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Bush Formally
Gives China Normal Trading Relations
(Reuters, Dec. 28, 2001) Taking the
final step to normalize U.S.-Chinese trade ties, President Bush on Thursday
formally granted China the same low-tariff levels the United States extends
to nearly all other nations. The White House said Bush had signed a
proclamation giving China ``permanent normal trading relations'' as of Jan.
1, 2002.
China Fumes Over U.S. Missile Test
(Reuters, Dec. 4, 2001) China said it
remained staunchly opposed to plans by Washington to develop a national
missile defense system after the United States tested its controversial
missile defense shield.
US Carrier's Port
Call Signals China's Support for Terrorist War
(AFP, Nov. 24, 2001) Beijing has given
approval for a US aircraft carrier to make a port call in Hong Kong on its
way to the Arabian Sea, in what analysts say is the clearest sign yet of
China's support for the US-led war on terrorism.
Progress in US-China
Ties Limited Since Sept 11: MAC
(CNA, Nov. 20, 2001) In improvement in
relations between the United States and mainland China has remained limited
since the September11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington,
according to a Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) study released.
No War Dividend for
China: Powell
(AFP, Oct. 26, 2001) US criticism of Beijing
'will not be muted' in exchange for supporting anti-terror measures. US Secretary
of State Colin Powell warned yesterday China should expect no political
pay-off, in the form of diluted criticism of its human rights record, for its
co-operation with the war on terrorism.
Summit Improves
Sino-US Relations
(China
Daily, Oct. 21, 2001) President Jiang Zemin and US President George W. Bush's
Friday summit meeting will energize bilateral ties, despite the fact that the
two still have a long way to go in smoothing out their differences.
"Bush's reaffirming of the one-China policy is an encouraging sign of
improvement from his pledge months ago that the US would do 'whatever it
takes' to defend Taiwan," said Chu Shulong.
U.S., China Agree on
Little But Need to Fight Terrorism
(WP,
Oct. 20, 2001) President Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin made very
little progress toward resolving any of the long-standing differences between
their nations during talks, yet both leaders announced a new
"constructive and cooperative" relationship based on their common
interest in fighting terrorism.
Bush and
Jiang United
on Terrorism
(BBC, Oct. 19, 2001) President George W Bush has
said the US and China have a "common understanding" of the threat
posed by international terrorists. Mr Bush said he was
satisfied with the level of Chinese co-operation in the battle against Osama
Bin Laden.
For Bush and Jiang,
Questions of Risk and Reward
(WP
Foreign, Oct. 18, 2001) In a face-to-face meeting here, President Bush will
get his first chance to size up President Jiang Zemin, whose intentions
toward the United States have been a subject of intense debate within the
Bush administration, and whose support could be important to the U.S.-led
campaign against terrorism.
U.S.
Denies Report
It Plans
to Ease China Sanctions
(Reuters,
Oct. 18, 2001) The White House denied a newspaper report that it was
considering resuming sales to China of spare parts for a military helicopter
as it seeks international help to fight terrorism.
U.S. May Waive China
Sanctions
(Washington
Post, Oct. 17, 2001) The Bush administration, seeking to promote exchanges of
anti-terrorist intelligence with China, is considering a waiver on sanctions
that bar the sale of military-related equipment to Chinese security forces.
The U.S. move on the sanctions would clear the way for the sale of spare
parts for Black Hawk helicopters the United States sold to China during the
1980s.
US, China Fail
to Resolve Pakistan Missile Dispute
(Reuters,
Oct. 12, 2001) The United States and China have failed to resolve a dispute
over Beijing's alleged missile technology transfers to Pakistan, making it
unlikely U.S. sanctions will be lifted in time for a U.S.-China leaders'
meeting later this month.
Powell Assures Taipei
There's No Deal with China
(TT, Sep. 23, 2001) US Secretary of State Colin Powell has denied
reports that Washington and Beijing are working on a deal under which China
will aid in America's war on terrorism in exchange for a reduced US
commitment to Taiwan. "There was no suggestion of a quid pro quo,"
Powell said.
China Hails
Talks with U.S. on Military Maritime Safety
(Reuters, Sep. 16, 2001) In a new sign the U.S. and Chinese
militaries are working to rebuild a relationship frayed by a spy plane
incident, Beijing hailed as "positive, pragmatic and frank" two
days of talks on military maritime safety. The talks in the U.S. Pacific
territory of Guam marked the first steps towards reopening a military dialogue.
