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Panel to Probe China's
Nuclear-Related Sales
(Washington Times, Dec. 20, 2002) A congressionally
mandated commission will investigate Beijing's sales of nuclear material to
North Korea, as China's Foreign Ministry said that reports of the transfer
are groundless.
U.S. Upbeat on China Military Ties
(Reuters, Dec. 17, 2002) Admiral Thomas Fargo closed a
five-day visit to China,
hailing progress in closer military ties and expressing hope that Beijing can help resolve the crisis over North Korea's
nuclear program.
U.S. Pushes China on
Prisoners, Religious Freedoms By Tamora Vidaillet
(Reuters, Dec. 16, 2002) U.S.
rights envoy Lorne Craner began two days of
high-level talks with Chinese officials in which he was expected to press Beijing to free
political prisoners and increase religious freedoms.
U.S. Admiral Due in Beijing
for Military Exchange
(The
China Post, Dec. 13, 2002) Admiral Thomas Fargo, commander-in-chief
of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is scheduled to arrive in Beijing
for a five-day visit, mainland Chinese and U.S. officials said.
Chinese General Told Threat
Against U.S. Unacceptable By Bill Gertz
(Washington Times, Dec. 11, 2002) The White House told a
visiting Chinese general that comments he made in 1995 suggesting China would
use nuclear weapons against Los Angeles were unacceptable.
U.S. and China Resume
High-Level Military Talks By James Dao
(NYT, Dec. 10, 2002) The
Pentagon opened high-level talks with the Chinese military today for the
first time since President Bush took office, the latest sign of improved
American-Chinese relations.
U.S. Warship Docks in China in Show Ties on Course
(Reuters, Nov. 24, 2002) A
U.S. naval destroyer docked smoothly on China's eastern coast. The USS
Paul Foster nudged into a naval pier in Qingdao, headquarters of China's
Northern Fleet.
China Gives
U.S. Green
Light
to Dock
Warships
in Hong Kong
(AP,
Nov. 19, 2002) China has
granted permission to a U.S.
aircraft carrier and six other American warships to make routine port calls
in Hong Kong.
Bush to Meet China's
Departing Leader at Barbecue Summit By
Erik Eckholm
(New York Times, Oct. 21, 2002) For
President Jiang Zemin, who leaves on Tuesday for
what is likely to be his last visit to the United States as chief of state,
the barbecue is the message.
China, U.S.
Focus on N. Korea Nukes
(CNN.com, Oct. 21, 2002) Beijing hopes to firm up a "constructive,
cooperative relationship" with the U.S. based on the new global
imperative of fighting terrorism.
Rules on Bio Agents Set Tone for Jiang's Visit
(Straits Times, Oct. 19, 2002) In a move intended to set the mood for
conciliation, China has issued rules on regulating biological agents a week
before President Jiang Zemin visits the United
States.
No Taiwan, Iraq Deals During Jiang's Visit
(Straits Times, Oct. 17, 2002) China will not enter into a deal on Taiwan
with the US, in exchange for moving closer to Washington on Iraq, a senior
Chinese Foreign Ministry official said.
China
Hopeful Military Ties with U.S. Can Expand Again
(AP, Oct. 16, 2002) A week before its president visits
the United States, China expressed
hope that military ties between the two countries can be restored to the
level of more than a year ago.
China, U.S. Talk Defense Contacts
(Associated Press, Oct. 10, 2002) China wants renewed defense contacts and
better military coordination with the United
States, Beijing's
defense minister said in a meeting with the highest-ranking American military
official.
US Congress Weighs in on China
(AFP, Oct. 3, 2002) The US Congress urged President
George W. Bush to impose new pressure on China over its human rights
record, in a new report which top senators claimed pulled no punches.
(New York Times, Sep. 27, 2002) A
spokeswoman for the Chinese government complained that an American naval ship
had violated international law by operating inside China's 200-nautical-mile
economic zone.
U.S. Faces China Hard Sell
on Iraq By Jaime FlorCruz and Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, Sep. 13, 2002) U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum to the
United Nations to act on Iraq
appears to have done little to convince China, a key U.N. Security
Council member, to support any drastic action against Saddam Hussein.
