Professor Xinbo Wu, Vice Dean of the Fudan Development Institute, suggested in an interview with World Affairs that the fundamental adjustment of U.S. global strategy over the past decade represents the most significant shift since the end of World War II. This cross-party structural transformation stems from the erosion of domestic social consensus and pressures from international multipolarity, with the U.S. moving from global expansion to focused offense, particularly targeting China. Although the Trump administration promoted overall retraction with local expansion with its Indo-Pacific strategy prioritizing economic gains, the fundamentals of strategic competition with China remain unchanged. The 2025 tariff war marked a turning point in U.S.-China competition, as Washington recognized the limitations of its tools against Beijing while China demonstrated countermeasures through critical resource leverage—prompting internal U.S. reflection and acceptance of the necessity for long-term peaceful coexistence, with signs of shifting dynamics in bilateral competition. On the Taiwan question, the U.S. must confront the historical trend of cross-strait unification and adjust its increasingly unrealistic policy framework. Wu emphasized that major powers like China and the U.S. should focus on global responsibilities through pragmatic cooperation, while researchers must continue addressing substantive issues and maintaining people-to-people exchanges to preserve bilateral relationship resilience.

Translated by Yiqian YANG

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