~1998

1999: Jan. - June, July - Dec.

2000: Jan. - Mar. , Apr. - June , July - Sept.

Jan. - June 1999

 'Hawkish Western Leaders' Berated (South China Morning Post, June 17, 1999) "Young leaders like Clinton and Blair lack the historical perspective to see their aggressive foreign policy could lead to regional or even world conflict," The paper, written by strategists and government experts, said the economic and technological superiority of the US and Europe had predisposed these leaders to seek "hegemonist" goals.

Prueher Would Face Stormy Seas in China Richard Halloran (Global Beat Issue Brief No. 54, June 7, 1999) Not since the Korean War, when Americans and Chinese fought each other from 1950 to 1953, have Sino-U.S. relations been so turbulent. This could pose a great challenge to Joseph W. Prueher, the retired admiral who is the prospective American ambassador to China.

The Next Cold War? (TIME, June 7, 1999)

Birth of a Superpower (TIME, June 7, 1999)."

The Anger Runs Very Deep (TIME, June 7, 1999)

A Boost for Democracy in China By Christopher Cox, Wei Jingsheng (LA Times, June 4, 1999)

Market Reforms Breed Discontent Joshua Muldavin (LA Times, June 3, 1999)

Chinese Policies On Arms Control And Proliferation In The Middle East Gerald M. Steinberg (May 1999)

China's Attitude Toward the Taiwan Relations Act, June Teufel Dreyer (May, 1999)

US-China Spy Spat: Why It's Not Cold War (The Christian Science Monitor, May 26, 1999)

'Multilateral Pacts' Key to Security (Straits Times, May 23, 1999)

The Inscrutable Americans, Zhu Rongji, and The Deal That Wasn't, Harvey Sicherman (Foreign Policy Research Inst, Apr. 30, 1999)

Early Warning Surveillance Critical to Taiwan's Defense: Report (CNA, Apr. 29.1999)

U.S.-China Security Relations, James H. Nolt (World Policy Institute; From The Progressive Response, Vol. 3, No. 13, April 14, 1999)

US-Taiwan-PRC Relations Complicated: Copper (CNA, Apr. 12, 1999)

Asia in the Global System (Global Intelligence Update, Weekly Analysis, Apr. 12, 1999)

Clinton Warns Against 'Cold War' With China George Gedda (Associated Press, Apr. 7, 1999)

American Political Rhetoric is the Biggest Threat to Sino-U.S. Ties (Asiaweek, Apr. 4, 1999)

Critical Questions in U.S. Taiwan Policy, Martin L. Lasater (March 1999)

US Asia-Pacific Strategy 'In Danger' (South China Morning Post, Mar. 23, 1999)

TRA Ensures Taiwan's Arms Procurement From USA (CNA , Mar. 12, 1999)

The Danger of No Theater Ballistic Missile Defenses, Colonel Larry M. Wortzel (Strategic Studies Institute Newsletter, February 1999)

Shifting Military Balance In The Taiwan Strait: Implications For U.S. Policy Michael Townsend, (Taiwan Research Institute, Feb. 10, 1999)

China's Missile Warning (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Proliferation Brief Vol 2. No. 2 February 11, 1999)

My Dinner with Jiang: China's leader shares his hopes with Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief Norman Pearlstine (Time Magazine, Feb. 22, 1999 Vol. 153 No. 7)

For China, the Tighter the Grip, the Weaker the Hand Andy Kennedy(Washington Post, Jan. 17, 1999)

The Chinese Economy: A New Scenario Murray Weidenbaum & Harvey Sicherman (Foreign Policy Research Institute WIRE, Vol. 7, Number 1, January, 1999 )

The Heritage Foundation

Why Normal Trade With China Should Continue Stephen J. Yates (Heritage Foundation, Executive Memorandum, No. 607 June 17, 1999) Normal Trade Serves U.S. Interests. NTR simply expresses the U.S. commitment to "normal" trade and the environment of freedom and opportunity it can create. It does not endorse trade in militarily sensitive technologies, and it does not absolve the U.S. government of its responsibility to defend against the use of such technologies.

