CHINA US Focus - Perspectives shaping the world's most important bilateral relationship

As the relationships between China and its neighbors deteriorate, Doug Bandow argues that the Sino-US relationship has never been as important.

Recent actions by Japan and the United States risk enflaming an already tense situation surrounding the Diaoyu Islands. Given historical documentation and legal authority derived from international law, China’s claim to the Diaoyu Islands must be respected.

Considering the dominant position that the US alliance system has enjoyed in regional Asian security affairs, Asia-Pacific division can be expected, which will be a disaster not only for China, but also for the US, its regional allies and the world as a whole.