U.S. and China Ask U.N.. to List Separatists as Terror Group By Karen DeYoung
(WP, Sep. 11, 2002) The United States
and China
have asked the U.N. Security Council to add an obscure group of separatists
fighting Chinese rule in the far northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang to a
list of terrorist organizations.
China and the US
Pledge Mutual Security Measures
(AFP, Aug. 27, 2002) China
and the United States
have reinforced their so far limited cooperation in the war on terrorism by
trading key concessions, although analysts said that the effects would be
more symbolic than practical.
US Praises China's Missile Curbs
(BBC, Aug. 27, 2002) US
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has
welcomed China's
announcement of new regulations restricting the sale of missile technology to
other countries.
US Envoy in China as Beijing Announces New Missile Rules
(AFP, Aug. 26, 2002) US Deputy Secretary of State Richard
Armitage has begun talks in Beijing - hours after
China said it would toughen up rules on missile technology exports.
China Seriously Concerned about U.S.-Taiwan Ties
(Reuters, July 31, 2002) China told the United States it
was "seriously concerned" about the U.S. warming to its rival
Taiwan and called on Washington to halt military contacts and arms sales to
the island.
China's Exports to U.S. Rise 19.3 Percent
(Reuters, July 29, 2002) China's
exports to the United
States, its largest market, rose a
year-on-year 19.3 percent in the first half of 2002 to $29.87 billion.
Two-way trade with the United States was $41.97 billion in the first six
months of this year, up 11.7 percent from a year earlier.
U.S. Weighs Stronger
Relations With China
(Washington Post, July 23, 2002) The Pentagon is considering
steps to intensify military ties with China after indications from Beijing
that it will allow more transparency and access in the relationship.
China Anger over U.S.
Sanctions By Andrea Koppel and Elise Labott
(CNN.com, July 20, 2002) China has insisted the U.S. reverse its decision to
impose "unjustified" sanctions against Chinese companies accused of
arms or technology sales to Iran.
U.S. Penalizes 8 Chinese Firms By Bill Gertz
(Washington Times, July 19, 2002) The United States is
imposing economic sanctions on eight Chinese companies for selling
destabilizing arms and germ-weapons materials to Iran.
Beijing Renews Criticism of US Reports Warning of China Threat
(AFP, July 18, 2002) A senior Chinese foreign policy
official has warned ties with the United States could be "seriously
affected" by a pair of recent official US reports labelling
Beijing a potential threat.
US Panel: Toughen China Policy By Glenn
Kessler
(Washington Post, July 12, 2002) A bipartisan
congressional commission warns that China is making dramatic economic and
strategic advances against the United States, requiring a much tougher response
to ensure compliance with trade laws and to prevent the spread of weapons of
mass destruction.
Pentagon to Search Plane Site in China
(AP, July 8, 2002) The Pentagon is preparing to send a
search team to northeastern China
in hopes of recovering the remains of two American pilots believed to have
been buried 50 years ago where their unmarked plane crash-landed during a
failed spy mission for the CIA.
U..S., China to Resume
Military Talks
By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, June 28, 2002) Beijing
and Washington
are set to hold further talks to determine at what level military-to-military
contact should be resumed.
Chinese Jet Fighters Fly
Near U.S. Spy Plane By Bill Gertz
(Washington Times, June 27, 2002)
Two Chinese jet fighters came within 150 feet of a U.S.
reconnaissance aircraft near China
in the first close encounter since a collision last year between an EP-3 and
a Chinese jet.
Pentagon, China Discuss Military Cooperation
(AP, June 27, 2002) A top Pentagon official met with
Chinese army commanders to explore resuming military exchanges, which were
curtailed last year after the seizure of a U.S. spy plane.
Chinese Newspaper Slams Bush First-Strike Policy
(Reuters, June 12, 2002) China,
in some of its toughest criticism of U.S. foreign policy since
September 11, lashed out on Wednesday at President George W. Bush's new
first-strike policy to prevent terror attacks.
US to Send Envoy to China to
Boost Military Ties
(AFP, June 4, 2002) Peter Rodman will travel to Beijing in the middle
of June "to talk about the principles on which we can get a
military-to-military relationship on a more solid framework which will be of
mutual benefit," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz
said.
