1999

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Clinton Says Stable Russia, China Are Priorities
(Reuters, Dec. 22, 1999) President Bill Clinton said in an article published on Wednesday that weaving Russia and China into the global community is a priority for the United States and its allies as the new millennium dawns.

U.S., China Reach Deal On Embassy Payments
(Washington Post, Dec. 16, 1999) The United States agreed today to pay China $28 million in compensation for destroying Beijing's embassy in Belgrade during NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia this spring.

An Old Sore Spot Further Irritates U.S.-Chinese Relations (New York Times, Dec. 12, 1999)

U.S.-China Tension Growing (Washington Post, Dec. 7, 1999)

Chinese, U.S. Military To Meet (AP, Dec. 6, 1999)

PLA Garrison to Join US Military in Exercise (South China Morning Post, Nov. 25, 1999)

China Rebukes Bush Over Criticism (AP, Nov. 23, 1999)

Bush Vows to Counter 'Beijing Threat' (Reuters, Nov. 20, 1999)

China Wants Ties With U.S. Military (AP, Nov. 18, 1999)

U.S. And China Upbeat As Key WTO Talks Open (Reuters, Nov 10, 1999)

China Hints at Renewal Of Military Ties With U.S. (Washington Post, Nov. 4, 1999)

Political Issue? It's All About Trade, Says US (Reuters, Oct. 10, 1999)

US Envoy's Beijing Mission to Rebuild Ties (South China Morning Post, Oct. 8, 1999)

US, China Trade Talks Look Bleak (AP, Sep. 28, 1999)

Chinese Foreign Minister Demands Action from US to Improve Ties (AFP, Sep. 23, 1999)

U.S. Won't Punish China On Missiles (Reuters, Sep. 15, 1999)

Chinese Envoy Decries U.S. Criticism on Rights (AP, Sep. 15, 1999)

Clinton, Jiang Differ on Taiwan (AP, Sep. 12, 1999)

Clinton, Jiang Meet In Effort to Ease Tense Relations (Washington Post, Sept. 12, 1999)

China Shows Desire For Better U.S. Ties (Washington Post, Sep. 9, 1999)

Japan And China To Resume Defense Dialogue (AFP, Sep. 5, 1999)

Taiwan Issue Central to Sino-US Ties: China (AFP, Sep. 2, 1999)

China Disallows U.S. Plane Into HK (Reuters, Aug. 5, 1999)

US Official: US-China Military Ties Halted, No Resumption Seen Soon (AFP, July 1, 1999)

US-China Military Relations: Not a One-Way Street By Kenneth Allen
(Stimson Center, Dec. 10, 1999) The United States needs to maintain communications links with the PLA, but not let China dictate the terms of military engagement.

Engagement the Best Policy for US By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Dec. 7, 1999) Perhaps we could call our policy toward the PRC "engagement," and toward Taiwan "contact." There would be enough symbolism, ambiguity and hidden substance there, and of course, we could always say there is "no change."

US Struggles to Build Military Ties to China By Justin Brown
(The Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 6, 1999) While the US and China have come to terms on international trade, the two countries are still struggling with security issues that are crucial for stability in the Pacific region.

Why Caution is Needed in Military Contacts with China By Larry M. Wortzel
(Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder, No. 1340, Dec. 2, 1999) Reopening normal military exchanges with China as though it was just another Pacific region security partner is the wrong approach.

Missed U.S.-China Deal Looms Large By Steven Mufson and Robert G. Kaiser
(Washington Post, Nov. 10, 1999) In the annals of cross-cultural misunderstanding, the meeting between President Clinton and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the White House on April 7 may have been a classic.

Bringing In China By Sander M. Levin
(Washington Post, Oct. 1, 1999) China's accession to the world trading community could be the largest bridge between East Asia and the West since Marco Polo's voyages.

Trading With China
Editorial (New York Times, Sep. 15, 1999) Relations between the United States and China, which lurch from crisis to friendship to crisis, appear to be at least temporarily back on a positive footing.

Jiang Embraces a New 'Old Friend' By Erik Eckholm
(New York Times, Sep. 13, 1999) China's rapid return to smiles reflects a more basic truth. For economic and strategic reasons, China's leaders see no good alternative to cooperative relations with the United States in the years ahead.

Storm Clouds Gathering By Henry Kissinger
(Washington Post, Sep. 7, 1999) With respect to Taiwan, three steps are needed: (1) to leave no ambiguity about America's opposition to the use of force; (2) to make clear that there is no change in America's longstanding acceptance of the principle of one China; (3) to insist on Taiwanese restraint in challenging a framework that, in fact, ensures their autonomy and without which events may well run out of control.

China-U.S. Rivalry By Bruce Kennedy
(Visions of China: 50 Years of People's Republic, CNN, September 1999) Fear, suspicion drive post-Cold War ties between Beijing, Washington.

