The White House released 27 Obama administration’s national security strategy report. Obama will be in the military as diplomatic efforts to report invalid in case of last resort, which the Bush administration’s “preemptive strike” strategy is a significant change in comparison.
This is 16 months after taking office, Obama issued the first national security strategy report. Obama tried to get rid of unpopular Bush administration policy of unilateralism and called for cooperation partners in the United States expanded from the traditional ally of China, India and other emerging powers. In this 52-page report, Obama mentioned 10 times in China, asked many with China, but that does not give up control of China’s military power and human rights in China, “points an accusing finger.”
“U.S. National Security Strategy” released once every four years, the U.S. military, diplomatic, economic and other guiding documents. The last report was launched in 2006, the Bush administration.
Emerging forces
Play a more important role in China
During Bush unilateralism advocated vary, Obama believes that must face the world, the responsibility of the new century can not be borne solely by the Americans. U.S. concerned about the strength of growth in emerging countries, mentioned many times in China, India and Russia on the world stage began to play a more important role.
● Expert Interpretation
The United States realized that can not go it alone
Zhang Guoqing, American expert on Chinese Academy of Social Sciences pointed out that, due to the strength of other powers in the narrow gap between the United States aware of its many problems can not go it alone, Obama changed to the “international cooperation” in the line, the purpose of maintaining or its hegemonic position. Big tone in the international cooperation, the United States and India hope to take advantage of emerging economies, political influence to solve the United States is currently facing a number of geopolitical conflict.
Cooperation with China
Ready access to soft launch cooperation
Obama statement in the report are willing to reach a way to deal with China, hoping the soft manner through dialogue and cooperation with China, trying to establish a “positive, constructive and extensive” cooperation. Report, the United States will use with China’s new strategic economic dialogue mechanism established to strengthen military exchanges with China to reduce distrust.
● Expert Interpretation
Hope to share more international affairs, China
Zhang Guoqing said that the U.S. repeatedly mentioned in the report that China is inevitable, there are economic interests between China and the convergence point, the United States more and more emphasis on cooperation and dialogue with China, hoping to invite more international affairs, China’s share . In fact, the Chinese how to participate, how much to play the impact of this initiative is to some extent controlled by China’s own hands.
Against China
Continue to monitor military developments
Report that the world is full of a variety of threats, the rise of China also showed apprehension. Continuation of the United States in the past and refuse to give up control of China’s military development and human rights in China, “points an accusing finger.”
● Expert Interpretation
Attitude toward China has two sides are afraid of being overtaken
Zhang Guoqing said that the U.S. has held the dual character of China. On the one hand the interests of the broader economic and other fields hope to strengthen cooperation, on the other hand fear the rise of the strong momentum of China’s catch, preventing the Chinese holds a heart. In addition, the United States does not give up on human rights in China to “find fault” is also a kind of disruption of their sight, distracting behavior, purpose and strategic competition. According to Legal Evening News
Obama’s new strategy for change where
Compared with Bush’s security strategy, Obama’s new strategy has four major changes.
1. Give up the “preemptive strike” as a cornerstone.
2. Expand the “national security” concept of the extension, emphasizing the economy, education, science and technology, energy, national security.
3. To abandon the Bush administration “war on terror,” saying that the enemies of the United States is not Jihad, or Islamic, but “base” and its followers.
4. Emphasized that the United States national security, domestic terrorism threat. Also network security risks, climate change, the United States dependence on fossil fuels included in the national security threat list.
October 20, Taiwan’s military scheduled the annual publication “National Defense Report” (hereinafter referred to as “the Report”). As cross-strait relations in the Ma Ying-jeou “government” After taking office, becoming relaxed, “the report” the extent to attract the eye gradually lower. Nevertheless, this “red tape” shown by some of the new content and new formulation, or by the media attention.