Origins of misperceptions between China and the US | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Origins of misperceptions between China and the US | Center for Strategic and International Studies Professor Yan Xuetong of Tsinghua University recently wrote that in the future China and the US will compete for high-quality friends. China has a long way to go to catch up with the United States in this regard, but China has made its initial endeavors. Through its “One Belt, One Road” Strategy, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Silk Road Fund, the BRICS New Development Bank, and other initiatives, China is trying to leverage its advantage in infrastructure (in both capacity and capital) to try to resolve long-standing problems in almost every developing country (and even some developed countries). This also helps to relieve China’s over-capacity problem to some extent. This smart diplomatic initiative seeks to win the hearts of other countries and fulfill China’s responsibilities as a responsible great power. It is also China’s comparative advantage when competing with the United States for high-quality friends.-Deng Zhenghui is Director for Research, China Energy Fund Committee International Center.http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-19-origins-misperceptions-between-china-and-us?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=60222ad985-Sinocism04_07_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-60222ad985-29615013&mc_cid=60222ad985&mc_eid=5935182a65