China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress

Abstract

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, U.S. and People's Republic of China (PRC) foreign policy calculations appeared to change. The Administration of George W. Bush assumed office in January 2001 viewing China as a U.S. strategic competitor. Administration officials faced an early test in April 2001 when a Chinese naval aviation jet collided with a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea. After September 11, though, U.S. officials came to see Beijing as a potentially helpful ally in the fight against global terrorism, while PRC officials saw the anti-terrorism campaign as a chance to improve relations with Washington and perhaps gain policy concessions on issues important to Beijing, such as on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. U.S. anti-terror priorities led some to suggest that cooperation against terrorism could serve as a new strategic framework for Sino-U.S. relations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 2003
Accession Number
ADA476238

Entities

People

  • Kerry Dumbaugh

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.