The USA has been an ally of China for many decades. The first alliance was set up in the Nixon-Mao time.
The genius behind it was Henry Kissinger, one of the greatest diplomats of the USA.
Deng Xiao Ping - the economic political genius behind China's economic take-off in the 1970s and 1980s - also based his strategy on this China-USA alliance (on the economic level).
Deng Xiao Ping had two tracks to his foreign economic policy:
i) USA foreign investment into China - inviting USA companies in - from a wide range of sectors;
ii) Creating free enterprise zones in China in which foreign companies could 'exploit' China workers and its cheap conditions - in the way they wanted without any serious restrictions.
This China-USA alliance benefited China in the most dramatic way with a massive boost to its economic growth - as well as making it into a global economic super-power.
The USA also had benefits. It made mass cheap goods available to US consumers - and helped reduce the prices of many consumer goods. This freed the consumers to spend more of their money on 'luxury/leisure/lifestyle' (my 3 Ls) items.
I want to challenge the left and anti-imperialist ('third world' view in Mao's famous phrase - of developing countries) stereotype that USA is an economic evil. On the contrary, it has been one of the biggest practical helpers for developing countries. China was a major beneficiary. It has totally changed its global position in the world. So it is more a privilege to have had the alliance with the USA than in any way an evil - for China, in particular.
I am sure lots of other developing countries have really benefited from an alliance with the USA. Myths about the USA's evil role in the world - do not live up to any serious examination - specifically in the field of economics or even democracy.
I hope the left and anti-imperialist will thank the USA properly for helping China to rise in the world.
Note
Photo: Atma Singh with President Bill Clinton.
My analysis started off in this area - with my work:' An Asian Century Manifesto: Global Political Economy of the 21st Century' (2008).
This was produced in 2008 after my role, as a top expert Policy Adviser (Asian Affairs) to the Mayor of London 2000-2007, in which I created a new strategic approach to Asia by London as one of the leading cities of the world (world class city) - involving a major change in institutional thinking across the city. This resulted in substantial economic benefits to London and its global position.
A text copy of this book is available too.
https://sites.google.com/site/anasiancenturymanifesto/