U.S. and China to Discuss
Improving
Military
Ties
(Reuters, May 4,
2002) The United States and China plan talks to see if they can improve
military cooperation, restricted after President George W. Bush took office
because the U.S. felt Beijing was contributing little to the process.
US Warships Sail into HK as China's Ban on Visits Ends
(AP, April 30, 2002) An American aircraft carrier and
four other ships in its battle group came to Hongkong
yesterday, bringing in about 6,000 sailors for a port call that ended
Beijing's latest ban on such visits.
China's Heir Apparent Hu Begins First U.S.
Visit
(Reuters, April 28, 2002) Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao arrived on his first
official visit to the United
States on Saturday to begin the delicate
task of building diplomatic rapport between the two Pacific powers.
Worries of
Cyberattacks on U.S. Are Aired By Bill Miller
(Washington Post, April 26, 2002) U.S. officials warned yesterday that the
Chinese military may be searching for ways to attack defense and civilian
computer networks in the United States
and Taiwan.
Powell Upbeat on U.S.-PRC Relationship
(China Post, April 26, 2002) A year after a U.S. spy-plane and a Chinese
fighter jet collided over Hainan Island leading to an 11-day standoff,
relations between the two countries are again flourishing, according to U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell.
CIA Warns of Chinese Plans
for Cyber-Attacks on U.S. By Eric Lichtblau
(Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2002) U.S. intelligence officials believe the
Chinese military is working to launch wide-scale cyber-attacks on American
and Taiwanese computer networks, including Internet-linked military systems
considered vulnerable to sabotage.
Jiang: Taiwan Issue Central
to U.S. Ties
(CNN.com, April 24, 2002) Chinese President Jiang Zemin has warned the United
States over Washington's
relationship with Taiwan,
saying Sino-U.S. ties have been plagued by problems that could have been
avoided.
Chinese Vice President
Leaves en Route
to US
(Reuters, April
23, 2002)
Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao, widely tipped to
become the country's next leader,
has left Beijing for a three-nation tour that
will take him to the United
States later this week.
Also see Major Events in Sino-US Ties
Jiang Ends Five-Nation Tour, Deploring Expansion of US War on Terror By Jean-Michel Cadiot
(AFP, April 22, 2002) Jiang denounced Washington's robust
entry into Central Asia since deposing Afghanistan's fundamentalist Taliban
regime and warned once again against US designs on widening the field of
battle to other countries.
China Touts Clout in
Anti-Terror Fight By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, April 15, 2002) Chinese President Jiang Zemin has again attacked Washington's anti-terrorist
campaign, saying that fighting terrorism should "have the right
objective, based on authentic evidence and avoid hurting innocent
people".
US, Chinese Military Delegations Hold Talks in Shanghai
(AFP, April 11, 2002) US and Chinese military officials
began three days of maritime military consultations in Shanghai on ways to avoid incidents on the
high seas or international air space.
Concern Over US Plans for War on Terror Dominate Jiang Tour
(Reuters, April 7, 2002) Chinese President Jiang Zemin begins a five-nation tour Monday in Germany, with the aim of tackling a perceived US
go-it-alone attitude in the war on terror.
China Bars U.S. Navy from Making Hong Kong Port Call
(Reuters, March 26, 2002) China has denied permission for
a U.S. navy destroyer to make a routine port call in Hong Kong as tensions
grow over Washington's decision to allow Taiwan's defence
minister to visit the United States.
China Protests U.S. Backing
for Taiwan
(CNN.com,
March 17, 2002) That the strongly worded diplomatic protest was made on a
weekend and was widely reported by the Chinese media may have been meant to
amplify Beijing's
anger.
China Accuses U.S. of "Nuclear Blackmail"
(Reuters, March 17, 2002) Vice Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing called in U.S. Ambassador Clark T. Randt Jr to deliver
"solemn representations" on a Pentagon nuclear policy review and a
visit to the United States by Taiwan Defence
Minister.
China Slams Global US Forces
Build-Up By Mary Kwang
(Straits Times, March 12, 2002) China accused the United States of trampling on
global human rights by increasing its military presence across the world
after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
China 'Shocked' To Be on
U.S. Nuke Hitlist
(CNN.com, March 12, 2002) The Chinese government says it
is "deeply shocked" at reports of U.S. military plans to target
seven countries, including China, for the possible future use of nuclear
weapons.
