A response to Yong Deng: power, perception, and the cultural lens.

Professor Deng Yong's article discusses three important aspects of Sino-American relations. First, China has changed its belief from the beginning of the post--Cold War era that U.S. preponderance would be a temporary phenomenon to its acceptance today that such preponderance will endure. Second, although the United States has no grand strategy, China believes that Washington does have a master plan--one aimed at global domination.

Third, such a perception on China's part has caused uneasiness and affected China's foreign policy. A key point Deng proposes is that China's ...

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