ABSTRACT
The Sino-U.S. relationship in the last years of the Bush administration is seen as one of “complexity,” reflected in the three aspects of mutual perceptions, interest-based interactions and institutionalized management. Both countries have recognized the multidimensions and the importance of bilateral relations and have tried to maintain a constructive cooperation. While mutual interdependence has played an increasingly important role in countries’ policy-making, regional and global interdependence as well as competition have made dialogues and frictions around building regional and global orders an important issue in bilateral relations. The institutionalization of Sino-U.S. relations has moved forward as mechanisms of the complex bilateral and multilateral management have taken initial shape to provide a certain degree of institutional guarantee in building up confidence, dispelling suspicion, and preventing and managing crises.
