첨예화하는 미중 가치 갈등과 러시아의 전략 입지

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The purpose of this article is to examine some key questions related to the premise of the “value alliance” that emerged as the biggest difference from the Trump period in the foreign policy of the Biden administration and the reasons that support the premise. The results of the review of the questions raised are as follows. First, the non-Western values pursued by China and the socialist model with Chinese characteristics do not pose a threat to American (Western) values such as freedom and human rights and democracies. Second, the intention of the US-led value alliance to counter the Chinese threat is to contain China's power and influence. Here, the value implies the characteristics of an ideological tool to maximize the size of alliance/coalition. Third, the practical direction of the Biden-style value competition is highly likely to be an approach that flexibly mixes competition and confrontation, that is, a competition that utilizes a maximized coalition of friendly countries and a Cold War-style confrontation coexist. Fourth, the extent of agreement between China and Russia in terms of values and civilization is narrow rather than broad. Finally, it would be more realistic to view Russia's strategic positioning in the context of the sharpened US-China value conflict as open rather than fixed or closed as it is.

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