我認為接下來這半年，是美中關係的重大觀察階段。

首先要觀察的是，雙方的新任派駐大使。

川普在2020大選前夕換掉美國駐中國大使Terry Branstad，陣前換將是一個很不尋常的舉動，尤其是Branstad做了四年。而這個懸缺，目前預計是由國務院資深外交官Nicholas Burns接任。

在中國的部分，崔天凱從2013年起做了八年，已於今年上個月卸任，預計接任的同樣是職業外交官出身的秦剛。

換言之，美中兩國都換掉了做了四年跟八年的大使，接下來由新人上任。

這兩位新人，有個共同特色，就是皆為職業外交官出身。

秦剛很年輕，才55歲。坦白說，中共外交體系願意給年輕人機會，這點也值得肯定。崔天凱當年派駐美國大使為61歲。

值得注意的是，秦剛是禮賓司長出身。搞protocol出身的人，身段必定柔軟，外交禮儀做到全套。

這樣特質的外交官，會繼續 #戰狼外交 路線嗎？

我覺得不會。

其實崔天凱也並非戰狼外交特質的人。中共的戰狼外交，有名的就是趙立堅、耿爽及劉曉明等人。川普時期，龐畢歐對中國數度嚴詞批評，崔天凱在推特等公開社群媒體展現的，幾乎都是身段柔軟的態度。

而Burns也很特殊，他在柯林頓時期擔任過國務院發言人及駐希臘大使，在小布希時期擔任過駐北約大使。Burns的任命，代表拜登將把美中關係拉回職業外交官體系來處理，不會再像川普/龐畢歐時期那樣大鳴大放。

Burns的北約經歷，對中國來說是一個警訊。

為何？因為北約NATO最有名的精神就是北約憲章第五條關於集體防禦的條文：

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all.

簡單說，你攻擊其中一個會員國，將被視為對全體會員國的攻擊。

拜登任命Burns來處理對中國議題，咸認是看重他在北約的經驗，以及與美國大西洋盟友的關係。

對中國而言，未來的美中關係處理，某程度上將必須在多邊架構下來處理。

另外，值得分享的是，華爾街日報在6/29有篇關於戰狼外交的有趣文章，標題是「中國想停歇戰狼外交，但國族主義不准」

China’s Effort to Tame ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats Is Stymied by Nationalism

次標很有趣，它寫著：

「在百年黨慶前夕，中共試圖處理它在國內備受愛戴但同時在國外卻聲名狼藉的臭名。」

Nearing its 100th birthday, the Communist Party struggles to manage a contrast between its popularity at home and its stained reputation abroad.

我認為，中共某程度上已經注意到戰狼外交已經對中國的國際形象形成負債 (liability)，只是覆水難收，國族主義引燃的小粉紅恐怕不容許中國外交官在國際低聲下氣。習近平的百年黨慶演說，某程度上也是在安撫這些國族主義份子的不安。

小結一下，美中關係再來進行結構性盤整，雙方交由職業外交官體系來交手，多邊主義將扮演一定角色。

台灣社會看待對美關係，已不能再像川普時期那樣，動輒以放大特定人物的大內宣形式來看待。

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It was a record setting night for 6'0" USA guard Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers). Iverson scored a USA Olympic Qualifying single game record 28 points (surpassing Gary Payton's previous mark of 25 points set July 19, 1999, versus the Dominican Republic) and made a USA single game record seven 3-pointers (besting Tim Hardaway's record of five made 3-pointers set against Argentina, July 17, 1999) to lead the USA to a 111-71 victory over Canada (2-2) Monday night in the first game of second round action at the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The win improved the USA to 5-0, 4-0 in second round standings and upped the Americans' Olympic qualifying tournament win streak to 20 consecutive games.

The U.S. earned the win without its leading scorer, Tracy McGrady (Orlando Magic), who did not play because of a tight back. McGrady is listed as day-to-day.

The USA will look to continue its winning ways Tuesday in a much anticipated 5:00 p.m. (EDT) game against Argentina (3-1). Last year at the FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, it was Argentina who put a halt to the USA senior team's remarkable 58 game win streak that dated back to the 1992 Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Meeting on Sept. 4, 2002, in second round action, Argentina shocked the Americans 87-80 and went on to finish 81 and claimed the silver medal at the World Championship, but only after falling 8477 in overtime to Yugoslavia in the gold medal game.

"It was a good feeling because I felt every shot was going in," said Iverson, who shot 10-for-13 for the night and was 7-for-8 from 3-point. "Usually when I get in a 'zone,' I am getting some layups and jumpers and maybe some threes. But tonight, they were all behind the arc.

