Both the United States and China need to work together to improve their strategic relations. Despite differences in military power, both countries should work together to improve communication and cooperation on emerging strategic issues. This will avoid strategic miscalculations and misunderstandings. Both sides should engage with each other in various forms. Even though many of these exchanges are symbolic, it can have a positive impact on mutual trust. These stabilization tools are vital for managing and preventing differences, as well as avoiding wider crises and conflicts.
Disparities between U.S. Military Power and Chinese
The report details the differences in their military capabilities and argues the U.S. advantage is justified. It also points to the importance of limiting Chinese military development to protect U.S. national security interests. Numerous scholars and experts contributed to this report. Three of them were former Pentagon officials and military specialists.
All these experts and scholars are specialists in their areas. Ervin J. Kurter, former undersecretary to the state for foreign affairs and Robert S. Kapp are some of these experts. They are the presidents of the U.S. China Business Council which represents U.S. companies doing Chinese business. Thomas S. Foley is another notable figure, who was formerly the U.S. Ambassador to Japan and is a partner in Warburg Pincus, a Boston-based investment company. The study also includes an essay by Andrew Scobell, senior fellow at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.
Confidence gap among U.S. military and Chinese militaries
Despite China's impressive military modernization, its military capabilities remain behind those of the United States. China is far behind the United States when it comes to operational and military skills. However, China has made substantial progress in many key areas. RAND recently released a report that analyzed both the U.S.-Chinese militaries.
The report outlines various ways to evaluate the relative capabilities of the U.S. and Chinese militaries in the event of conflict. The report compares each country's performance at different points in history, from 1996 to 2017. It shows how one country compares to the other at various points in history, from 1996 to 2017.
Efforts to enhance cooperation between the two militaries
The two militaries are working together to establish a common mechanism to increase cooperation. This mechanism will include U.S. Forces, South Korean Forces, and other relevant agencies. It will also require close coordination between operations and intelligence activities. In addition, both militaries will support each other with their electronic and communications capabilities.
The U.S. Government and Japan will coordinate their intelligence and transport operations. This will make it possible to improve the effectiveness of both Armed Forces. They will cooperate to transport and supply airlift to Japan.
Trust deficit between both militaries
Despite the improvement in military relations between India & China, there is still a trust gap between the two countries. Due to this, both militaries continue being cautious in their interactions across Line of Actual Control. They have yet to settle their longstanding border dispute. Although the two countries enjoy close strategic relations with each other, suspicions over motives and intentions continue.
Although both militaries attempted to resolve the issue, little has been accomplished. Both sides continue deployments in depth areas with large numbers of troops. Both sides are trying to create infrastructure in the Ladakh region that will allow them continue military operations. The talks between the militaries have had only 10 rounds. Prior to the Galwan Valley clash, the first round was held.