

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)
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