China Offers to
Join Global War on Terrorism
(Reuters,
Sep. 13, 20010 In a phone call with U.S. President George W. Bush, Chinese
President Jiang Zemin offered to join an international war on terrorism. But
analysts said cooperation between China and the United States on terrorism
raised a host of tricky political questions.
White House Denies
Shift in China Policy
(AFP,
Sep. 3, 2001) The White House played down reports Sunday of a change in
policy toward China, saying planned discussions with Beijing were merely an
effort to win support for President George W. Bush's proposed missile defense
shield -- a key foreign policy goal.
U.S. to Tell China
It Will Not Object to Missile Buildup
(NYT,
Sep. 2, 2001) The Bush administration, seeking to overcome Chinese opposition
to its missile defense program, intends to tell leaders in Beijing that it
has no objections to the country's plans to build up its small fleet of
nuclear missiles.
Chinese Arms Firm
Faces U.S. Sanctions
(WP,
Sep. 1, 2001) The Bush administration will impose sanctions n a major Chinese
arms manufacturer because it transferred sensitive missile technology to
Pakistan despite assurances by Beijing last year that it would refrain from
these exports. The new American measures could further sour relations between
the United States and China.
U.S., China
Begin Missile Talks in Beijing
(Reuters,
Aug. 23, 2001) U.S. arms experts started talks in Beijing on Thursday on
allegations that China violated a pledge not to spread ballistic missile
technology, the U.S. embassy said. Washington has highlighted missile
proliferation as one of the top issues as the United States and China rebuild
ties after clashes over defense and human rights in the first half of 2001.
U.S. Port Call to
HK Marks Return to Routine
(Los
Angeles Times, Aug. 21, 2001) The Navy aircraft carrier Constellation and six
other American warships begin a five-day visit here Monday in the latest sign
of easing U.S.-PRC relations.
U.S. Talks Tough on
Missile Exports, Technology
(AP, Aug. 7, 2001) The State Department promised on Monday to impose
sanctions against Chinese companies that export missiles and missile
technology in violation of U.S. law. Spokesman Richard Boucher made the
statement following a report that a state-run Chinese company has sent a
dozen shipments of missile components to Pakistan.
Powell Says China
Eases Pursuit of U.S. Jets
(WP, July 30, 2001) Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said today that
Chinese pilots have stopped the aggressive pursuit tactics blamed for the
collision April 1 between a Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. Navy surveillance
plane off the Chinese coast. Powell left Beijing today after a one-day visit
during which both countries worked to ease lingering tensions caused by the
collision.
Chinese Unswayed as
Powell Pushes U.S. Missile Shield
(New York Times, July 29, 2001) Secretary of State Colin L. Powell ended his
first meeting with China's leaders today sounding upbeat and saying the two
sides would talk more about human rights and weapons sales. But he made
little headway in overcoming opposition to the Bush administration's plans
for a missile shield.
U.S. Protests Exports
Of Missiles by China
(Washington Post, July 27, 2001) The United
States has formally protested to China about continued exports of missiles
and related technology to Pakistan and other countries despite a pledge last
year to halt the trade. China has denied that it is selling the weapons, but
so far has not responded to U.S. complaints and requests for clarifications
from the Foreign Ministry.
China Allows US
Warships to Dock
(AP, July 9, 2001) Beijing has granted
permission for a pair of American warships to make port calls in Hong Kong,
only a month after it refused permission for a similar visit. The permission
came just two days after the dismantled pieces of a US spy plane were flown
out of China. Beijing's decision would appear to indicate a lessening of the
tensions that flared over the spy plane crisis.
US-China
Military Ties Remain Limited - Pentagon
(Reuters, July 4, 2001) The United States is
unlikely to quickly expand limited military ties with China despite Beijing's
release of a damaged U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane on Tuesday, a Pentagon
spokesman said.
U.S. Decides To Stay
Neutral On Beijing's Olympics Bid
(WP, June 25, 2001) The Bush administration
has decided to remain neutral on Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympics,
despite powerful appeals from members of Congress to oppose Beijing's bid on
human rights grounds. The administration hopes that its neutral position will
help defuse an issue that China has called an emotional one for its people.
US, China in Mine Hunt
Exercises
(AP, June 13, 2001) The U.S. warship USS
Inchon sailed out of Singapore for mine hunting exercises with sailors from 15
other nations, including China, which recently rejected Washington's request
to allow the USS Inchon to enter Hong Kong. Sailors from 16 Pacific nations
started the exercises Tuesday in the inaugural mine hunting and diving
exercise led by host Singapore.
