In the 21st century, an era of shiftingglobal geopolitical landscapes and a profound reshaping of great powerrelations, the U.S.-China relationship undoubtedly takes center stage. Itstrajectory not only profoundly affects the well-being of both nations but alsoholds sway over the future of world peace and development. This monumental workby Mr. Wen Lanjiang, published by SINO US TIMES, INC., From Trump toBiden, the Transformation of the US Government's China Strategy, arrives ata crucial moment. With the rigor of a near-chronicle and the breadth of astrategic overview, it systematically organizes, panoramically depicts, andincisively analyzes the subversive transformation in U.S. policy toward Chinaduring the turbulent and pivotal eight-year period from 2017 to 2025. This bookis not merely a deep retrospective and reflection on a momentous historicalperiod; it also attempts to stand at a historical crossroads, seeking to offerinvaluable lessons and wise insights for navigating U.S.-China relations out oftheir current predicament and back onto a path of rationality and friendship.
Profound Reflection and Forward-LookingHopes Amidst Changes Unseen in a Century
The book’s "Publisher's Note"ingeniously sets the narrative's starting point at a highly dramatic andforward-looking historical juncture: “On January 20, 2025, U.S. Eastern Time,former U.S. President Donald J. Trump will once again enter the White House;simultaneously, Joe Biden will conclude his term as the 46th President of theUnited States.” This unique opening not only establishes a tone of strongcontemporary relevance for the entire book but also imbues it with a sense ofurgency for forward-looking contemplation of the future. It profoundly suggeststhat after the impact of the unilateralism of Trump's first term and theefforts of the Biden administration to repair alliances and reshape rules,U.S.-China relations have entered a new and uncharted territory, fraught withuncertainty and severe challenges.
The book astutely points out that the eightyears from Trump to Biden (2017-2025) have been "eight years ofdeteriorating U.S.-China relations and eight years of internationalinstability, a so-called ‘great change unseen in a century.’” During thisprofound historical transition, driven by a combination of internal andexternal factors, the U.S. government completed its strategic shift away fromdecades of "engagement and integration" toward "strategiccompetition, and even antagonism." This shift has not only reshaped thefoundation of bilateral relations but has also deeply influenced the evolutionof the global geopolitical landscape, catalyzing the initial formation of a"world democratic alliance" with the United States at its core, boundby "common values." Therefore, as Trump begins his secondpresidential term, a systematic study of the preceding eight years—encompassingTrump’s first term and Biden’s full term as a coherent whole with its owninternal logic and developmental trajectory—is indispensable. Such a study isessential for a comprehensive and profound understanding of the motives,specific manifestations, core characteristics, and far-reaching impacts of theU.S. government's strategic transformation on China, and consequently, forgrasping the potential future directions and risks of U.S. policy.
Even more noteworthy is the book’s mentionof a phone call on January 17, 2025, between the newly elected U.S. PresidentTrump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. During the call, both sides expressed apositive willingness to "do everything possible to make the world morepeaceful and secure" and "hope that U.S.-China relations will have agood start in the new U.S. presidential term, and are willing to promotegreater progress in U.S.-China relations from a new starting point." Thebook also cites the Chinese leader's repeated emphasis that "we have athousand reasons to get the China-U.S. relationship right and not a singlereason to mess it up," as well as the statement that "China iswilling to be a partner and friend of the United States." The inclusion ofthese details injects a note of cautious optimism and positive aspiration intothe book's otherwise solemn historical analysis. The book's publishing mission,articulated in this context, is that "it is hoped that the publication ofthis book will help promote the U.S.-China relationship to cease itsdeterioration and move toward goodwill, returning from hostility to friendship.May the two countries continue to join hands and paint an even grander picturetogether." This fully embodies the deep humanistic concern, sense ofhistorical responsibility, and constructive thinking about the future ofU.S.-China relations held by the author and publisher, which transcend purelyacademic research.
A Multi-Dimensional, Panoramic Deconstructionof the Historical Tapestry of America's Strategic Shift on China
From Trump to Biden, the Transformationof the US Government's China Strategy, includingits appendix, totals 270,000 words. It is grand in structure, clear in logic,and layered in its chapter arrangement, offering a panoramic scan and deeptextural analysis of the Trump-Biden administrations' China strategy frommultiple dimensions, including politics, economics, military affairs,technology, human rights, and ideology.
