Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) - China and the United States: Long-Term Visions of Regional Security

U.S.-China relations are at a crossroads today. Debates are underway in both nations regarding the nature and extent of the future relationship. If either side concludes that the other inevitably represents its enemy, this could easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. At the other extreme, those who dream of building a constructive strategic partnership between the two sides need to address some of the fundamental differences between each nation's future vision and long-term objectives for Asia.