American Majority Believes China a 'Serious Problem'
(Reuters, June 12, 2001) Most
Americans see China as a serious problem for US foreign policy while about
one in five view Beijing as an adversary, according to a Council on Foreign
Relations survey.
Rumsfeld Approves
Limited China Contacts
(AP, June 5, 2001) Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld said he has given a limited go-ahead to resume
military-to-military contacts with China now that the spy plane incident is
being resolved.
Rumsfeld Limiting
Military Contacts With the Chinese
(NYT, June 4, 2001) Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld has cut off virtually all of the Pentagon's contacts with the
Chinese armed forces in a move that is prompting concern among China experts
within the United States military establishment.The Pentagon says that it is
conducting a case-by-case review of seminars, visits and other contacts with
China and that no sweeping decisions have been made.
Bush Plans to
Prolong Trade Benefits for China
(NYT, May 30, 2001) President Bush said that
he would ask Congress to extend China's "normal" trade status with
the United States for one more year. Such a stop-gap measure was made
necessary because Beijing, having won such status from Congress last year as
a step toward entry in the World Trade Organization, is delaying its
application.
China Bars U.S.
Warship From Visiting Hong Kong
(Reuters, May 29, 2001) China has refused
permission for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the first denial since a
mid-air collision between an American spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet off
the south China coast on April 1. "China informed the consulate on May
15 that it has denied a request for the USS Inchon to visit Hong Kong from
June 28 to July 3," said U.S. consulate spokeswoman Barbara Zigli.
US Wants to
Involve China in Boosting Asia Security
(Reuters, May 18, 2001) The United
States, its military contacts with China disrupted by the spy plane crisis,
is keen to involve Beijing in its efforts to boost security in Asia, the U.S.
military commander in the region said. " We hope, when the crisis is
over and the plane is returned, we return to a situation in which we do have
contact with PLA (People's Liberation Army)."
US Defends Review of Beijing Ties
(Reuters, May 7, 2001) US National Security
Adviser Condoleezza Rice said relations with China were not business as usual
and defended Washington's review of its contacts with Beijing following the
recent stand-off over the collision of a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter
jet.
U.S. Widens Look at
China Contacts
(Washington Post, May 5, 2001) The
U.S. government's review of its contacts with China extends beyond the
military to the State Department and other civilian agencies, Bush
administration officials said.
Pentagon Confusion
Over China Contacts
(New York Times, May 3, 2001) The office of
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld ordered the suspension of military
exchanges and contacts with the Chinese armed forces and then abruptly
reversed the order today after the White House objected, Pentagon officials
said.
U.S. to Limit Military
Ties With China - Pentagon Suspension Is Announced, Then
Recanted
(Washington Post, May 3, 2001) In a day of
contradictory statements, the Pentagon at first said it was suspending all
contacts between the two militaries, which have included reciprocal visits by
warships to U.S. and Chinese ports, nearly annual trips by senior officers
and lower-level exchanges in such fields as military medicine.
Beijing Blocks
U.S. Attempt to Debate China Rights Record
(New York Times, Apr. 18, 2001) China,
backed by Russia and major Asian, African and Arab countries, succeeded today
in striking off the agenda of the United Nations Human Rights Commission an
American resolution calling attention to Beijing's rights record. Today China
mustered 23 votes in the 53-nation commission to kill debate before it could
begin.
Mainland's Arms
Exports Still a Concern: US Nominee
(South China Morning Post, Mar. 31,
2001) The man tipped to head American arms control efforts yesterday raised
fresh concerns over China's commitment to weapons export agreements, warning
of extensive US scrutiny ahead. John Bolton, nominated by President George W.
Bush as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security,
told a Senate committee that China poses "unique challenges".
U.S. General
Urges China Pacific Cooperation
(Reuters, Mar. 27, 2001) The United
States needs to pursue cooperation with China in order to prevent the Pacific
Rim from becoming a setting for the next cold war, the top U.S. military
chief said.
Bush Hopes for Good
China Relations But Stands Firm on Taiwan, Religion
(AFP, Mar. 23, 2001) President George W.
Bush looked Vice Premier Qian Qichen in the eye and said he wanted good
relations with China, despite a testy dialogue with Beijing in the first two
months of his administration.
Senior Chinese
Military Officer Defects to U.S.
