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PRESIDENTS Obama and Xi Jinping will meet in California for two days
starting this Friday.
It’s about time.
New sources of friction are constantly appearing in the relationship between
the United States and China: trade disputes, tension over North Korea,
debates over curbing carbon emissions, allegations of cyberattacks by China.
Having survived re-election, President Obama can shrug off charges of
appeasement and treat a rising China with the care it deserves. China, with
its leadership transition, has a fresh start, too.
The American and Chinese presidents must seize this opportunity to improve
relations; if they don’t, there won’t be another chance for years.
Until now, Mr. Obama’s China policy has been mainly a hedge against China’
s rise. The administration’s “pivot” to Asia — the shift of attention
and resources from other regions — has convinced many in Beijing that
Washington intends to try to stunt China’s growth and contain it the way
that America sought to halt the spread of Soviet power during the cold war.
Hedging should be part of America’s strategy. But hedging without a sincere
attempt to open up a dialogue risks feeding China’s resentment and
transforming competition into conflict. |
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