Sino-US Co-operation Vital to World Peace ByTang Jiaxuan
(China Daily, March 7, 2002) Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan said that China and the United States are
committed to developing a "constructive and co-operative relationship,''
which is essential to global peace, stability and security.
US-China Relations Going
"Rather Smoothly": Powell By Stephen Collinson
(AFP, Feb. 6, 2002) "The relationship is back on an improving
track," Powell told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, attributing
progress to a desire by both sides to move on from a crisis over a US EP-3 spyplane downed in China last year.
Beijing Plays Down Bugging
of Airplane By John Pomfret
(WP, Jan. 23, 2002) Chinese political sources said Jiang is
determined to include strong ties with the United States as part of the
legacy of his 12-year reign as China's president and Communist Party boss.
China Says Bug Reports Have No Impact on
U.S. Ties
(Reuters, Jan. 22, 2002) Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said he had no knowledge of any Chinese
investigation into reports that more than two dozen electronic eavesdropping
devices were planted in the Boeing 767 when it was refurbished in the United States.
US Silence on Jiang's
'Bugged' Plane
(BBC, Jan. 20, 2002) American officials are refusing to
comment on press reports that a Boeing 767 made in the US for Chinese leader
Jiang Zemin contained more than 20 spying devices.
President Jiang is reported to be furious at the reported discovery.
China Finds Bugs on Jet Refitted in U.S. By John Pomfret
(Washington
Post, Jan. 19, 2002) Chinese aviation officials and military
officers have charged that U.S.
intelligence agencies planted the bugs aboard the plane while it was being
refitted in the United
States.
U.S. Tech Exports Eye 'China
Military Threat'
(CNN.com, Jan. 18, 2002)
The Bush administration says it is reviewing export licenses for U.S.
microelectronic products bound for China in an effort to curb the transfer of
technology that might be used to boost Beijing's military capabilities.
China Warns U.S. Against 'Hegemony'
(AFP,
Jan. 17, 2002) China's Chief of the General Staff Fu Quanyou
has sent a veiled message to the United States warning against using the war
on terrorism to dominate global affairs, state press reported.
"Counter-terrorism should not be to used to
practice hegemony."
Breakthrough in China Human
Rights By Jaime FlorCruz
(CNN.com, Dec. 18, 2002) Washington is
pushing Beijing on human rights---but only
gently---because at the moment America
needs China as much as China needs the U.S.
US Enlists China's Help in
North Korea Crisis By Stephen Collinson
(Agence France Presse,
Dec. 15, 2002) While deep fissures over Taiwan and
human rights remain, both sides are now stressing the intersection of their
mutual interests in stability and geopolitics.
Taiwan
Question Eludes U.S. - China Talks
(AP, Dec. 10, 2002) The first high-level military discussions in years
between the United States and China helped the two sides understand each
other but produced no agreement on the hot-button issue of Taiwan.
US
Expecting
Few
Surprises
from Hu
By Leon Hadar
(Straits Times, Nov. 27, 2002) CCP congress a non-event in Washington,
which sees ties with China
as unaffected because of Jiang's continuing influence..
Now Leading US Democrats,
the Anti-China Left By Tim Shorrock
(Asia Times, Nov. 16, 2002) Nancy Pelosi, the new Democratic minority leader
of the House of Representatives, is no pal of
communist China
- indeed, she and Hu have a less than friendly
history already.
Hands Across Pacific:
U.S.-China Ties Grow By Joseph Kahn
(New York Times, Nov. 16, 2002) China has had enjoyed robust economic growth
and spent tens of billions of dollars to modernize its military. But it
appears to be less eager in the last decade to pick diplomatic fights with
the United States.
Hu More Assertive Than Jiang But Will Take It Easy with US
(Straits Times, Nov. 16, 2002) China’s new leader is not likely to rock
Sino-US ties although he would be less dovish and more assertive than his
predecessor in diplomacy.