(Washington Post, Mar. 23, 2001) A senior
colonel in the People's Liberation Army defected to the United States while visiting
as part of a delegation of Chinese officers, sources reported this week. One
Chinese source described it as a "grave incident" between Beijing
and Washington. Chinese sources could not immediately provide the officer's
name.
US Pacific Fleet Command Ship Arrives in Shanghai
(AP, Mar. 23, 2001) With military bands
playing, the US 7th Fleet's command ship docked in Shanghai on Friday for a three-day
port call amid tensions over possible US arms sales to Taiwan. The guided
missile cruiser USS Blue Ridge is making its third visit to China under a
program of military exchanges that has come under renewed scrutiny from new
US President George W. Bush's administration. T
Bush Is Due to Meet
Chinese on Crucial Issues
(New York Times, Mar. 19, 2001) As President
Bush prepares for his first meeting with a senior Chinese official, his administration
faces two military decisions that could put the United States on a collision
course with China while the Bush administration is barely under way.
Washington to
Monitor Beijing's Military Buildup Carefully
(CNA, Mar. 7, 2001) The United States said
that while a big increase in mainland China's defense budget is not
necessarily a destabilizing factor, Washington will watch the build-up and
its implications for Taiwan carefully. "We will be watching their
buildup carefully, see how they spend this money," Powell told
reporters.
China Cautions U.S. on
Taiwan
(AP, Feb. 28, 2001) A top Chinese official cautioned
the Bush administration Wednesday to avoid weapons sales to Taiwan, warning
that an ``explosive'' situation could develop.
U.S. to Protest
China's Aid on Iraq's Anti-Aircraft System
(Washington Post, Feb. 21, 2001) The Bush
administration plans to protest to Beijing about China's assistance with
Iraqi anti-aircraft systems and to urge China to abide by the United Nations
Security Council resolutions regarding sanctions on Iraq.
China Tells Germany
the World Should Be a "Multi-Polar" One
(AFP, Feb. 20, 2001) Chinese President Jiang
Zemin told visiting German Defence Minister Rudolf Scharping Tuesday that
China advocates building a multi-polar world and was strongly against a world
dominated by the United States.
U.S. Insists China
Policy is Unchanged
(AFP, Jan. 26, 2001) The new U.S.
administration of George W. Bush has not changed policy toward China, a
spokesman said Thursday as a row raged with Beijing over its crackdown on the
Falun Gong spiritual group.
China Decries US Falun
Gong Comments
(AP, Jan. 25, 2001) In its first
quarrel with the Bush administration, China rebuked the United States on
Thursday for condemning its crackdown on the outlawed Falun Gong spiritual
movement and warned that such criticism could harm relations. The testy comments
came amid intense security in Beijing to thwart Falun Gong protests, and a
few hours after Secretary of State Colin Powell told China's ambassador in
Washington to respect civil liberties.
China's Comeback
Year
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
(BBC, Dec. 30, 2001) Twelve months ago, relations between the United
States and China looked set for some rough times. President Bush capped off the year by granting China permanent
normal trade status with Washington. Mr Bush hailed the move as the final
step in normalising US-China relations, a far cry from the White House
rhetoric at the beginning of the year.
US and China Unite
Over Taliban By Thomas Withington
(Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Dec. 7, 2001) Washington's war
against the Taliban and the al-Qaeda network is believed to have helped to
ease tensions with China which has long accused the student militia of
fomenting separatism in the west of the country. Despite these apparent
improvements, China and the United States are still at loggerheads over
Taiwan.
Is China the Odd Man
Out? By Ralph Cossa
(Japan Times, Nov. 1, 2001) China seems very pleased with the outcome of the George
W. Bush-Jiang Zemin presidential summit held Oct. 19 in Shanghai on the
sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting -- not
because a great deal was accomplished, but because Jiang's definition of what
constituted a "successful" meeting was extremely modest.
China-U.S.
Relations: Terror Throws Us Together, For Now By Michael Vatikiotis, Ben Dolven and
David Murphy
(Far Eastern Economic Review, Nov. 1, 2001) At their first summit the leaders
of China and the United States began building a better relationship that can
only benefit business. To deliver real rewards for both China's economy and
foreign investors, it needs to last longer than U.S. retaliation in Afghanistan.
