鐘聲：“兩面性”有損中美戰略互信

“兩面性”有損中美戰略互信
Duplicity of US in Relations with China Hurts Bilateral Ties

鐘聲
Zhong Sheng

日前，美國國防部發表2016年度《中國軍事與安全發展態勢報告》，再次毫無根據地渲染“中國軍事威脅”“中國軍力不透明”，對中國國防政策以及中國在東海、南海的合法行動肆意歪曲。這樣一份充斥傲慢與偏見的報告，遭到中方堅決反對，中方按照自身需求和規劃進行國防建設的步伐更不可能因此受到絲毫影響。
The U.S. Department of Defense recently issued a report on China-related military and security developments for 2016. The report once again fans the theory of the “China Threat,” complete with accusations of insufficient transparency in military power. It also twists China’s defense policies in the South China a has voiced strong opposition to such a prejudiced report. Regardless of the report’s content, China’s national defense will not be affected by any of the accusations.

“通過閱讀史書可以發現，比起沒有自己的軍隊且未做好準備的國家，擁有自己的軍隊且時刻準備着的國家要成功得多。”美軍方高層人士不久前接受《紐約時報》採訪時曾這樣爲手下部隊時刻準備“今夜就開戰”做辯護。美國擁有當今世界最強大軍事實力，尚且這般“居安思危”。中國爲維護國家獨立、主權和領土完整開展正當國防建設，有什麼不對之處？五角大樓又憑什麼隨意散佈中國“軍事威脅”？
“In reading history, it is those countries with militaries who are prepared and ready that fare much better than countries that have no militaries and aren’t,” said a U.S. senior military official in a recent interview with the New York Times, claiming that his forces must be ready “to fight tonight.”As the strongest military power in the world, the U.S. has always been extremely cautious. For the same reason, China’s national defense, the purpose of which is to safeguard China’s independence, sovereignty and territories, is totally reasonable. The so-called China Threat is a lie.

中國始終不渝走和平發展道路，奉行防禦性國防政策，是維護亞太乃至世界和平穩定的積極力量。五角大樓以抹黑中國爲底色的報告，映射出的是華盛頓發展對華關係時始終難以擺脫的兩面性。
Contributing to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, China has always followed the path of peaceful development and pragmatic national defense. The report issued by the Pentagon does nothing more than reflect the U.S. government’s two-facedness when dealing with China.

“美方願同中方一道，以建設性方式妥善處理好兩國之間的問題”“美國無意破壞中國的穩定，無意遏制中國，支持中國改革進程”“美國歡迎中國和平崛起。一個穩定、繁榮的中國，不僅符合中國人民利益，也符合美國和國際社會利益”……這都是近年來美國作出的鄭重承諾。華盛頓近來的種種言行，包括拿“人權牌”干涉中國內政、在南海問題上頻頻挑起事端、無端攻擊中國國防建設等，顯然和上述承諾對不上號，攜帶着十足的負能量。
In recent years, the U.S. has made solemn commitments to manage differences and sensitive issues in a constructive manner. U.S. President Barack Obama once said that the U.S. welcomes China’s peaceful rise, and a strong and prosperous China can help bring stability and prosperity to the region and the ver, Washington has since then done a great deal of interfering with China’s internal affairs under the banner of “human rights,” provoking conflicts in the South China Sea and defaming China’s national defense.

不管美國種種言行緣自對國際格局轉換的焦慮，還是出於國內政治的盤算，其對中美戰略互信的損害是顯而易見的。中美共同構建新型大國關係，至關重要的就是強化戰略互信。中美要成功避開“修昔底德陷阱”，需要富有政治智慧和歷史擔當的頂層設計，更需要體現這種智慧和擔當的實際行動。“中美需要健康的競爭而非高風險和高代價的競爭，需要擴大合作。”這是華盛頓一位前高官今年早些時候講過的一句話，相信這種現實感在美國政壇還是有相當代表性的。問題是，宏大的戰略性判斷，要有足夠的戰略定力來支撐。恣意妄爲，看上去似乎是基於實力的超級自信，其實透出的底虛不僅當事人心知肚明，旁觀者一樣看得清楚。
What the U.S. has done, no matter if it was out of anxiety or due to a miscalculation in its domestic politics, has damaged the mutual trust between China and the U.S.“China and the U.S. need to expand cooperation and healthy competition…[avoiding] high risk and cost,” said a senior official in Washington early this year. This statement represents the overall belief of most U.S. politicians, but such a vision requires strong willpower. It seems that the conceit of the U.S. comes from its confidence in its own power, but behind that veneer is obvious insecurity.