Managing the US-China-Russia
Triangle By Ted Galen Carpenter
(Asia Times, Nov. 14, 2002) Three powers stand out as
the leading political and military players in the international system during
the initial decades of the 21st century: the United States, Russia, and
China.
Prisoner Lists Now an Aid to
U.S.-China Ties By Philip P.
Pan
(Washington Post, Oct. 18, 2002) Bush administration's formal use of prisoner
lists -- and the Chinese government's willingness to respond -- represent a
new, more businesslike approach to formerly contentious human rights talks..
New
Submarine Deployment Sends Message
(South China Morning Post, Oct. 14, 2002) The US navy’s announcement that
three Los Angeles-class attack submarines will be stationed on Guam slipped
by without much fanfare in the regional media, but alarm bells must be
ringing in Beijing.
Closer Ties With China May
Help U.S. on Iraq By James Dao
(New York Times, Oct. 4, 2002) After a stormy start, the Bush
administration's relations with China have improved to the point where senior
administration officials and many China experts say they think Beijing may
agree not to block a tough United Nations resolution on Iraq.
Beijing's Diplomatic
Bridge-Building By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Oct. 2, 2002) Beijing
has taken far-reaching steps to counter what it regards as a flare-up of
American hegemonism. While Beijing is opposed to an
American invasion of Iraq, it does not want a head-on confrontation with
Washington.
'China
Factor' on Hold as US Focuses on Iraq By Leon Hadar
(Straits Times, Sep. 13, 2002) Then there is the continuing unresolved
tension between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan, as American officials and
lawmakers move to dissolve the 'One China' policy.
Eyes on the Bush-Jiang
Summit By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Sep. 12, 2002) With the summit between US President George W.
Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin less than
two months away, the think tanks are busy setting up seminars related to the
meeting.
Beijing Plays for Gains on
Iraq Showdown By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Sep. 10, 2002) The brief dispatch from Xinhua,
China's state-run news
agency, reporting the telephone conversation between Presidents Jiang Zemin and George W. Bush said much about Beijing's ambivalence toward the Iraqi
crisis.
Sino-US Ties Expected to
Come to Normal This October By Li Heng
(Peoples Daily, Sep. 6, 2002) US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's China visit has created a good atmosphere for
the upcoming summit between Chinese and American heads of state scheduled for
October
Firmer
Sino-US Stand Against Terror By Jason Leow
(Straits Times, Aug. 28, 2002) The United States and China have
strengthened their commitment to the war against terrorism by exchanging key
concessions here. Both give way on longstanding demands, with US blacklisting
Xinjiang separatist group, China tightening missile exports.
China Issues Regulations on
Missile Export Control
(People’s Daily, Aug. 26, 2002) China will tighten control over
the export of missiles and missile-related items and technologies to prevent
the proliferation of missiles and other delivering systems.
New Pentagon Report: A
Change in U.S. Attitude By Richard
Fisher
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, Aug. 1, 2002) … a key shift in
Washington's willingness to identify China as a future threat to the United
States and its security interests. Russia's arms sales to China are
specifically identified as such a threat. The paper also seeks to change the
debate over the nature of China's threat to Taiwan.
U.S. to Keep Pressure on China
over Arms By Carol Giacomo
(Reuters, July 27, 2002) The Bush administration believes it has gotten China's attention by repeatedly imposing
arms-related sanctions and will continue pressing its concerns until Beijing curbs weapons
sales to "axis of evil" states.
China Vexed by Glare of U.S.
Investigations By Keith Bradsher
(New York Times, July 26, 2002) Senior Chinese officials are expressing
irritation over a series of American actions in the last two weeks but are
keeping their public comments fairly low-key.
Chinese Media's Coverage of
U.S. Proves Balanced By Frank Ching
(Japan Times, July 24, 2002) The U.S. China Security Review Commission has
found that the controlled Chinese press, in its reporting on the United States,
appears to be relatively balanced overall.
U.S. China Strategy:
Redefining Engagement By Michael
E. Marti
(China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, July 18, 2002) Engagement should
continue, but it must be based on a doctrine of military superiority and a
realistic appraisal of the costs and benefits to America's national interests and
those of its allies.
