Ted Galen Carpenter says that prior to the attacks the Bush administration was shifting its military and diplomatic focus from Europe to Asia, and because of the Hainan Island aircraft collision incident, had already had numerous contacts with mainland China. But the terrorist attack should draw American attention back to the Persian Gulf. The US will seek mainland Chinese cooperation, which can only be good news for Beijing.
「卡圖研究所」副會長卡本特分析，雖然布希政府上台後，外交與軍事的重點已由歐洲漸移往亞洲，並因軍機擦撞事件與中共有頻繁的互動，然而恐怖攻擊事件的發生，卻立即讓美國將焦點集中在波斯灣地區，東亞情勢相形將以追求穩定為要，這對北京來說無疑是好消息。