States and China-U.S. relations during his second visit to the East Asia summit.
China does not oppose U.S. presence in the Asia-Pacific region, and just hopes it can make more positive contributions.
Read the Chinese version: 奥巴马需审时度势, source: Jiefang Daily, author: Wang Yusheng
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