The Dangerous New US Consensus on China and the Future of US-China Relations

Authors

Mel Gurtov, Portland State UniversityFollow
Mark Selden, Cornell University

Published In

The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2019

Subjects

United States -- Foreign relations -- China, Diplomatic relations

Abstract

The trade war and technological competition with China are symptomatic of a much larger issue: a dangerous gridlock in US-China relations that may become permanent, with dire consequences not just for the two countries’ economies but also for the global economy and quite possibly East Asia’s and international security. Martin Wolf, Financial Times columnist, is right to conclude: “Across-the-board rivalry with China is becoming an organising principle of US economic, foreign and security policies.”¹ The fact that this conflict has occurred at a time of trade, investment, and security disputes between the US and its major allies, US-Russia tensions, and US military interventions across the Middle East and Central Asia, heightens global instability.

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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29881

Citation Details

Gurtov, Mel, Seldon, Mark (2019). The Dangerous New US Consensus on China and the Future of US-China Relations. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 17(15).