Hegemon
on the Offensive: Chinese Perspectives on U.S. Global Strategy By Yong Deng
(Political Science Quarterly, Oct. 24, 2001) Conflict between the United
States and China is structural and has been on the rise. The author believes
there is a real danger of an escalation of balancing and counterbalancing
unless a mechanism of peaceful change is devised. (PDF file)
Can 9-11
Provide a Fresh Start for Sino-U.S. Relations? By Phillip Saunders
(Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International
Studies, Oct. 23, 2001) Sino-U.S. cooperation in fighting terrorism faces
some limits. One U.S. concern is China's tendency to equate separatism with
terrorism, regardless of whether separatist groups use political means or
terrorist attacks.
Chance for New U.S.-China
Strategic Tie By Ralph Cossa
(Japan Times, Oct. 20, 2001) The opportunity exists for U.S. President George
W. Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin to lay the foundation for a new, constructive
strategic relationship when both leaders meet on the sidelines of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in Shanghai this weekend.
Their common concern about international terrorism provides a basis for
cooperation.
Smooth Sailing Now,
but Don't Be Sure It Will Last By Harry Harding
(International Herald Tribune, Oct. 18, 2001) The struggle against terrorism
has presented China with both short-run opportunities and long-term
uncertainties. China's leaders have seized the opportunities by expressing a
surprising degree of support for the United States. But if the evolution of
the American struggle against terrorism begins to threaten longer-term
Chinese interests, Beijing's support will start to flag.
Bush to Cement
China Alliance in War on Terror By Jeremy Page
(Reuters, Oct. 18, 2001) Just six months ago, China and the United States
appeared to be teetering on the brink of a new Cold War. Now they are allies
in a war against terrorism. The joint fight against terrorism will dominate
U.S. President George W. Bush's discussions with Chinese leaders when he
arrives on Thursday for a Pacific Rim summit.
Common Interests in
a Hazardous World By David Shambaugh and Robert
S. Litwak
(New York Times, Oct. 17, 2001) President Bush's trip to China tomorrow to
attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting may mark a
qualitatively new and more mature phase in relations between the two
countries. The current campaign against global terrorism offers the
opportunity to improve a relationship that has been plagued by difficulties.
Anti-Terrorism Helps
Mainland China Rise, But...
(Editorial, China Post, Oct. 16, 2001) For the Beijing regime, the new world
is certainly a much more comfortable and forgiving place than the old one, as
the biggest communist dictatorship struggles to integrate with the world.
However, partnership on
counterterrorism is inevitable but not permanent.
America and China
Can Go Further By Mike Jendrzejczyk
(International Herald Tribune, Oct. 12, 2001) Mr. Bush should explain the
U.S. interest in seeing China's reforms continue and expand, while
encouraging greater adherence to international norms. He should emphasize
that he has no interest in imposing U.S. "values" or the American
political system on China.
A Fateful Meeting
for US-China Relations By Lee Kuan Yew
(Straits Times, Oct. 4, 2001) US Presidnet George W. Bush has met the world's
major leaders from Nato, Japan, South Korea and Russia. But his encounter
with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Shanghai later this month will be of
great significance.
China's Support for
U.S. on Terror Is a Dramatic About-Face By Erik Eckholm
(New York Times, Sep. 30, 2001) Despite a history of condemning American
incursions abroad and a chronic fear of encirclement by the West, the Chinese
government has expressed strong support for the new American war on
terrorism. But the Chinese leaders also see an opportunity in the current
crisis to meet a broader goal: to forge an improvement in overall relations
with the United States and other Western countries.
Chance for Bush to
Recast China Ties
By James Goodby and Kenneth Weisbrode
(International Herald Tribune, Sep. 22, 2001) As President George W. Bush
prepares for his first official trip to Asia next month, he will have an
opportunity to put relations between the United States and China on a new
footing. Last week's attacks have made this even more necessary by
highlighting the two countries' common interest in combating terrorism and
the need for strong cooperation with the most populous and potentially the
most powerful nation in Asia.
Whom, If Not China,
Is US Aircraft Carriers' Moving onto South China Sea Directed Against?
(People's Daily, Aug. 27, 2001) From August 20 to 25, a group of US
Constellation aircraft carriers paid a port visit to Hong Kong. However, just
three days before they arrived in Hong Kong, the Constellation aircraft
carriers held a one-day large-scale joint military exercise in the South
China Sea together with the Carl Vinson which replaced them to go to cruise
the Gulf region.
The
Bush Administration's China Policy By Kenneth Lieberthal
(Nixon Center, July 26, 2001) While the Bush Administration’s handling of
U.S.-China affairs began awkwardly, it seems to have stabilized.
