SPACE FOR Assistance AND Movements
Despite such nuances about securitisation, the US and China still have many disagreements, such as over how peace, stability and ( which ) rules, are maintained. Obviously, this has led to growing suspicion.
We typically think of trust as being able to demonstrate that it is true, or that it is true that others share our essential spiritual principles and should be treated the same way as we would like to be treated by them, which has both social and psychological dimensions.
There can be a more analytical confidence, however, based upon anticipations about attitudes which may be created through protection, care or other mechanisms. Therefore, cooperation may occur even between untrustworthy parties as long as there are incentives and rules for the parties ‘ behavior.
During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union could reach a nuclear non-proliferation agreement. And in fact, after a meeting in November 2023 in a rumored work to lower hostilities, Mr. Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to handle fentanyl prostitution and climate shift.
What about the adage that as US-China tensions rise, there will be less space for additional nations to maneuver? As many of the nations in the non-aligned action did, greater differences may have opened up more room for other countries to compete against one another in a similar way to the one achieved by the non-aligned movement.
Different nations have their own independence, with the primary goal of protecting and advancing their own interests. Indonesia, for instance, has practised a “free and active ” foreign policy since it became independent, “rowing between two reefs ” during the Cold War.
It is important to remove some of the myths so that the world can continue to navigate the delicate and complex US-China marriage despite all of its ups and downs, lest they turn into self-fulfilling prophecies.
At Nanyang Technological University’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Chang Jun Yan is an associate professor for the US and military studies programs.