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目前美国和中国的关系正变得越来越敌对和紧张。中国的共产党官员指责美国恃强凌弱，企图将中国打得落花流水。在美国方面，乔-拜登总统正在对半导体和其他商品颁布严厉的、不断扩大的禁运，目的是减缓中国的创新，保持美国的技术优势。中国也认为美国在亚洲的军事联盟是试图将他们包围在自己的自然影响范围内。
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为了维护和平，双方都提出了不同的战略。美国建议限制经济脱钩，并避免在爆发点周围的军事主导权。中国提议在数千家公司之间保持常规接触，以缩小地缘政治鸿沟。此外，双方都必须抵制诱惑，不采用使自己更像专制对手的策略。
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最后，21世纪的决定性较量不仅涉及武器和芯片，而且涉及价值观。美国必须清楚，它的争端是与中国政府，而不是与中国人民，而且它坚持开放、平等对待所有人和法治的价值观，以保持其盟友的忠诚。
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The current relationship between the United States and China is becoming increasingly hostile and strained. Communist Party officials in China accuse America of bullying and attempting to beat China to death. On the U.S. side, President Joe Biden is enacting a tough and widening embargo on semiconductors and other goods, aiming to slow Chinese innovation and maintain American technological supremacy. China also views America’s military alliances in Asia as an attempt to encircle them within their own natural sphere of influence.
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In order to maintain peace, both sides have proposed different strategies. The U.S. has proposed limiting economic decoupling and avoiding military dominance around flashpoints. China has proposed maintaining routine contact between thousands of firms in order to narrow the geopolitical divide. In addition, both sides must resist the temptation to resort to tactics that make them more like their autocratic opponent.
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Finally, the defining contest of the 21st century is not only about weapons and chips, but also about values. America must be clear that its dispute is with China’s government, not the Chinese people, and that it is sticking to its values of openness, equal treatment of all and the rule of law in order to maintain the loyalty of its allies.