Nevertheless, it is too early to determine what sort of integrated China
policy will finally emerge from the administration. China seems to be
focusing on domestic issues and, accordingly, appears to be going out of its
way to avoid souring relations with the United States.
Sino-US Relations
Get A Boost... By Pei Minxin
(Straits Times, Aug. 1, 2001) ALL except for the most hardened hawks in
Washington and Beijing must be pleased with American Secretary of State Colin
Powell's visit to the Chinese capital last weekend. The most notable
achievement was an evident improvement in the tone set by the top leaders of
both countries in characterising the nature of mutual ties.
China's Need for
U.S. Trade May Be Outweighing Disagreements With Bush Administration
By Erik Eckholm
(New York Times, July 30, 2001) In recent meetings of all kinds, diplomats
say, Chinese officials have suddenly sounded more accommodating - or more
willing to talk seriously, at least - about sensitive subjects like sales of
missile technology, human rights and America's plans for a missile defense.
But the new Chinese warmth, Chinese and Western experts say, reflects basic
perceptions among the leaders here of their long-term interests and those of
the ruling Communist Party.
Powell
Expresses Shift in U.S. View of China By Elaine Monaghan
(Reuters, July 30, 2001) China has graduated from "strategic
competitor" of the United States to a friend who needs tough love, if
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's remarks after a visit to Beijing are
anything to go by. His confirmation to reporters Sunday that he had dropped
the phrase "strategic competitor", adopted by President George W.
Bush during his election campaign, put into words a shift in the U.S. view of
the communist giant.
China's Challenge to
Pax Americana By
Evan A. Feigenbaum
(The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2001) Since Beijing's 1996 missile exercise
in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese leaders have begun to articulate a decidedly
alternative vision of the underlying principles of international relations
that could continue to create tensions with the United States.
Don't Antagonize China
By Samuel R. Berger
(Washington Post, July 8, 2001) President Bush's telephone conversation last
week with Chinese President Jiang Zemin -- a talk that included the issue of
Chinese American detainees -- is, one would hope, the beginning of an effort
to stabilize the relationship of the two countries based on a policy of
principled engagement. The past six months of tough posturing on China by the
administration have not been without cost.
Sino-US Relations:
New Cold War Avoidable
(Editorial, People's Daily, July 3, 2001) An aggravated relationship with
China was in the short-term interest of a few right-wingers and arms dealers
but against long-term and fundamental US national interests. Therefore,
unless it makes some most severe strategical mistakes, the US Government will
sooner or later turn back from the anti-China policy.
What's the
Rationale for Seeing China as Enemy? By William Pfaff
(International Herald Tribune, July 2, 2001) Since January the military
estimations and foreign policy speculations of the vice president and the
secretary of defense, and their principal advisers, have been consistently
framed in terms of eventual conflict, if not war, with China. Self-fulfilling
prophecy? If China is treated as an enemy, it will become one.
China Growing Uneasy
About U.S. Relations By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, June 23, 2001) China's leaders are increasingly concerned
that Washington and Beijing are headed for a confrontation as China emerges
as an economic and military power in Asia, and the United States ponders how
to deal with its rise. In recent interviews, officials and analysts described
growing unease in Beijing that shifts in attitudes in both nations seem to be
pointing toward a showdown
Modest
Support for Missile Defense, No Panic on China
(Council on Foreign Relations, June 2001) The latest nationwide poll by the
Pew Research Center, which was conducted in collaboration with the Council on
Foreign Relations, finds modest support for Bush's proposed missile defense
system. While a slim majority of Americans see China as a major threat, it is
a threat that few want the United States to confront. The public generally
wants to pursue a course of moderation when dealing with the world's most
populous nation, and this position crosses partisan lines.
China Viewed
Narrowly
(Editorial, New York Times, June 10, 2001) Although
the Bush administration has yet to articulate a fully formed China policy,
there are unsettling indications that it may be inclined to see China
primarily as an emerging military threat. The United States cannot ignore the
possibility that China will grow into a global military power in the decades
ahead, but Washington's handling of Beijing ought not to exaggerate the
threat.
Casting China as
America's Enemy Is a Bad Idea By John W. Lewis
(International Herald Tribune, June 4, 2001) In reorienting American foreign
and defense policy, the Bush administration is in danger of replacing a
workable China policy with an unstable and unworkable one. Mr. Bush's
strategic policy is based on a serious internal contradiction. One premise
maintains that China is a rising power whose interests and objectives conflict
with America's and whose ambitions require immediate and long-term
containment. Yet the policy also presumes that China is unable to meet a
forceful American challenge.
