Commentary: U.S. childish paranoia only weakens ties with China

Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei (L front) talks with Indian representative at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 24, 2014. Twenty-first Asian countries that are willing to join AIIB as founding members on Friday signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing AIIB. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

BEIJING, March 13 -- The U.S. government has once again succumbed to its paranoiaover China by voicing almost reflective skepticism and doubt about the China-led AsianInfrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), after Britain announced its bid to join the bank.

Britain on Thursday announced the hope to become the first major Western country to jointhe Beijing-headquartered AIIB.

The bank was launched in Beijing in 2014 to boost investment in such sectors astransportation, energy and telecommunication.

Britain's announcement, however, received a frosty reception from Washington, whichraised concerns about whether the AIIB would have sufficiently high standards ongovernance, and environmental and social safeguards.

The response of the U.S. government exhibited nothing but a childish paranoia towardsChina, which, however, is not quite surprising, as Washington has indulged itself in thatdistrusting mind-set for years.

Some U.S. politicians tend to see every move China has made with deep suspicion.Sometimes they just could not restrain the urge to make carping and irresponsiblecomments when it comes to issues related with the rapidly emerging Asian country.

They tend to turn a habitual blind eye to the constructive efforts made by China, and thereis no exception when it comes to the country's initiative on building the Silk Road EconomicZone and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road brought up in 2013 as well as the Silk RoadFund designed for financing the initiative.

It seems that the U.S. government needs to be reminded that bias and a deep-rootedstrategic distrust towards China are by no means helpful in forging a healthy relationshipwith the country.

And such deep suspicion, or paranoia, could only prevent the two countries from narrowingdown their differences and expanding cooperation in various fields, and eventuallyjeopardize efforts in building a new type of major-country relations.

It's imperative for Washington to change its mind-set and get rid of the China paranoia.

After all, what the two countries really need is a new model of mutually beneficialrelationship featured by cooperation and win-win results, which could bring tangiblebenefits to the peoples of both nations.

And that could only be achieved through hard works, joint efforts and, more importantly,mutual trust. 

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