With its relative powerwanes,the United States'hegemony faces a transition towards frag-mentation and issue-based focus.Among the various security issues,water resources have be-come an important component of US national security due to their sensitivity.In 2022,the United States successively released the"White House Action Plan on Global Water Security"and the second"US Global Water Strategy",which set out the strategic goals,principles,priorities,implementation paths,and project planning for the United States in the global wa-ter resources sector in the coming period.The new changes in priorities,key regions,and implementation pathways are not only likely to have a significant impact on the competition between China and the US in the water resources sector but also may disrupt cooperation be-tween China and its neighboring countries in the field of water resources.China needs to strengthen monitoring,analysis,and scientific planning,and continuously adjust and opti-mize its policies and pathways for water resources cooperation and governance with neighbor-ing countries to mitigate the risks posed by US competition in water resources.
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