No Concessions to China - After the Mistaken Embassy Bombing Stephen J. Yates (The Heritage Foundation, Executive Memorandum, No. 600 May 28, 1999)

Put Reform Before Reward at the China Summit, Stephen J. Yates (The Heritage Foundation, Executive Memorandum, No. 587, Apr. 5, 1999)

Intellectual Capital - World View

The China Syndrome, Robert Manning (Intellectual Capital, Mar. 18, 1999) The U.S.-China relationship is increasingly tenuous. Looking at China, America sees revelations about stolen nuclear technology, jailing of political dissidents, tensions over Taiwan, ballooning trade deficits.

Is China a Threat to American Security, Melvin Goodman ( Intellectual Capital, Mar.18, 1999) China's apparent success in gathering sensitive intelligence from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is no more surprising than Israel's success in managing the espionage of Jonathan Pollard or Russia's success in managing the espionage of Aldrich Ames. But it is at least as troubling.

Jane's Defence Weekly

USA Forced to Re-assess 'Two-War' Strategy (Jane's Defence Weekly, Apr. 26, 1999)

China's Defence Budget Is Increased Again (Jane's Degence Weekly, Mar. 12 1999) China's official defence budget has been set at Y104.65 billion ($12.6 billion) for 1999, an increase of 15.01% and the eleventh consecutive year of double-digit growth.

Taiwan Reshuffles Its Military Leaders Before Elections Military Leaders Robert Karniol, (Jane's Defence Weekly, Feb. 8, 1999)

China Launches a Powerful New Super Warship Jane's Defense Weekly, (Jane's Defence Weekly, Feb. 1, 1999)

Pacific Forum CSIS: PacNet Newsletter

Tiananmen Expands into the Future X. Drew Liu (Pacific Forum, CSIS, PacNet 23, June 11, 1999) The substantive Tiananmen, unboxable into a verdict, is defining China's political evolution into the next century. First, Tiananmen made communism as a system of belief and governance thoroughly bankrupt, and the post-Tiananmen leadership must derive a new basis of legitimacy in order to rule China.

Can Sino-U.S. Relations be Salvaged? Ralph A. Cossa (Pacific Forum CSIS, PacNet #20, May 21, 1999) The accidental U.S. cruise missile attack against the PRC embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia will have long-term negative consequences for Sino-U.S. relations, especially if both sides continue to mishandle the tragic affair.

The Obuchi-Clinton Summit: A Surprisingly Effective Performance, Ayako Doi (CSIS Pacific Forum, PacNet #18, May 7, 1999)

China and the South China Sea-A Conference Summary Report, Michael McDevitt (Pacific Forum CSIS, PacNet #15, April 16, 1999)

Beyond the Defense Guidelines: Responding to Intruders, Ralph A. Cossa, (CSIS, PacNet #13, Apr. 2, 1999)

Zhu Rongji's Visit: Beginning the Strategic Dialogue, Ralph A. Cossa (Pacific Forum, CSIS, PacNet #14, April 6, 1999)

Take Off the Rose-Colored Glasses: It's the Same China Gerald Segal, (Pacific Forum CSIS, PacNet #4, January 29, 1999)

ASEAN's Challenges for its Future Jusuf Wanandi, (PacNet #3, Jan. 22, 1999)

Competition and Consensus: China's "New Concept of Security" and the United States Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region David Finkelstein and Michael McDevitt, (Pacific Forum CSIS, PacNet #1, Jan. 8, 1999)

TIME & Newsweek

Collateral Damage (TIME Asia, May 24, 1999) A week of fury in Beijing is a reminder: China's hard-liners are alive and well.

Wounded Pride (Newsweek, International Edition, May 24, 1999) Chinese nationalism is a major force to be reckoned with—as the United States learned when enraged demonstrators took to the streets.

