A Study Of The US Response To Xi Jinping's Initiative For A New Type Of Major-country Relationship Between China And The US

Since 2010,with the emergence of China and the change of power distribution between China and US,Sino-US relations changed in some way and began to have the significance of rising power and hegemony power,leading to a more tense strategic rivalry and suspicion between the two countries.Therefore,to find a new type of major country relations to avoid Thucydides Trap become an urgent task.Under this circumstance,Xi Jinping proposed the Sino-US New Type of Major Country Relations.This New Type of Major Country Relations transcends the limitation of traditional major powers relations,setting a right direction for the development of Sino-US relations.Xi Jinping's initiative has generated some response among America's political circle.Obama administration agrees to establish a certain new type of power relations,but they cannot accept the New Type of Major Country Relations defined by China,even never used the concept of Sino-US New Type of Major Country Relations.The American academic circle has responded more to Xi Jinping's initiative.The research results of scholars shows that they have different views on the New Type of Major Country Relations,but generally speaking,the negative voice is on the upper hand.The voice of the general public cannot be ignored in Sino-US relations.Polls show that most of the American public recognize the importance of Sino-US relations and believe that the United States should cooperate,rather than try to contain China,although generally they view China negatively.This lays the foundation for the overall direction of Sino-US relations.During the Obama administration,win-win cooperation is still the main aspect of Sino-US relations.The two countries maintained fruitful cooperation in global governance and bilateral relations.Although there is competition and friction between the two countries,the two sides always can refrain from coming into conflict and make a series of crisis management mechanisms in the struggle.In general,there are still obvious limitations in the construction of a Sino-US New Type of Major Country Relations in Obama period,because the US still cannot truly respect China's core interests.Since Trump took office,he based his policy on “American First” and defined China as a “strategic rival”.This marks a new stage in US China policy and the competition in china-us relations is even more prominent.Although Trump's China policy adjustment brings new challenges to the construction of Sino-US New Type of Major Country Relations,it still can not fundamentally change the in the short term basic framework and pattern of interdependence between the two countries.Under the new situation,China should make good preparations in psychology and strategy and continue to facilitate the building of a New Model of Major-power relations.The building of a New Model of Major Power Relations is a long-term process.China should recognize the trend of historical development of Sino-us relations and actively explore the path to New Model of Major Power Relations.The following approaches can be taken to promote the building of New Model of Major Power Relations.First,to achieve theoretical and ideological innovation;second,to expand common interests and manage differences and conflicts.Third,to realize the benign interaction between China and the U.S.in the Asia-pacific region;Fourth,to strengthen public diplomacy with the United States.