Introduction: U.S.-China Relations Entera State of Hostility. This chapter firstpoints out that the U.S. has placed China, including Hong Kong and Macau, atthe top of the "foreign adversary" camp. Citing the view of U.S.House Speaker Mike Johnson, it identifies China as America's "greatestthreat," forming an "interconnected network of threats" led byChina and including Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The book details thelong-standing U.S. policy since the Nixon era of "guiding China tochange," which involved extensive investment in areas such as educationalexchange, technological aid, trade liberalization, financial support, militarycooperation, and even civil society development. However, as China's economyrose and its political trajectory did not fully meet U.S. expectations, aprofound "awakening" occurred within the United States. The booksystematically elaborates on a series of American "indictments"against China, such as "destroying the international system," "militarizationof the South China Sea," "threatening to unify Taiwan by force,""failing to fulfill WTO commitments," "engaging in unfair tradepractices," "exporting its development model and influence throughthe 'Belt and Road Initiative'," and, at a fundamental level, posing achallenge to the U.S.-led international order through its "values."On a deeper level, the book links the fundamental transformation of U.S. Chinastrategy to the Trump administration's open declaration of war on"socialism" and the profound ideological shift within China itself,highlighting the deep-seated ideological underpinnings of this strategic turn.The book also cites criticisms of communism from former Soviet and Eastern Blocleaders like Gorbachev and Yeltsin, as well as data from The Black Bookof Communism, to substantiate the argument that communism is a"tragedy of the people," thereby providing a form of moraljustification for America's China strategy. Finally, the introduction clarifiesthe U.S. redefinition of China from a "strategic partner" to a"strategic competitor" and notes that the U.S. has grouped China withRussia, Iran, and North Korea, calling them the "CRINK" nations,viewing them as a unified threat to the existing international order.
Chapter One: The U.S. Launches a TradeWar Against China. This chapter traces theorigins of the trade war, including America's long-term trade deficit withChina, intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, and concernsabout the "Made in China 2025" plan. It provides a detailed accountof the Trump administration's use of Section 201 and Section 301 to imposemultiple rounds of tariffs on Chinese goods (such as steel and aluminumtariffs, and tariffs on $50 billion and $200 billion worth of Chineseproducts). The book also describes the arduous and tortuous multi-round tradenegotiations between the U.S. and China, including the restart and escalationof talks, and the main contents and compromises of the eventual "PhaseOne" trade agreement.
Chapter Two: The U.S. Launches a TechWar Against China. Technology competition isseen as the core arena of U.S.-China strategic rivalry. This chapter focuses onAmerica's comprehensive containment of China's technological development onnational security grounds. Using Huawei and ZTE as case studies, the bookanalyzes U.S. accusations of "security vulnerabilities" in theirequipment and violations of U.S. export control regulations. It then detailsthe series of restrictive measures taken by the U.S., including placingnumerous Chinese high-tech companies on the "Entity List," banningU.S. investment in sensitive Chinese tech sectors (such as semiconductors, AI,and quantum computing), imposing strict controls on the export of advancedchips and manufacturing equipment to China, and restricting Chinese companiesfrom investing in and acquiring American high-tech firms.
Chapters Three & Four: Placing HumanRights at the Core of U.S. Foreign Policy & Resolutely Defending the HumanRights of the Chinese People. These twochapters focus on the prominence of the human rights issue in U.S.-Chinarelations and the strengthening of U.S. policy on Chinese human rights. ChapterThree traces the evolution of the human rights concept from its ancient origins(e.g., the Cyrus Cylinder, Magna Carta) to its modern development (Locke'stheory of human rights, the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the Declarationof the Rights of Man, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), and the riseof the "human rights over sovereignty" concept in the era ofglobalization. It emphasizes that the U.S. views defending democracy andprotecting human rights as the core of its foreign policy. Chapter Four thenprovides a concrete analysis of the series of actions taken by the U.S. duringthe Trump and Biden administrations regarding what it identifies as China'shuman rights problems. This includes publicly designating the Chinesegovernment's actions in Xinjiang against the Uyghur people as "genocideand crimes against humanity," supporting Hong Kong's democracy movementthrough legislation like the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act,viewing itself as a "steadfast partner of the Tibetan people,"publicly supporting "human rights defenders" within China, promoting"freedom of speech" inside China, and imposing sanctions on relevantChinese officials and entities under the Global Magnitsky Human RightsAccountability Act.