U.S.-China Ties Still
Strong By Pauline Jelinek
(Associated Press, May 31, 2001) In spite of the recent chill between
Washington and Beijing over the April spy plane standoff and other issues,
life goes on for tens of thousands of Americans and Chinese bound together by
commerce, immigration and a host of people-to-people ventures. "But the
Chinese people's biggest problem is the American government, not the American
people."
China Fears Repeat
of Reagan Strategy
By Ching Cheong
(Straits Times, May 22, 2001) The recent downturn in Sino-American relations
has made the Chinese refocus their attention on US policies that led to the
downfall of the former Soviet Union. This is because they find stark
similarities in the policies of US President George W. Bush towards China and
former President Ronald Reagan towards Russia.
Courting The People of
China By Ezra F. Vogel
(Washington Post, May 14, 2001) China is unlikely to challenge the world's
preeminent military, but to exercise global leadership in the new democratic
era in East Asia, we need the support of the East Asian public. The United
States can have a realistic combination of cooperation and competition, but
for it to work, we need to find a way to get the positive cooperation of the
Chinese public.
U.S. Needs to Learn
That China Policy Is Not a Two-Bit Affair By Jonathan
Clarke
(International Herald Tribune, May 11, 2001) Recent missteps in Washington
and willful unhelpfulness from Beijing show that the US search for an
effective way of dealing with China will not be straight- forward.
Nonetheless, there is no more pressing task for US diplomacy than to turn
back the growing consciousness in both capitals that confrontation is
inevitable. A US-Chinese relationship that becomes unhinged would portend
global disaster. A good starting point for all involved is to be aware of the
stakes involved. Whatever China is, it is not 'two-bit'.
We
Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is China By John Gershman
(Foreign Policy in Focus, May, 2001) There are several main dangers with the
new congagement approach. First, managing the tensions within the strategy
prove impossible and the strategy effectively becomes containment. Through a
self-fulfilling prophecy, U.S. strategic doctrine creates the enemy for which
it was designed. This reinforces hard-liners within China and launches a
vicious circle of arms races, increasing tension, and decreasing security.
American and
Chinese Strategists Ought to Sit Down and Talk By Philip C.
Saunders and Evan S. Medeiros
(International herald Tribune, May 4, 2001) Missile defense raises even more
troubling implications for Chinese-U.S. relations. U.S. policymakers see it
as an insurance policy in case deterrence fails, which they view as a real
possibility. In contrast, China believes that it is structured to negate its
relatively small nuclear forces. Beijing sees missile defense as part of a
political strategy to contain China's rise.
The
Inescapable Ambiguity By David Shambaugh
(Asiaweek, Apr. 20, 2001) China and the U.S. share a network of cooperation —
and competition. For the
U.S., engagement with China cannot be turned up, down, on or off at the whim
of an administration. The two nations experience an array of cultural,
societal, educational, scientific, commercial, and other ties that bind them
together in countless human interactions. However, real and fundamental
disagreements do exist between Beijing and Washington — over Taiwan's
security and the military role of Japan and America in East Asia.
What We Said, What They
Said, What's Unsaid By Robert G. Kaiser
(Washington Post, Apr. 15, 2001) So we've gotten through 30 years, but
haven't yet solved the underlying problems. We've used linguistic tricks and
other devices to preserve a deeply ambiguous relationship with China -- not a
friendly relationship, but not a hostile one, either. In some respects --
because Taiwan has become a thriving democracy, China has become more
belligerent, and the Chinese and American economies have become dependent on
each other -- those problems look more complicated today than previously.
U.S. Policy Toward
China: Try for the Best, Prepare for the Worst By Avery
Goldstein
(Foreign Policy Research Institute, Apr. 13, 2001) Despite some missteps, the
Clinton administration's track record in the Asia-Pacific was on balance
impressive. Over the past eight years several of the most difficult questions
about the U.S. role in Asia at the end of the Cold War have been answered.
Absent a superpower rival, would the U.S. retrench and leave Asia to the
Asians? Would the U.S. maintain regional commitments that had been fashioned
to contain the now-defunct Soviet bloc, or would the network of bilateral
alliances be allowed to languish?
Scenarios for
the Future of United States-China Relations 2001 -2010 (PDF file)
(Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, April 2001) Generated via a highly interactive
collaboration between Chinese and American analysts, four distinctly
different scenarios point toward the need for a consistent and constructive
US policy towards China. Report of a Workshop.