"The last one...I just felt like it was going in, because all the rest of them went in. I felt like everything I put up was going in," Iverson added

"I never saw that!" said USA mentor Larry Brown (Detroit Pistons) when asked if he recalled ever seeing Iverson shoot like that from 3-point. "I've been with him for six years but this has been the best two weeks he's ever played. Just trying to do the right thing, taking what's available.

"We don't go to him like we went to him in Philly. He would probably tell you, it's fun playing because when you're open here, everybody shares the ball. I think he makes other players better and the people around him, make him better. That was an amazing shooting display. I don't think there was any doubt. Any of his shots! Even the last one, when I was trying to get him out. He just got in a rhythm and I didn't see him force one shot. He just took what was there."

After falling behind the U.S. 12-7, Canada out scored the USA 21-9 over the first quarter's final 5:43 to grab a 28-21 advantage. In need of a spark, the USA got it from Ray Allen (Seattle SuperSonics) who came in off the bench and accounted for 10 points during a 15-3 run by the Americans that saw them take charge 36-31 with 5:21 to play before half. Canada cut the lead to 38-36, but the USA then reeled off 11 consecutive points, four coming from Vince Carter (Toronto Raptors), to increase its lead to 49-36. When the USA retired to its locker room at halftime, it was ahead 51-39.

Canada, which hit 42.9 percent of its shots in the first quarter, was stymied in quarter two and made just 3-of-15 (20.0 percent) of its field goal attempts. The USA made a blistering 12-of-20 shots for a 60.0 percent shooting touch in the second quarter.

The third quarter was all Iverson. Hitting his first 3-pointer with 7:41 to play, by the end of the third quarter Iverson had found the bottom of the net from beyond the 3-point line seven times, including a 35-footer with less than a second remaining as the USA had surged ahead 82-59. The lights-out shooting continued in the fourth quarter and the U.S. sailed in for the 111-71 victory.

Allen Iverson finally shook his shadow and shook up the NBA Finals.

Hounded by unheralded Tyronn Lue, Iverson scored seven of his 48 points in a one-minute span of overtime as the Philadelphia 76ers stunned the Los Angeles Lakers with a 107-101 victory in the opener of the NBA Finals.

Iverson scored 30 points in a scintillating first half, letting everyone know that the 76ers were going to be more than another pushover for the powerful Lakers. His late flurry silenced the Staples Center and unceremoniously ended Los Angeles' run at a perfect postseason.

"Anybody that bet on it, some broke people out there," Iverson said. "I'm glad nobody didn't bet their life on it 'cause they definitely would be dead right now."

Instead, the Sixers -- double-digit underdogs -- are very much alive as they again displayed their heroic heart.

"Our guys just try hard," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "This is kind of unexpected but it's neat."

In between Iverson outbursts, Lue stymied the NBA Most Valuable Player for nearly 20 minutes, using his quickness to prevent Iverson from even getting the ball, let alone shoot it. He had spent the last two practices impersonating Iverson and apparently got pretty good at it.

"I just try to deny him the ball as much as possible, because when he does get the ball, the best penetrator in the game is going to be hard to stop," Lue said. "We were trying to keep the ball out of his hands as much as possible."

"He was holding me the whole time," Iverson said.

But the third-year reserve let his guard down for just a second and it cost the Lakers. Iverson's two free throws pulled the Sixers within 99-98 with 1:46 remaining and the Lakers called a timeout.

Lue drove and threw up a wild shot as he fell out of bounds. The Sixers rebounded and Iverson ran out in transition. With Lue nowhere in sight, he drilled a 3-pointer that gave Philadelphia the lead for good at 101-99 with 1:19 left.

"That was really the knife that wounded us," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said.

Rick Fox spoiled a solid game by throwing away a pass and Iverson made a step-back baseline jumper for a 103-99 lead with 47 seconds to go.

Kobe Bryant, who shot poorly and could not defend Iverson, hit a baseline jumper with 33 seconds to play. But Eric Snow, whose runner late in the fourth quarter saved the Sixers, made a similar shot to seal it with 10 seconds left.

On the eve of his 26th birthday, Iverson made 18-of-41 shots and 9-of-9 free throws, adding six assists and five steals. Playing his first NBA Finals game, his explosion offset 44 points and 20 rebounds by Shaquille O'Neal as he won the duel between the league's last two MVPs.

The Lakers rallied from a 15-point third-quarter deficit only to blow a five-point overtime lead as they lost for the first time since April 1, a span of 20 games. They had come into this series as huge favorites, having romped through the postseason with 11 straight wins by an average of more than 15 points.