Chapter Five:"De-Sinicization." "De-Sinicization"is a broad concept, and this chapter systematically details the systemicstrategies pursued by the U.S. in key areas to reduce dependency on China andweaken its influence. Economically, it promotes the"de-risking" and diversification of global supply chains, encouragingkey industries to reshore to the U.S. or shift to "friend-shored"countries. Financially, it strengthens audit supervision of Chineseconcept stocks, even pushing for their delisting, and restricts U.S. capitalfrom flowing into sectors deemed related to the Chinese military or nationalsecurity. In trade, it maintains or even expands tariff barriersagainst China and promotes regional trade agreements that exclude China. Educationally,it strictly reviews U.S.-China scientific research cooperation projects,restricts Chinese students and scholars from entering sensitive technologyfields, and re-evaluates cultural exchange institutions like ConfuciusInstitutes. In media, it designates major Chinese state mediaoutlets in the U.S. as "foreign missions" and restricts theiractivities. Diplomatically, it strengthens coordination with alliesto build a multilateral system of checks against China. Militarily,it enhances military deployments and allied cooperation in the Indo-Pacificregion to counter China's military modernization.
Chapter Six: Countering China'sMilitary-Civil Fusion Strategy. This chapterfocuses on America's deep concern and forceful response to China's"Military-Civil Fusion" (MCF) national strategy. The book firstexplains the concept of MCF, whereby China seeks to break down barriers betweenthe military and civilian sectors, leveraging civilian technology and resourcesto advance military modernization as a national-level endeavor. The U.S.believes this strategy poses a grave threat to its national security and globaltechnological leadership, as it could lead to the improper diversion ofadvanced U.S. technology for Chinese military purposes through commercialchannels. In response, U.S. agencies like the State Department, the Pentagon,and the Commerce Department have acted in concert, placing Chinese enterprisesand institutions (such as universities and research institutes) involved in MCFon various "Entity Lists" or "Chinese Military-IndustrialComplex Companies" lists, restricting their access to American technology,capital, and markets. Congress has also actively pushed for relevantlegislation to provide legal justification and resources for countering MCF.
Chapter Seven: Countering the "Beltand Road" Strategy. While the Belt andRoad Initiative (BRI) is viewed by China as an important platform forparticipating in global governance and providing international public goods,from an American perspective, it has far-reaching geopolitical intentions andpotential negative consequences. This chapter analyzes the shift in U.S.perception of the BRI, from initial observation to later vigilance and evenconfrontation. The U.S. argues that the BRI could lead participating countriesinto "debt traps," export China's "development model" and"governance standards," challenge the rules-based internationalorder, and serve China's geostrategic expansion. In response, the U.S. hasunited with its allies to launch initiatives such as the "Blue DotNetwork," "Build Back Better World" (B3W), and the"Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment" (PGI), attemptingto offer developing countries infrastructure development plans that aredifferent from the BRI—more transparent and sustainable—to counter China'sinfluence. The book also interprets this strategic competition from the higherplane of a historical contest between democracy and autocracy.
Chapter Eight: A Full-Scale Upgrade ofU.S.-Taiwan Relations. The Taiwan issue hasalways been the most sensitive and core issue in U.S.-China relations. Thischapter discusses the significant enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan relations againstthe backdrop of intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition. The book recallshow "peaceful unification with Taiwan" was once a cornerstone ofU.S.-China relations. However, with the growth of mainland China's militarypower and its increasingly assertive posture toward Taiwan, the U.S. hasshifted the focus of its Taiwan policy from maintaining "strategicambiguity" to strengthening its security commitment to Taiwan. The U.S.views "defending Taiwan" as a vital national security interest in theIndo-Pacific, crucial for maintaining regional stability and democratic values.To this end, the U.S. has comprehensively upgraded the U.S.-Taiwan partnershipby increasing arms sales to Taiwan, raising the level of official exchanges,strengthening military cooperation and exchanges, and supporting Taiwan'sparticipation in international organizations.
