《Political Rhetoric Aside, a Prosperous China is in the U.S.'s Best Interest》是《Economy Watch》2015年4月20日推出的一篇由著名外交家厲聲教撰寫的英文專欄文章。
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- 外文名：Political Rhetoric Aside, a Prosperous China is in the U.S.'s Best Interest
- 作品出處：《Economy Watch》
- 作者：厲聲教
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作品原文
The ‘China threat theory’ is once again in vogue, as US President Barack Obama pushes to overcome domestic resistance to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
US media outlets have described the establishment of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and China's New Silk Road initiative as major threats to US dominance in Asia. They have also depicted the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) as a China-led initiative. US media outlets have labeled it as a rival to the US-sponsored TPP, a key component of President Obama's 'pivot' toward Asia.
Obama, who is pushing to overcome resistance to the TPP from within his own party as well as from the Republicans, has spoken publicly about China on multiple occasions. He has overstated China's economic threat to the US and has put the world's two largest economies on a collision course.
"China wants to write the rules for the world's fastest-growing region. That would put our workers and businesses at a disadvantage. Why would we let that happen? We should write those rules", said Obama in his State of the Union address. In doing so, Obama stressed that the TPP is about the power rivalry between China and the US.