Defending Taiwan (Newsweek, International Edition, May 17, 1999) The good news for Taiwan is that a single land base or ship could defend the entire island against anything Beijing could toss at it. The bad news is that the new U.S. land- and sea-based systems are not expected to reach "initial operational capability" until after 2007.

New York Times

The China Agenda (New York Times, May 30, 1999) Washington's battered relations with Beijing suffered serious new damage last week from the Cox committee report on Chinese theft of American nuclear and missile secrets. Working ties will have to be rebuilt, but on more realistic foundations than before. While it still makes sense to encourage China to open its economy and play a constructive role in international affairs, Washington must give clear priority to protecting American security.

The China Blind Spot Editorial (New York Times, May 16, 1999)

It's Not the Cold War but There's a Nip in the Air (New York Times, May 16, 1999)

The Tempest in China (New York Times, Editorial, May 12, 1999)

China's No.1 Enemy (New York Times, May 11, 1999)

China's Leaders Stoke Anger at U.S. at Their Peril (New York Times, May 10, 1999)

What China Didn't Need to Steal (New York Times, May 5, 1999)

Chinese Communists Say the Party Isn't Over (New York Times, Week in Review, May 2, 1999)

Clinton Foreign Policy: Attention to Kosovo, Inattention to China (New York Times, Week in Review, Apr. 18, 1999)

China's Muffled Protesters (New York Times, Editorial, Apr. 28, 1999)

Trade With the Chinese (New York Times, Editorial, Apr. 16, 1999)

China's Choices, Thomas L. Friedman (New York Times, Mar. 23, 1999)

The Year China Policy Went Awry (New York Times, March 16, 1999)

China's Human Rights Record (New York Times, Mar. 2, 1999)

Warily Watching China James Webb, (New York Times, Feb. 23, 1999)

Seeing China's Challenge Through a Cold War Lens Patrick E. Tyler, (New York Times, Week in Review, Feb. 14, 1999)

Hopes for Improved Ties With China Fade Jane Perlez, (New York Times, Feb. 12, 1999)

Defense Against a Missile Attack (New York Times, Editorial, Jan. 22, 1999)

Washington Post

Power Plays . . . While There's Less to the Chinese Threat Than Meets the Eye Bates Gill (Washington Post, June 20, 1999) …contrary to the furor created by the recent allegations of PRC espionage, the PRC's military forces do not represent a credible threat to the US and are not likely to do so for some time.

Whither Clinton Doctrine? (Washington Times, June 22, 1999)

Engagement Without Illusions Max Baucus (Washington Post, May 27, 1999)

China's True Colors (Washington Post, Editorial, May 11, 1999) Those who advocate a less wary U.S. policy toward China often argue that the giant Communist nation no longer fits a totalitarian stereotype.

Protests May Change Chinese Policies (Washington Post, May 16, 1999)

Behind the Chinese Rioting Jonathan Kolatch (Washington Post, May. 11, 1999)

Let China Join The WTO, William V. Roth Jr. (Washington Post, Apr. 19, 1999)

Clinton's Capitulation on China, David Ignatius (Washington Post, Apr. 12, 1999)

The Faces Of Zhu, Fred Hiatt (Washington Post, Apr. 11, 1999)

Why U.S. Bided It's Time on China Deal Paul Blustein (Washington Post, Apr. 10, 1999)

No Quick Deal With China, Greg Mastel (Washington Post, Mar. 23, 1999)

A Stand on Taiwan, Jim Hoagland (Washington Post, March 21, 1999)

China Engagement (Washington Post, Editorial, Friday, March 19, 1999)

Spy Case Tests U.S. Openness With China - Engagement Policy Failing, Critics Say, John F. Harris and Vernon Loeb (Washington Post, Mar. 14, 1999)

Lies About China by Michael Kelly (Washington Post, Mar. 11, 1999)

Threats From China by Dick Lugar (Washington Post, Mar. 10, 1999)