Australia Can Sway China's Taiwan Policy By Gary Klintworth
(Australian Financial Review, Sep. 1, 1999) It is time for a rethink on Taiwan within a One-China framework. Australia supported NATO's intervention in Kosovo... This week, Australia also vigorously supported the people of East Timor in their right for self-determination.

Try Clear Thinking About Relations With China By Flora Lewis
(International Herald Tribune, Aug. 27, 1999) Contradictory and alarming signals are coming from China, and they are meeting with sharp but mixed responses which only add to the muddle. Evidently this is a moment of tension in the Beijing leadership and possibly of important decision.

A Tightrope Act Over Taiwan By Jane Perlez
(New York Times, August 5, 1999) As is often the case in disputes between China and Taiwan, the United States finds itself in the middle. As the two sides pour verbal scorn on each other and as military tensions remain high, the Clinton administration is trying to steer a delicate course, signaling to Beijing its commitment to the "one China" policy that Taiwan is rejecting while reassuring Taiwan that arms sales will continue.

U.S. on China-Taiwan Tightrope By Tom Raum
(Associated Press, August 4, 1999) The administration must walk a difficult tightrope between its desire to improve relations with China and the U.S. legal obligation to defend Taiwan, which has strong congressional support.

Asia Security on the Table: Japanese Leader's Visit to Beijing Could Aid Sino-U..S. Ties
Editorial (LA Times, July 9, 1999) The relationship between Japan and China is crucial to security in East Asia. ...Obuchi's ability to iron out Tokyo's differences with the Chinese, especially on matters of regional security and China's bid for membership in the World Trade Organization.

China: Engage or Confront? By Arnold Kanter
(Pacific Forum, CSIS, PacNet #26, July 2, 1999) There is no denying that U.S.-China relations, which already were short on substance and long on controversy, are now in crisis.

How Low Would He Bow?
(Newsweek International, June 28, 1999) Not far enough. Beijing calls Pickering's explanation of the embassy bombing a 'fairy tale.' Beijing said it would not talk to the United States about military contacts, international security and trade negotiations until Washington had satisfied four demands: an apology for the bombing.

Back to Basics With China
Editorial (New York Times, June 15, 1999) One of Washington's top diplomats is leading a team of American officials to Beijing to apologize for the mistaken NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. His visit should end the period of icy hostility brought about by this incident.

U.S. Envoy Faces Tough Mission in China
(Reuters, June 14, 1999) A top U.S. State Department official faces a sceptical reception in Beijing on Tuesday when he arrives on a delicate mission to try to clear the air over the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

US Urged to Adopt New Policy Toward China
(CNA, June 14, 1999) The United States (US) should adopt a new China policy of limited engagement that firmly clarifies the US commitment to the defense of Taiwan and the critical US interest in a peaceful resolution of differences across the Taiwan Straits, according to an American foreign policy expert.

Dynamics Of U.S.-China Relations By John Gershman
(The Progressive Response, Vol. 3, No. 21, June 10, 1999)

Uneasy Together
(Far Eastern Economic Review, June 17, 1999)

Broken Dreams (Newsweek, June 7, 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)

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)

The China Agenda (New York Times, May 30, 1999)

A Habit of Distrust: Mutual Racism and Arrogance Undermine Ties By Maurice Meisner (LA Times, May 30, 1999)

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

No Romantic Engagement (Washington Times, May 29, 1999)

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

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

China Has U.S. Secrets, But What Next? (Reuters, May 25, 1999)

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

Overview of the Text of House Committee Report - The Cox Report (May 25, 1999)

U.S.-China "Partnership'' Appears Sunk (Reuters, May 25, 1999)

A Right Choice, Even if It Looks Wrong By Tome Plate (LA Times, May 19, 1999) It seems clumsy to appoint a military man as ambassador to China, but Adm. Joseph Prueher is a unique case.

The China Blind Spot Editorial (New York Times, May 16, 1999) It is hard to imagine a more damaging American security failure than the serial hemorrhage of nuclear-weapons secrets and other military information to China over the last two decades.

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)

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

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

China's True Colors (Washington Post, May 11, 1999)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Go Ahead-- Blame China By Wang Jisi (Los Angeles Times, Apr. 4, 1999)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spy Case Tests U.S. Openness With China - Engagement Policy Failing, Critics Say -- Engagement Policy Failing, Critics Say, By 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)

China as It Is (Washington Post, Editorial, Mar. 9, 1999)

How to Deal With Beijing By Avery Goldstein (Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1 March, 1999)

U.S. Sees Engagement with China Paying Off (Reuters, Mar. 1, 1999)

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

U.S.-Japan-China Relations: Can Three Part Harmony be Sustained? [Full Text] (Pacific Forum, CSIS, Oct. 1998)

Engaging China U.S. Ambassador to China James Sasser, Washington, D.C. (3/4/97)

"The United States and China: A New Framework" By Richard N. Haass and Nicholas Lardy (October 1997, Brookings Policy Brief No. 25)