American magazine Foreign Policy published an article: "As China rises, the United States is experiencing the 'five stages of grief'
Facing China's rise, the United States seems to be intentionally readjusting its global security priorities. The U.S. National Security Strategy report released by the White House on December 4 mentioned that the "permanent dominance of the world" pursued by the United States after the Cold War is "fundamentally undesirable and unattainable." In the future, the U.S. national security strategy aims to protect a limited set of "core national interests" with priority, rather than covering everything. Analysts believe that China has been seen by the United States as an economic competitor, not a "systemic challenge."
Against this background, the American magazine Foreign Policy published an article titled "As China rises, the United States is experiencing the 'five stages of grief'." The article innovatively uses the psychological concept of the "five stages of grief" to interpret the psychological process and game interaction of the United States facing China's rise. The article points out that for a long time, the United States has remained in the first stage - the "denial" state. It was not until the late term of Obama and the first term of Trump that the United States entered the second stage - the "anger" state. The Sino-U.S. trade war that began in 2016 and the frequent statements from hawkish figures toward China are clear manifestations of this stage.
The author believes that this round of Sapporo summit between China and the United States reflects that the United States is gradually entering the third stage - "bargaining". In the context of recognizing the high cost of containing China and the long-term nature of competition with China, the United States has shown a rare demand for stability and turned to explore new forms of confrontation and competition.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1851267938583561/
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