AheateddebatearoseonthenatureofChina-U.S.relationsamongscholarsinthetwocountries.Arethetwo"strategicpartners"?"Competitors"?"Neitherfriendsnorenemies"?Oreven"Potentialenemies"?Butlargelysince1997,alongwiththeestablishmentoftheframeworkfor"aconstructivestrategicpartnership",thedefinitionseemstohasbeenacceptedbythemainstreamintheChineseacadem-iccircle.Bycontrast,GovernorGeorge.W.Bush,theRepublicanpresidential
