Graham Allison, a well-known American scholar of international politics, warned in a recent interview with the US magazine "New York" that the United States' demonization of China may lead to a "stupid reaction."
Allison is a professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School and the author of the "Thucydides Trap" theory. "New York" magazine said that at present, the two major political parties in the United States have "a reflex-like anti-China posture" and asked Allison for his views on this.
Allison replied that the danger of demonizing China is that it "both overestimates and underestimates China's challenge," which could lead to a "stupid reaction." For example, some members of the U.S. Congress are dissatisfied with Biden's attempt to resume engagement and dialogue with China.
Allison pointed out that the purpose of communication between the United States and China is, on the one hand, to clarify the real differences, and on the other hand, to eliminate confusion or misunderstanding and avoid miscalculations, which have historically led some countries into wars that they did not want.
The good news, Allison said, is that the leaders of the United States and China have had a "long, serious, candid dialogue." In his opinion, this is a big sign of success.
*:Xinhua.
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