Do you think the U.S.'s post-9/11 strategy has been beneficial to China?

 

[Courtesy of Indiana University]

Since 9/11, both the crisis management mechanism and dialogue between the Chinese and U.S. military have been strengthened. China is no longer simply a regional power; it is playing an increasingly important role in global affairs. The U.S. has realized that in order to ensure its sphere of influence internationally, it has to cooperate with China. However, the U.S. has disagreed with China on defining 'terrorism.' The two countries have different attitudes towards certain organizations. For example, they haven't reached consensus on the East Turkistan Islamic Movement. The root for these [disagreements] lies in ideological differences.  —Zhang, Accountant, Kunming, Yunnan Province

China also has taken more effective measures to combat terrorism in coordination and cooperation with the US. Also, the US is the largest single market of Chinese exports, which has assured the peaceful development of Chinese economy.  —Zhou, Research Fellow, Shanghai

Fighting against terrorism is beneficial to all countries. Under the leadership of the U.S., countries are paying more attention to terrorism and have carried out close cooperation. From this perspective, [the War on Terror] is beneficial to China. From another perspective, the U.S.'s policies also perpetuate its global dominance, as the U.S. gains control of energy and other resources. This will have impact on China and other developing countries.  —Huang, Teacher, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

[9/11] has allowed China to present itself as a benign power and enforce its own viewpoints on sovereignty. Since Iraq was a failure, China's standpoint on America's actions was grounded. Furthermore, US involvement in such conflicts has certainly sped up its economic decline. However, it has also increased the amount of pressure on China, maybe not at home but definitely abroad. The UN ruling to intervene in Libya could have been blocked by China. By abstaining they basically guaranteed Libya's fate.  —Stuart, Copy Editor, Beijing

North Korea was the biggest winner.  —David, Banking Industry, San Diego, USA

It's hard to say. Nothing can influence China except itself.  —Wang, Program Manager, Beijing