China and the United States 2004-2005: Testy Partnership Faces Taiwan Challenge.

摘要

The war on terrorism made China primarily a strategic partner rather than a potential adversary in the eyes of American observers. China has cooperated significantly with international efforts to thwart terrorist groups and has earned praise for playing a constructive role in attempts to negotiate a peaceful end to the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis. Although some observers point out that China has its own motives for supporting the war on terror, has been unsupportive of the U.S.-led military campaign in Iraq, and takes a different position than Washington on the North Korean problem, Bush administration officials join Beijing in describing the bilateral relationship as mostly cooperative despite areas of disagreement. Absent a conflict over Taiwan or some unforeseen confrontation, the continuing U.S. focus on Iraq will help China retain this status as Washington s partner in the management of international issues over the next year, although the China-U.S. relationship has ample low-level strains.