Is West forming anti-China coalition?
Editor's note: A rising number of media reports say a new Western coalition may be in the making to counter China's rise and its increasing "sharp power". Is it true? What are the causes of the increasing conflicts between China and some major Western countries? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Experts follow:
No need to over-react over disagreements
The existing US alliances with some major countries may not necessarily be targeted at China. Perhaps their vigilance on China has strengthened because of the country's astounding development pace. For example, former US president Barack Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was an economic version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. And the "Indo-Pacific" strategy US President Donald Trump has proposed - with Japan, Australia and India - might play the same role as TPP.
