Monday, May 9

Chinese-American strategic dialogue

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Chinese-American strategic dialogue

Begin in Washington on Monday a new round of Chinese-American strategic dialogue is expected to address sensitive issues, including security issues, and the future of bilateral relations with the approaching U.S. presidential election next year, and the handover of power in China's new leadership.
 
According to the analytical paper of the Institute of Stratfor, the U.S., this meeting is of exceptional importance related to international circumstances and the internal situation in both countries in addition to economic issues of common concern.
 
The institute says that the meeting be chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Premier Dai Bingguo will talk to the path of a new security in the strategic relations between the two countries on the basis of the proposal made by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates during his visit to Beijing earlier this year.
 
Security issuesReveal and Stratfor paper, citing U.S. sources familiar with the meeting will address issues of security strategy had not been addressed previously because of strained relations in some stages and lack of confidence between the parties.
 
Among the topics sensitive security that will be discussed nuclear deterrence and disarmament, and weapons such as missiles, strategic and qualitative development of the Chinese armed forces and develop its naval capabilities.
 
U.S. Defense Secretary Gates during his visit to China earlier this year (Reuters)The attention of the Institute drew attention to the issues relating to armaments China was and still is a sensitive issue for Beijing for its keenness to not addressed in any talks of Foreign Affairs to develop its military capabilities, which was the subject of widespread criticism specifically of the West's accusation Beijing a lack of transparency and its quest to expand its regional influence that threatens the security and stability is reflected negatively in the international arena.
 
Indicates specialists at the Institute of Stratfor that Washington is seeking to put points on the characters in its relations with Beijing for several fundamental considerations limit the development of the first Chinese military in the international system led by the United States.
 
Serious pitfallsHowever, in the same time, draws the paper to Stratfor points is very important in themselves constitute a serious bump for strategic dialogue between Washington and Beijing, the most important U.S. military support for Taiwan, which China considers part of its national sovereignty.
 
What enhances this possibility is that China - while she was receiving U.S. Defense Secretary last January - has launched a new aircraft is not detected by radar sorties trial which gave the impression that the leadership of China's military is not in one position with the political leadership on U.S. relations.
 
There is an additional point will be on the agenda of the strategic dialogue which is the period before the Beijing Declaration and the ability to reach initial operational ballistic missile anti-ship, and its re-restoration of a former Soviet aircraft carrier to serve in its navy for training purposes.
 
Despite the confirmation of the report of the Stratfor that the evolving capacities of the Chinese military does not pose an imminent threat to the interests of the United States, they at the same time highlights the fast technological development of China at the military level and in a manner suggesting that the gap strategy quality in terms of the balance of power is no longer significant.