Sino-American Strategic Competition:
Implications for Conflict in the Taiwan Strait By Martin L. Lasater
(Taiwan Security Research, April 2001) The United States and China are
engaged in strategic competition for predominant power in the Asian Pacific.
The PRC wants the United States to redraw its sphere of influence in the
Western Pacific to give China more breathing room for its own expansion of
influence. Taiwan is critical to the PRC strategic design and thus
unification has become a more pressing issue for Beijing. As China becomes
stronger, the risks to the United States in defending Taiwan and in playing
the role of regional peacemaker will increase substantially. However, in view
of the PRC’s strategic challenge, a U.S. retreat from Taiwan’s defense would
be widely interpreted as Washington’s acceptance of China’s preeminence in
East Asia.
A Partnership Worth
Preserving By Jiemian Yang
(New York Times, Mar. 21, 2001) Since Mr. Qian is the Beijing official
overseeing Taiwan affairs, the Taiwan issue is likely to be central to the
discussion tomorrow. Last August Mr. Qian significantly redefined the
"one- China" concept in a pragmatic way that was not given
sufficient attention in the United States. He announced that one China
includes both the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, a modification from the
previous statement of Taiwan being a part of China only. This formulation
allows considerably more flexibility in easing cross-strait tensions.
China's Game of
Chicken By Robert Kagan
(Washington Post, Mar. 12, 2001) During the past two weeks, Chinese leaders
suddenly have adopted a bullying stance in their dealings with President
Bush. Last month, for instance, Bush diplomatically asked the Chinese to
"investigate" the matter of Chinese military assistance to Iraq,
saying he wanted to begin his relationship with Beijing "with
trust." Privately, Chinese officials have admitted it. But publicly the
Chinese foreign minister last week told Bush, undiplomatically, to stuff it.
He denied any Chinese involvement in Iraq and all but accused Bush of
fabricating the story.
Supporting
Political Liberalization in China: The Role of the United States
By Catharin Dalpino
(Brookings Institution, Mar. 7, 2001) Since 1989, China's human rights record
and its political system have been the subject of polarized debate in the
U.S. policy community. A complicating factor for U.S. human rights policy in
China, and more narrowly for assistance programs to China, is the complex and
sometimes contradictory nature of Chinese political development. A step
toward a more liberal environment is often matched by a step backward. In a
country as large as China, it can be difficult to discern a clear bottom line
when both positive and negative trends are simultaneously in play.
U.S. Policy
Toward China By Kenneth Lieberthal
(Brookings Institute, March 2001) The Bush administration's China policy must
be part of a larger Asian strategy that keeps America fully engaged,
maintains the region's strength and dynamism in an era of globalization, and
encourages China's own constructive engagement in the region. This would
provide both the best prospect for encouraging China's internal reform and
external cooperation and for creating the conditions to cope with the
consequences should China ultimately seek to confront the United States
across the region.
US Fears of China's
Influence Extend Far Beyond Iraq
(Editorial, Asia Times, Feb. 23, 2001)
The spat between the United States and China over the latter's alleged
military assistance to Iraq is overshadowing a number of contentious issues
between the two countries, such as Taiwan, human rights and US plans for a
missile defense shield. It is also deflecting attention from Central
Intelligence Agency concerns over Chinese missile-related technical
assistance to Pakistan and the "provision of other missile-related items
and raw materials to several countries of proliferation concern, including
Iran, North Korea and Libya".
How
the Bush People Should Deal with China By Susan Shirk
(Asia Pacific Media Network, Feb. 2001) First of all, continue to do what we
did, which is just to be in almost constant contact with the two sides,
urging them actively to restore the dialogue. Secondly, it is important for
the US government to keep a very stable and consistent set of policies toward
the two sides and for cross-strait relations. Finally, on arms sales, which
is politically a very difficult subject. Of course the United States must
fulfill its responsibility to assist Taiwan in providing for its own
self-defense. But it must do this in a prudent way.
New U.S.-Sino Power
Diplomacy By
Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN, Jan. 26, 2001) Beijing officials have pointed out the first test of Sino-U.S.
relations will be in April, when Washington will decide on the types of
weapons it will sell Taiwan this year. Aides to President Jiang, who is
expected to retire in 2003, have cited "great power diplomacy,"
particularly stabilizing relations with the United States, as one of his
major legacies.
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