U.S. Cracking Down on Chinese Designs on Nuclear Data Walter Pincus, (Washington Post, Feb. 17, 1999)

Still Rattling Missiles (Washington Post, Editorial, Feb. 15, 1999)

Missile Defense, Strategic Offense Stephen S. Rosenfeld, (Washington Post, Feb. 12, 1999)

Missile Defense At Last Charles Krauthammer, (Washington Post, Jan. 29, 1999)

Editorial: Moving to Missile Defense (Washington Post, Jan. 22, 1999)

For China, the Tighter the Grip, the Weaker the Hand Andy Kennedy, (Washington Post, Jan. 17, 1999)

Between China and the U.S.--Taiwan, even more than human rights, is the most dangerous issue James Mann, (Washington Post, Jan. 10, 1999)　

Financial Times

China: At the Crossroads (Financial Times, June 23, 1999) The country is trying to pump up its economy to stave off deflation, but the risk is that much-needed reforms will be postponed in the process. …China prefers to solve its intelligence problems in terms of its own strengths, not our weaknesses.

Japan: Defence Role Strengthened (Financial Times, Apr. 30, 1999) Enactment of the defence guideline bills, now a virtual certainty, will fundamentally alter regional security arrangements by allowing Japan for the first time to co-operate with US forces not only against a direct attack but also in the areas surrounding Japan.

Albright Braves Visit (Financial Times, Mar. 3, 1999)

LEE TENG-HUI: The Unrepentant Leader (Financial Times, March 1 1999)　

Beijing: Rivals Act as US Keeps Arms Curb (Financial Times, Feb. 19 1999)

Missile Threat Fuels Taiwanese Insecurity (Financial Times, Feb. 13 1999)

China Steps Up Missile Threat To Taiwan (Financial Times, Feb. 10, 1999)

Far Eastern Economic Review

Flying The Flag By Chester Dawson (Far Eastern Economic Review, August 12, 1999) Long a passive observer when it comes to Asian security issues, Japan is suddenly beginning to look much more hawkish--a stance that's largely triggered by threats from North Korea.

Uneasy Together (Far Eastern Economic Review, June 17, 1999) Hopes of a 'strategic partnership' are dead, but a new Cold War is not a viable alternative. China and the United States are fumbling towards a new relationship where national security will be paramount--but shared interests will survive.

In Tiananmen's Shadow (Far Eastern Economic Review, May 27, 1999) A decade after the June 4 massacre, the Communist Party is still ruling China and the only students marching in the streets are chanting slogans in support of the Motherland. But the events of 1989 helped trigger profound changes in China. The Communist Party has tried to meet at least some of the demands raised by students and ordinary Chinese over weeks of protest. It has punished corrupt officials, allowed greater freedoms in daily life and promoted economic development. But has it done enough? As long as the party monopolizes power, only the fear of another Tiananmen can impel it to truly listen and respond to popular complaints.

Double-Edged Fury (Far Eastern Economic Review, May 20, 1999) Nato's bombing of a Chinese embassy--and subsequent Chinese government-orchestrated protests--may haunt Sino-U.S. relations for years to come. They will also have domestic consequences.

China: Bitter Harvest -- The handover of the military's business empire has stirred up a hornet's nest (Far Eastern Economic Review, Apr. 29, 1999)

Limited Engagement (Far Eastern Economic Review, Apr. 22, 1999)

Behind the Lines, Susan V. Lawrence and Shawn W. Crispin (Far Eastern Economics Review, Apr. 8, 1999)

Dangerous Liaisons, Julian Baum (Far Eastern Economic Review, March 25, 1999)

True Colours, Susan V. Lawrence (Far Eastern Economic Review, March 25, 1999)

Identity Crisis: 'New Taiwanese' concept alarms Beijing. (Far Eastern Economic Review, March 4, 1999)

LA Times

A Hand Falls on Hong Kong Editorial (LA Times, June 29, 1999) China will see its interference with Hong Kong backfire. It has given yet another argument to congressional opponents of President Clinton's policy of engagement with China. Perhaps even more important, it is diminishing the hope for peaceful unification with Taiwan.

