Akdağ, Zekeriyya2024-08-042024-08-0420232822-3160https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2022.22047https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1183948https://hdl.handle.net/11616/88791The US–China relations are increasingly important for international politics. It is a matter of curi- osity what kind of relationship the United States, which is still the hegemonic power, will have with the rising China. As an unexpected event, the 9/11 attacks changed the foreign policy priorities of the United States. Likewise, these attacks caused a significant change in the normal course of China–US relations. This study aimed to respond to the question of how the 9/11 attacks and the events that followed impacted China–US relations. In this study, it is claimed that the 9/11 attacks delayed the rise of China as a top priority in the US foreign policy for a long time. It is argued that the 9/11 attacks prevented the formation of a consistent policy against China. The 9/11 attacks and the developments afterward delayed the US view of China as a strategic competitor.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle27217217910.5152/JSSI.2022.220471183948