Chapters Nine & Ten: America's NewMilitary Strategy Toward China & Countering China: The Pentagon IsPrepared. These two chapters concentrate onthe strategic adjustments and concrete preparations made by the U.S. at themilitary level to address the China challenge. Chapter Nine explains the newU.S. military strategy for China, built on the "Four FoundationalPrinciples for the Indo-Pacific" (sovereignty and independence, peacefuldispute resolution, open investment and trade, and adherence to internationalrules) and structured around "preparedness,""partnerships," "promoting a networked region," and"integrated deterrence." It emphasizes rebuilding and strengtheningthe U.S. alliance system and partnership network in the Indo-Pacific. ChapterTen then points out more concretely that the Pentagon has made fullpreparations for a potential military confrontation with China. This includessignificantly improving the military posture in the Indo-Pacific theater withincreased forward deployments and resource investment; revising its nuclearstrategy to view China as a primary nuclear deterrent target; and expanding thescale, frequency, and complexity of joint military exercises with allies toenhance interoperability. The book also conveys a strong signal: the U.S.believes that "challenging the United States is a historic mistake,"demonstrating its determination to protect its own interests and the regionalorder.
Chapter Eleven: Building a NewDemocratic Alliance. This chapter delves intothe profound value conflict between the U.S. and China, and America's efforts,based on this, to unite global democratic nations to construct a"community of democracies" or an "alliance of democracies."Its core concept is to use "democracy versus authoritarianism" as themain narrative framework for international relations in the new era, aiming toprotect and promote universal values such as freedom, democracy, human rights,and the rule of law, and to use this to counterbalance and counter theexpansion and influence of what it identifies as authoritarian countries likeChina.
Chapter Twelve: Values Reconstructingthe Global Order. Under the "democracyversus authoritarianism" framework, this chapter analyzes the profoundrestructuring of the global geopolitical landscape caused by value conflicts.The book points out that countries worldwide, especially U.S. allies andpartners, are re-evaluating and adjusting their China policies based on theirown interests and value orientations. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), as a traditional transatlantic military alliance, has also begun toexpand its strategic vision from Europe to the Asia-Pacific region, payingincreasing attention to the challenges posed by China's rise. At the same time,the book analyzes the trend of tense or even deteriorating relations betweenChina and some of its neighboring countries due to its internal and externalpolicies.
Conclusion: The Era Calls for China'sReturn to the World's Democratic Camp & Appendix: China's Grand Unificationand the Future of Taiwan. The book'sconclusion unequivocally presents the author's core viewpoint: at the currenthistorical crossroads, the era calls for China to re-examine its developmentpath and return to the mainstream of the world's democratic camp. The appendixspecifically explores China's traditional concept of "grandunification" and its manifestation in the Taiwan issue, revealing theincompatibility of this bloody traditional concept with modern democraticvalues, and offers a vision for the future of Taiwan. The author profoundlypoints out that in the civilized era of globalization, where human rights takeprecedence over sovereignty, unification is divided into "unification byforce" and "democratic unification," "unification bywar" and "peaceful unification." "Unification byforce" and "unification by war" have been superseded by"democratic unification" and "peaceful unification." Chinashould by no means follow the old path of "unification by war" and"armed unification," but should instead take the new path of"peaceful unification" and "democratic unification."
Unique Historical Narrative and ProfoundContemporary Warning
Within the vast and complex body of literatureon U.S.-China relations, From Trump to Biden, the Transformation of theUS Government’s China Strategy stands out for its unique perspective,rich source material, systematic organization, and profound insight,demonstrating significant theoretical innovation and distinct characteristics:
Breakthrough in Analyzing HistoricalContinuity and Strategic Wholeness: The book'smost prominent feature is that it breaks through the limitations ofperiod-based analysis that can arise from changes in government. It treats theChina policies of the Trump and Biden administrations as a cohesive whole withprofound internal logic and a high degree of strategic continuity. The bookrepeatedly emphasizes that although the two administrations differ ingovernance style and specific tactics, and even belong to different politicalparties, they exhibit a stunning "unbroken lineage" and high degreeof consistency in their fundamental perception of China strategy (viewing Chinaas the primary strategic competitor) and core objectives (containing China'sinfluence, maintaining U.S. leadership). This analytical perspective allowsreaders to more clearly grasp the long-term, structural, and fundamental natureof America's strategic transformation on China, rather than viewing it merelyas a short-term policy fluctuation.