James Sasser - LA Times Interview (LA Times, June 27, 1999) A Crash Course in China Ends in a Cliffhanger for a Diplomatic Novice. This week, Sasser leaves Beijing after a tumultuous three-and-a-half-year stint that forced him to learn his job in a hurry as Sino-U.S. relations whipsawed between extreme highs and lows.

How China Plays the Ethnic Card Paul D. Moore (LA Times, June 24, 1999) Beijing's strategy of targeting Chinese Americans is hard to counter with U.S. security defenses.

Weapons Beget More Arms, Worldwide Tom Plate (LA Times, June 16, 1999) Asia's response to the NATO victory in Kosovo is to seek a counter to overwhelming Western military power. While the Clinton administration may be savoring NATO's triumph over the loathsome Slobodan Milosevic, other parts of the world are taking note not of a human-rights monster getting his comeuppance but of superior technology getting its way.

Bombings Have Ripple Effect on U.S. Asia Policy Jim Mann (LA Times, June 9, 1999).

A Boost for Democracy in China By Christopher Cox, Wei Jingsheng (LA Times, June 4, 1999)

The Big Picture on China Editorial (LA Times, June 3, 1999)

Spreading Values by Example William P. Alford (LA Times, June 2, 1999)

A Habit of Distrust: Playing Catch-up, But Far Behind Robert S. Norris (LA Times, May 30, 1999)

A Right Choice, Even if It Looks Wrong Tome Plate (LA Times, May 19, 1999)

More Than Bombing Roils the Waters of U.S.-Sino Relations Jonathan D Pollack (Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1999)

Beijing's Reform Movement in Peril Tom Plate (LA Times, May 12, 1999)

As U.S., Japan Bond, China Takes Notice, Jim Mann (LA Times, May 5, 1999)

Missile Defense Is Wrong Call on Taiwan, Vanessa Guest (LA Times, May 3, 1999)

China Wants to Ring Down Curtain on Taiwan Charade, Jim Mann (LA Times, Apr. 28, 1999)

Go Ahead-- Blame China Wang Jisi (LA Times, Apr. 4, 1999)

Keep Watching China, but Don't Listen to the Talk Tom Plate, (LA Times, Feb. 10, 1999)

Clinton Continues to Flip-Flop on China Jim Mann, (LA Times, Jan. 6, 1999)

U.S. Relations with Beijing Hit the Wall: China's acquisition of U.S. secrets is a blow to engagement Tom Plate, (LA Times, Jan. 5, 1999)

Reuters

Is Taiwan a Beacon for China Democracy? (Reuters, June 2, 1999) ...the island of 22 million offers itself up as living proof that western-style multiparty democracy does work in Chinese society -- and could work in China.

China Has U.S. Secrets, But What Next? (Reuters, May 25, 1999) China may have obtained U.S. nuclear secrets but there is a long road between acquiring information and turning it into a working weapon, U.S. experts on China and defence said on Wednesday. They said a congressional report detailing Chinese efforts to acquire U.S. nuclear secrets presented a worst-case scenario and reaction should be tempered.

U.S.-China "Partnership'' Appears Sunk (Reuters, May 25, 1999) President Bill Clinton's ambition of creating a U.S.-Chinese "strategic partnership'' appears to have been sunk by the Cox report detailing a campaign of nuclear espionage by Beijing.

NATO Bombing Helps Beijing's Communists (Reuters, May 20, 1999)

China-US WTO Fizzle Troubling for Taiwan, Jeffrey Parker (Reuters, Apr. 11, 1999)

Chinese Moon Cakes May be Macedonia's Miracle (Reuters, Mar. 19, 1999)

Taiwan Missile Defences Oxford Analytica, (Reuters, Feb. 18, 1999)

U.S., China Still Ride Rollercoaster After 20 Years Christiaan Virant, (Reuters, Jan. 1, 1999)