"I'm kind of relieved it's over in some ways but but it does put some pressure on us to get a win on our home court," Jackson said. "We've got to go out on Friday night and find a way to get this series tied up."

The Sixers came in with no one expecting them to win a game, let alone the series. But they used their trademark toughness to do in just one game what the weak knees of the Western Conference could not do in 11 -- beat the Lakers.

"They thought we were gonna get swept and that was like a slap in the face to us," Iverson said.

Game Two is Friday at Los Angeles. Philadelphia is trying to knock off the defending champions and win its first title in 18 years.

"Now it's a series," O'Neal said.

However, Philadelphia may have to try a little harder. Guard Aaron McKie, who did a superb job of defending Bryant, suffered a chip fracture of his right ankle but is probable for Friday.

Both Iverson and O'Neal abused a series of defenders. Iverson sent starter Derek Fisher to a permanent seat on the bench and also had his way with Bryant before Lue came on.

"You can't take anything away from Tyronn Lue," Iverson admitted. "A lot of guys go out against a player that's named MVP of the regular season and won't give it his all, act like he's scared. But he gave his team a great lift."

O'Neal met some resistance from Mutombo but manhandled Matt Geiger and Todd MacCulloch at the end of the third quarter. He made 17-of-28 shots but just 10-of-22 from the line.

Most of O'Neal's offense came against single coverage from Dikembe Mutombo, who sat down with foul trouble for most of the third quarter but still contributed 13 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks.

His presence allowed Philadelphia to swarm to Bryant, who had an awful game with just 15 points, on 7-of-22 shooting, and six turnovers.

"They got into Kobe's body, and bodied him on the dribble, stripped the ball when he picked it up," Jackson said. "He really didn't clear himself for shots very easily tonight."

Snow scored 13 points and injury-hampered Matt Geiger provided an unexpected 10 for the Sixers, who shot 48 percent (40-of-83) and missed just two of 25 free throws, which came at the worst possible time.

O'Neal's dunk off a feed from Bryant with 1:57 left in the fourth quarter gave the Lakers a 94-92 lead, their first since midway through the second period.

Snow answered with his first running jumper and the Sixers had a chance to take the lead when Mutombo rebounded a miss by Snow and was fouled with 34 seconds to go. But he missed both after Philadelphia had hit its first 19 from the line.

Bryant and Snow missed, sending it to overtime, where it looked like the Lakers were ready to win. O'Neal threw in a hook, Bryant spun for a layup and O'Neal split a pair from the line for a 99-94 lead.

The Sixers looked dead when Raja Bell found himself trapped in the lane with the shot clock running down. But he pivoted and threw in a scoop shot with his left hand with 2:19 remaining, sparking the comeback.

Fox scored 19 points for the Lakers, who were playing for the first time in 10 days and shot 44 percent (40-of-90).

At the start, it looked like another Lakers landslide. A 16-0 burst capped by Bryant's first basket gave Los Angeles an 18-5 lead with 5 1/2 minutes to go -- and perhaps allowed complacency to set in.

"We watched games that they played when they jumped out on guys and guys just packed it in and stopped playing," Iverson said. "But we've been like that before. We've been in games where we started off slow and ended up winning."

Iverson scored 10 points in the rest of the period, then opened the second quarter with a jumper over Bryant for a 24-23 lead.

The Lakers still held a 38-36 lead midway through the second quarter when Jackson was hit with a technical foul for arguing a non-call against Mutombo.

Iverson made the foul shot, Geiger hit two jumpers to give the Sixers the lead at 41-40 and Iverson took over from there as he scored Philadelphia's last 15 points of the half, mostly off his trademark crossover dribble.

His 3-pointer gave the Sixers a 56-48 advantage before O'Neal hammered home a miss by Bryant in the final second.

At intermission, Iverson had 30 points on 11-of-24 shooting, lighting up Bryant, who was 2-of-10 for four points with five turnovers.

"Allen really stepped it up," Brown said. "His first half was about as good as it gets."

It continued in the third quarter, as Iverson fed Jumaine Jones for an alley-oop slam, sank a jumper and dropped a layup over O'Neal for a 64-54 lead. He took a steal in for a layup and hit a fading corner shot before Eric Snow's three-point play gave the Sixers their largest lead at 73-58 with 5:23 left.

But with Mutombo on the bench, Philadelphia could not fight off O'Neal, who overpowered Geiger and MacCulloch and muscled Los Angeles back into it. He scored 14 points in the final 5:10 of the period, and with Lue shadowing Iverson, the Lakers pulled within 79-77 entering the final period.

Philadelphia led by as many as seven points early in the fourth quarter, when Mutombo picked up his fifth foul and again sat down before returning less than a minute later as Geiger fouled out.