Bernadette Bartschat, Rasul Karakaya Toward a New Model in Major Power Relations Summersemester 2014 Xiuming He CS IV – U.S. and China Relations

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz  Background  Key Themes  Recommendations  Sources Toward a New Model in Major Power Relations Outline

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz  In February 2012 – Xi Jinping raised the prospect of “a new type of relationship between major countries in the 21 st century.”  2013 – Xi Jinping and Barack Obama summit in California  Hillary Clinton wants “to write a new answer to the age-old question of what happens when an established power and a rising power meet.” Toward a New Model in Major Power Relations Background

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 1 st – the very idea of “a new model” 2 nd – globalization – many other countries are interested in a stable relationship 3 rd – imbalance in the Asia-Pacific region Toward a New Model in Major Power Relations Key Themes

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz  International  Regional  Bilateral Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations Recommendations

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Along with OTHER nations, the United States and China should continue to develop commonly accepted international rules and guidelines in areas where they currently are lacking. The United States and China should work to strengthen the international architecture of institutions and rules. The United States and China should work together on an international consensus to phase down Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, under the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible. Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations International

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz The United States and China should look for opportunities to coordinate regional activities The United States and China should seek trilateral dialogues with India and Japan and perhaps other nations. The United States and China should acknowledge publicly that the best long-term outcome on trade negotiations would be a high-standard, region- wide free trade agreement that will open up new avenues of commerce in the Asia-Pacific region. Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations Regional

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz The United States and China should make the Bilateral Investment Treaty, or BIT, negotiations a top priority. Officials and experts in both countries need a more effective dialogue with their citizens on the importance of the U.S.-China relationship and what new model relations exercise is designed to prevent and achieve. Governments should monitor and report on Security and Economic Dialogue, or S&ED, commitments. Washington and Beijing should engage in a dialogue on a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. (Halbinsel) The U.S.-China relationship would benefit from creating more “communities of interest” to serve as a ballast for the relationship The United States and China should further encourage tourism, especially Chinese tourism to the United States Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations Bilateral

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Further facilitating bilateral trade, investment, and tourism Extending cooperation Greater cooperation on the global commons, in particular cybersecurity and space security Reducing military tensions while expanding multilateral economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations The Path Forward

26. Mai 2011 | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Wu, Xinbo. “Forging Sino-US Partnership in the Twenty-First Century: opportunities and challenges”. The Rise of China and Transformation of the US-China Relationship Podesta, John. et al.“Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations” U.S.-China Relations. Ed. Rudy deLeon and Yang Jiemian. Page Toward a New Model of Major Power Relations Sources