China-U.S. Strategic Relations on the“Western Front”

In geopolitical terms, despite its broader global significance, the interaction between a rising China and a hegemonic America, had nevertheless all along been confined largely to East Asia, or the “Eastern Front,” where issues like the Taiwan question, the nuclear program of the DPRK as well as bilateral trade, economic and military exchanges attracted the attention of observers or analysts. However, the scope of this strategic interaction has rapidly spread from East Asia to the Arc o…