The Sino-U.S. rivalry in the northeast Asia after the cold war
1. Description
China and the U.S. are competing piercely over the hegamony on the northeast Asia in politics, economy and military power.
2. Enablers
- the increased importance of Chinese economy
- China's joining the WTO
- 2008 Beijing Olympics
3. Inhibitors
- China's internal dicrepancies in economy
- the importance of Chinese economy
- underperforming world economy
- the 6 party talk over the North Korea's nuke
4. Paradigms
Since the demise of Soviet union, the U.S. has enjoyed the status of the sole superpower. Everybody took it granted that the U.S was the worldcop. Into the vaccum of the power, entered China. It is now no secret that the U.S. regards China the No.1 potential enemy. People replaced the uni-polar world view with the bi-polar one. China serves as a counterweight to the U.S.
5. Experts
NA
6. Timing
- Nov 1989 : the fall of Berlin wall
- Jan 1991 : the 1st Gulf war
- Nov 1991 : U.S.*led UN sanction on the former Yugoslavia
- Dec 1991 : demise of the Soviet Union
- Oct 1993 : Battle of Mogadishu
- July 1997 : Return of HongKong
- May 1999 : Bobming of Chinese embassy in Belgrade by a NATO aircraft
- Apr 2001 : A U.S. spyplane collided with a Chinese F*8 fighter jet
- Dec 2001 : China joined the WTO