{"id":620,"date":"2005-08-27T12:54:40","date_gmt":"2005-08-27T16:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eprup.com\/ica\/?p=620"},"modified":"2023-06-14T18:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T22:09:20","slug":"chinas-rise-east-asian-regionalism-u-s-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icainstitute.org\/roundtable-discussions\/chinas-rise-east-asian-regionalism-u-s-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"China’s Rise, East Asian Regionalism and the U.S. Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summary of ICA Institute Study Group held on August 27, 2005
\nYear published: 2005<\/p>\n
Discussion leader:
\nDr. Fei-Ling Wang, Associate Professor Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology<\/p>\n
As China\u2019s economy continues its rapid expansion, it is fueling some misplaced views of the country around the world. This is especially true in the United States where the enormous deficit with China is a major factor in shaping public opinion.
\nThis, as well as concerns about outsourcing and security, has led U.S. leaders, journalists and other members of the elite to see the need to learn more about China. Unfortunately, this has led to an exaggerated view of China\u2019s challenge to America\u2019s lead position in areas such as trade, education and security.<\/p>\n
Some examples that illustrate this point are:<\/p>\n
In many ways World War Two and the Cold War still dominate relationships in Asia. China\u2019s relationship with Japan has at best been cool because of questions that still surround Japan\u2019s role in Asia during the Second World War. Today, the relationship has deteriorated remarkably due to China\u2019s claim that Japan is not truly remorseful for its wartime atrocities against the Chinese people. This question also permeates Japan\u2019s interaction with other Asian nations. Likewise, the Cold War divisions are still present, especially with respect to China\u2019s relationships with the Koreas, the United States and Japan.<\/p>\n
Today, Asian nations have sought to cooperate in spite of these obstacles. Economic integration has been pursued despite each country\u2019s misgivings about its neighbors. Currently, there is an ongoing, thriving trade relationship among the East Asian countries and the U.S. In this arrangement, the U.S. is mostly the consumer nation, which explains why it has trade deficits with China and other countries in the area.<\/p>\n
China has been active in the creation of a free trade zone and multilateral frameworks in East Asia. An example is the Shanghai Group. Also, China is pushing for an East Asia summit to discuss various issues. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce American political and economic influence in the region.<\/p>\n
Summary of ICA Institute Study Group held on August 27, 2005 Year published: 2005 Discussion leader: Dr. Fei-Ling Wang, Associate Professor Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology The Current Perception of China As China\u2019s economy continues its rapid expansion, it is fueling some misplaced views of the country around the world….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"region":[31,30],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n