In-depth Exploration and Construction ofthe "Strategic Awakening" Narrative: Inits introduction, the book lays out in rich detail the complex psychologicaljourney of U.S. China policy, from the long-held doctrine of "engagement +guiding China's (peaceful) evolution" to the final "strategicawakening" and realization that China's development path was not evolvingin the expected direction (i.e., political liberalization and integration intothe U.S.-led international system). The construction of this"awakening" narrative is key to understanding why the U.S. began tofundamentally adjust its China strategy in the late 2010s. The book provides ameticulous and persuasive analysis of this process, profoundly revealing theimmense cognitive shift among U.S. policy-making elites and its decisive impacton policy direction.
Sharp Emphasis on the Dimension ofIdeological and Value-Based Conflict: Unlikemany studies on U.S.-China relations that focus on geopolitics, economicinterests, or military power competition, this book points with extreme clarityto the deep-seated ideological roots and value conflicts driving America'sstrategic shift on China. The book devotes significant space to describing thedeep anxiety and strong backlash in the U.S. against phenomena that emergedunder Xi Jinping's leadership, such as the "return toMarxism-Leninism," the "strengthening of the party-statesystem," the "suppression of civil society," and the"challenge to universal values." It also systematically analyzes howthe U.S. has committed to constructing and strengthening a "value-based alliance"with "democracy" as its core label to counter the expansion of whatit defines as "authoritarianism." This emphasis on a fundamentalideological conflict provides a crucial analytical dimension for understandingthe complexity, confrontational nature, and intractability of U.S.-Chinarelations.
Critical Examination of Changes inChina's Internal Factors and Their Connection to U.S. Policy: The book does not merely focus on unilateral U.S. policyadjustments. Commendably, it places the profound political, economic, andideological changes occurring within China into the backdrop of U.S.policymaking. The book argues that changes in China's internal ideology wereinterpreted by the U.S. as a direct challenge to its values and nationalinterests, thus becoming a major catalyst that prompted the U.S. to accelerateits adjustments and ultimately establish a hardline China strategy. This methodof linking China's internal factors with America's external reactions makes theunderstanding of the U.S. strategic transformation more penetrating andcomprehensive.
Systematic Elucidation of the"De-Sinicization" Strategic Intent and Its Manifestation AcrossMultiple Domains: The book treats"De-Sinicization" as a core concept and a vital component of thestrategy, dedicating a specific chapter to its discussion. It does not simplyequate "De-Sinicization" with "decoupling," but ratherunderstands it as a systemic effort by the U.S. across multipledomains—economic, financial, trade, technology, education, media, diplomacy,and even military affairs—to comprehensively weaken China's influence, reducedependency on China, and reshape a system favorable to American rules andstandards. This systematic explanation of the connotation and extension of the"De-Sinicization" strategy provides readers with a clear analyticalframework for understanding the comprehensive and far-reaching nature ofAmerica's China strategy.
Profound Interpretation of theRedefinition as "Strategic Competitor" and even "AdversaryForce": The book explicitly states thatthe U.S. government has redefined China from a "strategic partner" toits "foremost strategic competitor," and in some areas (such as theNational Defense Authorization Act), has even listed it as the number one"foreign adversary force." This is by no means simple diplomaticrhetoric or an expedient measure, but rather a conclusion based on acomprehensive judgment of China's growing national power, expanding globalstrategic ambitions, and differences in core values. This fundamentalredefinition is the direct logical starting point and core driving force behindthe subversive adjustment of U.S. policy toward China.