China Worries Washington By Philip Bowring
(International Herald Tribune, July 16, 2002) Two Washington studies
demonstrate greatly heightened U.S. awareness of China's power, and in
particular its ability to threaten Taiwan. They are mostly correct in their
observations, but dealing with the situation is another matter.
Chinese and US Military
Planes 'Encounter' Again?
(People’s Daily, July 1, 2002) People with discerning eyes have
noticed that the Washington Times report was published exactly at the time
when Rodman was visiting Beijing and the source of the news report was said
to be from the US military.
Report from the Fourth
U.S.-China Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation
(Monterey Institute of International Studies, March 2002) The conference
highlighted considerable agreement between the two sides on the threat posed
by proliferation of WMD and by the potential threat of WMD terrorism.
Study
Shows China Reporting on U.S. "Relatively Balanced"
(Reuters,
June 27, 2002) Chinese news reporting about the United States tends to be
relatively balanced, with most criticism reflected in articles on U.S.
foreign policy and domestic scandals.
China's Economic Pull Worries US By Ching Cheong
(Straits Times, June 24, 2002) China's
strong economic growth has given rise to political concern in the United States that countries in the West Pacific Rim would be drawn into the Chinese orbit
and, in the process, displace American influence.
Bush's
Mainland China Policy on Right Track: U.S. Scholar
(China Post, June 7, 2002) Unlike under the administration of President Bill
Clinton, when a situation of "strategic ambiguity" existed, now
"the Chinese know where we stand better than they have in a long
time," said Ross H. Munro.
US
Offered China Concessions on Taiwan, Japan to Facilitate Nixon Trip
(AFP, May 28, 2002) The administration of Richard Nixon promised China it
would fire any US official encouraging Taiwan's independence and would
withdraw its nuclear umbrella from Japan if Tokyo returned to expansionism to
make possible Nixon's 1972 trip to Beijing.
Beijing and Bush: Misplaced Belligerence By Ehsan Ahrari
(Asia Times, May 21, 2002) It
will be interesting to see whether or when Bush breaks away from his
consistent policy of confronting China. Thus far, such a policy
has not created any deleterious outcome for the United States.
US Academics Discuss
US-China-Taiwan Relationship By Monique Chu
(Taipei Times, May 6, 2002) Despite the US administration's unprecedented
sympathy toward Taiwan,
the incumbent US
government has not changed its fundamental cross-strait policies, US
academics said as they wrapped up their shuttle diplomacy across the Strait.
Take a New Look at a
Changing China By Elizabeth Economy
(IHT, April 30, 2002) It appears that the administration has ignored the
changing dynamics in the cross-strait relationship. Tensions may well
diminish in the next several years. Growing trade and investment, along with
increasing personal travel and ties, are enhancing the likelihood of some
form of peaceful unification.
Washington's Wooing Hu - But
Here's What Matters By James Mann
(Washington Post, April 28, 2002) This intense focus on Hu's
personality doesn't make sense. How much can any individual really make a
difference within the ruling Chinese Communist Party? Why do we so often make
the mistake of over-personalizing Chinese politics, exaggerating the
importance of a single individual while underestimating the power and
tenacity of other party leaders? Is America about to get China wrong again?
China's Man to Watch Steps
Into the U.S. Spotlight By Erik Eckholm
(New York Times, April 27, 2002)The mystery man expected to take over as
China's leader this fall starts his first visit to the United States this
weekend in a diplomatic debut that will be as closely watched at home as
abroad.
Why
Hu Will Keep US Visit Low-Key By Ching Cheong
(Straits Times, April 25, 2002) Chinese Vice-President Hu
Jintao's debut visit to the United States is predestined to
be an uneventful one. As heir apparent to President Jiang Zemin,
it would be foolhardy of him to venture into uncharted waters on the eve of
China's power succession.
Turning a Blind Eye to U.S.
Protests By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, April 23, 2002) President Jiang Zemin has
given this advice to Vice-President Hu Jintao concerning the latter's forthcoming visit to the
U.S: "Don't be upset when you see protestors; just turn a blind eye to
them."
Major Events in Sino-US Ties
(Xinhua News, April 2002) The following is a
chronology of major events in Sino-US diplomatic relations since
1972: February 21-28, 1972: US President Richard Nixon
visited China,
with a Sino-US joint communiqué released in Shanghai
on February 28.
