One of the most challenging foreign policy goals awaiting the next US president will be to manage the U.S. relationship with china.
美国下任总统最具挑战的外交政策之一是处理好中美关系
美国下任总统最具挑战的外交政策之一是处理好中美关系
Now in some respect the Bush Administration might regard it as one of its few foreign policy successes, despite getting off to rocky start. In the fourth of our special reports on ties between China and the United States, Tony Cheng looks at the delicate diplomatic balancing act.
This 60-year-old woman is said to be one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world. And she is a frequent guest to White House.
Rebiya Kadeer was jailed and imprisoned by the Chinese government, suspected of link to radical Islam groups to whom she leaks state secret.
Today, she lives in an exile, loving the US government to put pressure on china to increase autonomy in her homeland Xinjiang.
She has made many friends in Washington and her message of Chinese government human rights abuses has been well-received. She feels she’s been given all the support she needs.
The American government has negotiated with the Chinese government to prevent the execution and repression of Uygurs, urging them to give us the same treatment as the * Chinese.
And Tibet, another flash * of ethnic tension, and a major diplomatic hurdle. After violent abrupt on the street of Lhasa earlier this year, China cracked down hard. But for all the strong words from the US, little real action.
I think this administration’s been very similar to every administration like * since Ronald Reagan left office. That is, they often give time to say nice words about Democracy and supporting people who believe in freedom. But they rarely will make a decision that is a tangible policy decision.
One option open to a new president is to withdraw China’s most favorite nation trade status. In this difficult economic times, playing with the important trade relationship maybe too much of a risk.
The other option is to covertly back separatist groups, something that has already happen in the past. Here at Washington Spy Museum, the history of US espionage is laid out for all to see. These are remnants of America’s covert past, but many in China today suspect that Washington is still secretly supporting separatist groups in order to prevent a strong and unified China.
Premier Wen Jiabao has promised to help the American financial markets, but as a reward the US is selling advanced weapons to Taiwan, meeting with the Dalai Lama and announcing that Xinjiang terrorists can stay in the United States.
It’s a diplomatic minefield and one of which the next president will have to tread very carefully, stepping delicately between the demands of leading the foremost power and the democratic world and keeping good relationships with those who need outside it.