Clear Value Orientation and StrongContemporary Warning: While striving forobjective description and analysis of the U.S. strategic transformation onChina, the book does not hide its clear value stance and deep concern for thefuture. Its concluding clarion call for "the era to call for China'sreturn to the world's democratic camp" and the profound reflection in theappendix on China's traditional "grand unification" concept and itsrelationship with the modern Taiwan issue, all clearly express the author'sidentification with universal democratic values and fervent hope for China'sfuture choice of a democratic development path. This clear value orientationmakes the book not only of academic value but also full of profound cautionarysignificance for the future of the two countries and even the entireinternational community.
A Historical Mirror for GuidingU.S.-China Relations Back to Rationality and Friendship
Against the current backdrop of sustainedtensions in U.S.-China relations, frequent global geopolitical conflicts, andsevere challenges to world peace and development, the publication of FromTrump to Biden, the Transformation of the US Government’s China Strategy isundoubtedly of extremely significant contemporary relevance and profoundhistorical value.
It provides a precious historical mirrorfor strategic decision-making, helping to avoid repeating past mistakes. The book's systematic review of the entire process of the U.S.strategic shift on China over the past eight years, with its analysis of keyjunctures and deep-seated causes, offers an invaluable historical mirror forpolicymakers, strategic researchers, and international relations scholars inboth China and the U.S. By deeply understanding the origins, internal logic,and the already apparent and potential far-reaching effects of this strategictransformation, both sides can more clearly recognize the historical roots ofthe current complex situation, thereby providing a solid cognitive foundationfor future strategic assessments, policy adjustments, and crisis management,and doing their utmost to avoid repeating historical mistakes due to misjudgment,misinterpretation, or emotional responses, thus preventing the bilateralrelationship from sliding further into an uncontrollable abyss ofconfrontation.
It profoundly reveals the root andnature of the conflict, promoting a deeper level of strategic dialogue. The book transcends a simple description of the symptoms ofU.S.-China conflict, profoundly revealing that behind them lies not just tradefriction, tech competition, or military rivalry, but a fundamental collisionbetween two different development paths, social systems, governance models, andcore values and ideologies. A clear understanding of this point helps toencourage decision-makers and think-tank elites on both sides to move beyondshort-term disputes and emotional confrontation and to attempt a moreconstructive and forward-looking, in-depth strategic dialogue. Such a dialogueshould aim to explore, under the objective reality of the long-term coexistenceof two different systems and value frameworks, how to find the greatest commonground, establish effective mechanisms for managing and controllingdifferences, and explore possible paths for peaceful coexistence and win-wincooperation.
It clearly warns of the immense risks ofcontinued confrontation, strongly calling for a return to strategicrationality. The book's detailed descriptionof the series of tough pressure measures taken by the U.S. on sensitive issuessuch as trade, technology, military affairs, human rights, and Taiwan, as wellas its grave warning about the "imminent" possibility of a militaryconflict erupting in the Taiwan Strait, clearly demonstrates to the world thecatastrophic risks that a continued path toward full confrontation could bringto both countries and the entire globe. This kind of direct confrontation withrisk serves as a warning that can help urge policymakers on both sides tomaintain necessary strategic clarity and restraint, avoiding adventurousactions that could lead to a spiral of conflict escalation due to domesticpolitical needs or short-term strategic miscalculations, thereby promoting thereturn of the bilateral relationship to a more rational, pragmatic, andcontrollable track.
It unearths potential clues for commoninterests within the narrative of confrontation, striving to build a fragile consensusfor sustainable cooperation. Although thebook's tone and main content focus on analyzing the strategic transformationand intense confrontation in U.S.-China relations, its lines still containhints of common interests and the necessity of cooperation on certain globalissues (such as climate change, global public health, nuclearnon-proliferation, etc.). As the book quotes the repeated emphasis of theChinese leader, there are "a thousand reasons" to get the China-U.S.relationship right. By profoundly revealing the enormous costs of full-scaleconfrontation and the objective necessity of cooperation in specific areas, thebook helps to excavate and consolidate a fragile consensus for both sides toseek common interests, manage crises, and expand constructive cooperation spacewithin a complex confrontational landscape.
