Are policymakers in the United States so married to a ‘zero-sum Cold War mentality,’ that they are damaging relations with China? Or is China a genuine threat that manipulates its currency and shamelessly steals American intellectual property? According to this editorial from the state-run China Daily, those who see China as an adversary are shooting themselves – and the world – in the foot.
The China Daily editorial says in part:
Under the influence of the outdated Cold War mindset, disputes and suspicions have arisen from time to time that overshadow or offset more positive developments in relations, despite the fact that both peoples have demonstrated a strong political will to cultivate a stable and healthy environment for cooperation.
As we draw up a blueprint for Sino-U.S. cooperation for the coming decade, Washington and Beijing must build a consensus for burying the remnants of this outdated Cold War mentality once and for all. This is the only way to achieve whole-hearted, rather than half-hearted cooperation, and will be instrumental in building greater strategic trust.
When you live in America, it’s quite easy to swallow a very U.S.-centric view of the world. That’s until you pinch yourself and start to dissect it intellectually. … I’m not sure any of us want to imagine how bad the financial crisis would have been for America’s middle class and poor without cheap Chinese goods.
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