简介:Deterrenceandcoercionaretwokindsofstrategies,thelatterbeingmoreaggressivethantheformer.TheU.S.Asia-PacificRebalancingstrategyisanimportantdiplomaticlegacyofObama'sadministration.FortheissuesinvolvingtheDiaoyuIslands,theSouthChinaSea,cybersecurity,DPRK'snuclearprogram,andIran'snuclearprogram,theU.S.hascarriedoutmilitarydeterrenceandnon-forcecoercionagainstChina.Butgenerally,thesearelow-levelcoercivemeasuresanddistinctfromthesevereeconomicsanctionanddiplomaticisolationimposedbytheU.S.onRussia,Syria,DPRKandIraninrecentyears.ConcerningissueswheretheU.S.andChinaholddistinctviews,therewouldbelessstrategicleewayforthetwocountries.IftheU.S.istostrengthendeterrenceandcoerciontowardsChina,Chinacanrespondmoreactivelyandeffectively,butitwillbemoredifficulttobuildanewmodelofChina-U.S.major-countryrelationship.