It provides China with a systematicexternal perspective, promoting necessary self-examination and policyadjustment. While the book inevitably carriesan American scholar's perspective and standpoint, its systematic organizationand critical analysis based on a large volume of public sources (such as U.S.government reports, congressional documents, official speeches, and think-tankresearch) undoubtedly provide China with a relatively concentrated andcomprehensive external mirror. Through this mirror, China can more clearlyunderstand how its own domestic and foreign policies, strategic actions, andinternational image are perceived, interpreted, and judged in the United Statesand the Western world. This kind of profound reflection from an externalperspective is of indispensable and positive significance for China toprudently adjust its domestic and foreign policies, improve its internationalcommunication methods, more effectively shape its national image, and betterintegrate into and constructively participate in the global governance systemunder a new international environment.
It issues a profound appeal regardingChina's choice of future development path, sparking far-reaching reflections onthe nation's destiny. In its conclusion, thebook explicitly puts forward the view that "the era calls for China'sreturn to the world's democratic camp" and, in the appendix, conducts adeep reflection on China's traditional "grand unification" conceptand its relationship to the modern Taiwan issue. Although these views anddiscussions may spark intense controversy and different interpretations withinChina, they also unavoidably raise a fundamental question concerning the futuredestiny of China: in today's world, where globalization and the informationwave continue to deepen and the fate of humanity is increasingly intertwined,what development path should China choose? Should it continue to reinforce itsexisting development model, or does it need to undergo deeper institutionalreforms to adapt to the currents of the era? How can it better achieve benigninteraction and common prosperity with the world while safeguarding its corenational interests? This kind of fundamental reflection on the nation'sdevelopment path is undoubtedly of crucial and far-reaching significance forChina's long-term stability and the modern transformation of the Chinesenation.
The Echo of History and the Choice ofthe Future
From Trump to Biden, the Transformationof the US Government’s China Strategy isunquestionably a heavyweight academic work, rooted in a turbulent reality,deeply retracing a tumultuous past, and attempting to cast a ray of rationallight upon a fog-shrouded future. With an almost epic narrative, and by virtueof its masterful command of a sea of information, it systematically weavestogether, structurally organizes, and incisively analyzes the earth-shatteringtransformation of U.S. China strategy over the past eight pivotal years. Thebook not only profoundly reveals the complex and diverse driving factors,multi-dimensional manifestations, and intertwined internal and external impactsbehind this historic great transformation, but also, with a calm and vigilantpen, unsparingly points out the enormous risks and potential disasters that acontinued slide toward full strategic confrontation could bring to bothcountries and even the entire world.
What is even morecommendable is that, beyond its rigorous and objective academic analysis andstrategic assessment, the book's lines are consistently imbued with a deephumanistic aspiration and sense of historical responsibility—a hope thatU.S.-China relations can emerge from the shadow of history and rediscoverrationality and friendship, and that the entire world can return to peace,stability, and common prosperity.
Ofcourse, we must acknowledge that, as a work written from a specificperspective, certain viewpoints, judgments, and value assessments in the book(especially its interpretation and critique of China's internal politicaldevelopment and ideological direction, and the profound hopes it places onChina's choice of a future national path) will inevitably bear the imprint ofthe author's own academic tradition, value system, and political vision.Nevertheless, as a serious work aimed at promoting cross-culturalunderstanding, warning of geopolitical risks, and calling for rationalcooperation between great powers, it undoubtedly provides all readers concernedwith U.S.-China relations and the future of the world with a crucial historicaltext for a comprehensive review and deep reflection on the dramatic evolutionof U.S.-China relations in recent years.
As the"great change unseen in a century" continues to deepen and humancivilization once again faces a major historical crossroads of where to go fromhere, this kind of profound reflection based on history and strategic foresightfocused on the future holds immeasurable value as a mirror and source ofinspiration for both the U.S. and China—two great nations shouldering specialinternational responsibilities—and for the peace, development, and prosperityof the entire international community. We have reason to expect that thepublication of this book can, as the author and publisher fervently hope, helpto promote the relationship between these two great nations to "cease itsdeterioration and move toward goodwill, returning from hostility tofriendship," and contribute a unique and precious share of wisdom andstrength to the joint building of a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainablecommunity with a shared future for mankind.
Thewheels of history roll inexorably forward. Making the right choice requires notonly wisdom but also courage.
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