rejection of Western supremacy, appealing to those in the developing world already who subscribe to highly hostile to the United States a historical narrative the West in general and to in particular. Such a scenario would be damaging and counterproductive for both countries. Hence, intelligent self-interest should prompt the United States and China to exercise ideological self-restraint, resisting the temptation to universalize the distinctive features of their respective socioeconomic The U.S. role in Asia should be that of regional balancer, systems and to demonize each other. replicating the role played by the United Kingdom in intra-European politics during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The United States help Asian states avoid a struggle for regional domination by mediating conflicts and can and should offsetting power imbalances it should respect China's special historic among potential rivals. In doing so, and geopolitical role in maintaining stability Engaging with China in a on the Far Eastern mainland. dialogue regarding regional stability would not only help reduce the possibility of U.S.-Chinese conflicts but also diminish the probability of miscalculation between China and Japan, or India, China and and even at and Russia the United some point between China over the resources and independent status of the Central Asian states. Thus, States' balancing engagement in Asia is ultimately in China's interest, as well.
rejection of Western supremacy, appealing to those in the developing world who already subscribe to a historical narrative highly hostile to the West in general and to the United States in particular. Such a scenario would be damaging and counterproductive for both countries. Hence, intelligent self-interest should prompt the United States and China to exercise ideological self-restraint, resisting the temptation to universalize the distinctive features of their respective socioeconomic systems and to demonize each other. The U.S. role in Asia should be that of regional balancer, replicating the role played by the United Kingdom in intra-European politics during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The United States can and should help Asian states avoid a struggle for regional domination by mediating conflicts and offsetting power imbalances among potential rivals. In doing so, it should respect China's special historic and geopolitical role in maintaining stability on the Far Eastern mainland. Engaging with China in a dialogue regarding regional stability would not only help reduce the possibility of U.S.-Chinese conflicts but also diminish the probability of miscalculation between China and Japan, or China and India, and even at some point between China and Russia over the resources and independent status of the Central Asian states. Thus, the United States' balancing engagement in Asia is ultimately in China's interest, as well.
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