U.S-China Power Transition and Asian Regional System

　　Abstract: The regional system is not only an integral part of upholding global hegemony, but also the foundation from which a rising power moves to great-power status.Additionally, the regional system is not merely related to state power and power allocation, but also functions as a smelter shaping state’s attitudes, ideas and the particular characteristics of the identities in play.In essence, the regional system is the most significant level of which dynamics and consequences, patterns and features of power transition are determined.China’s Peaceful Rise or American’ Pivot to Asia, that is, the process of power transition, is a strong indication of how a regional system can shape the change in relative power, identity positioning and policy options between great powers.From this point of view, the peaceful prospect of Sino-American power transition not only rests with bilateral relations and foreign policies, but depends on the development of Asian regional system and order with its inherent dynamics.The more sustainable and constructive regional order and institutions could help to ease the dilemma from power transition and stabilize the global order and the great power relations between the U.S. and China.

　　About the Author: Ma Rongjiu is an Associate Professor at the School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University