China's
Hu Steps into the Spotlight with U.S. Tour By Jeremy Page
(Reuters, April 22, 2002) China's obscure heir apparent, Vice President Hu Jintao, takes his biggest
and yet most delicate step into the limelight this week with his first ever
official visit to the United States ..
How the US Will Play China in the New Cold War By Henry C K Liu
(Asia Times, April 19, 2002) In the new Cold War, which is a
conflict between the world's rich and poor, Washington's
real objective is to help China
develop enough to moderate its current political system.
Two Steps Forward, One Step
Back By Bonnie S.
Glaser
(Comparative Connections, CSIS, April 2002) President Bush's visit to Beijing was the
highlight of Sino-U.S. relations this quarter. President Bush and PRC
President Jiang held discussions on a broad range of issues and reaffirmed
their commitment to a "constructive, cooperative" relationship.
China's Crusade Against
Western Imperialism By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, April 17, 2002) Taking a leaf out of Chairman Mao Zedong's book, Beijing
is laying the groundwork for a protracted war against imperialism. The target
of this diplomatic struggle is a kind of "new imperialism" that the
Chinese Communist Party leadership believes Washington is spearheading.
Kissinger Warning on
U.S.-China Ties
(CNN.com, April 16, 2002) "Those who believe that confrontation with China can be
a national strategy ... do not understand the dynamics of the current and
foreseeable international system," Kissinger said.
U.S. Provocations Leave
China Guessing By Frank Ching
(Japan Times, April 4, 2002) Little more than a month after U.S. President
George W. Bush's visit to Beijing seemed to have laid the groundwork for a more
stable and cooperative relationship between the United States and China, ties
between the two countries are again in danger of unraveling as Washington
openly moves to build a closer defense relationship with Taiwan..
Why
This Is a Sign That Sino-US Ties Are Well By Mary Kwang
(Straits Times, April 2, 2002) Whether hordes of American sailors are
invading Wanchai bars or thronging the Tsimshatsui shopping strip in Hongkong
has become an indicator of the state of US-China ties.
U.S.-China Relations Appear
Headed for Shaky Ground By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, March 19, 2002) China expressed alarm at what it called a
"series of erroneous acts" by the United States in the latest
indication that relations between the two countries are heading for rocky times
again.
China Says Next Move in Arms
Talks Is Up to U.S.
(New York Times, Feb. 27, 2002) The United States should take the next step
to resolve the dispute over Chinese exports of missile technology, a senior
Chinese foreign policy official said in remarks that suggested a continuing
impasse over one of the most sensitive issues in Chinese- American relations.
China Is Treated More Gently
Than North Korea for Same Sin By David E. Sanger
(New York Times, Feb. 21, 2002) Days before President Bush arrived in China,
American intelligence agencies told him that despite China's pledges to help
battle terrorism Beijing continues to supply missile technology to Iran and
Pakistan, the two countries that are also North Korea's primary missile
customers.
Rice
Quietly Confident About Sino-US Ties By Tom Plate
(Straits Times, Feb. 20, 2002) It’s nice to see a prominent West Coast
American at such a high foreign-policy level in Washington. That's the case with National
Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. On the eve of President George W. Bush's
visit to Asia, Ms Rice thus offered on-the-record insights into high-level
United States thinking.
Forget Marx -- Beijing Now
Looks to U.S. By Frank Ching
(Japan Times, Feb. 14, 2002) If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Washington should feel highly complimented by Beijing. Over and over,
China has shown that America is its role model and that its goal is to be
more like the United States.
Sino-U.S.
Relations Come Full Circle
for Interpreter By John Ruwitch
(Reuters, Feb. 12, 2002) Few have had the front row seat on Sino-U.S.
relations that Ji Chaozhu
has. A Chinese government interpreter when then U.S. President Richard Nixon
came to Beijing 30 years ago, he watched firsthand as the two enemies came
together against the Soviet Union.
Flattery
a One-Way Street in Yo-Yo Relationship By Frank Ching
(South China Morning Post, Feb. 8, 2002) If imitation is the highest form of
flattery, Washington should feel highly
complimented by Beijing.
Over and over, China has shown that America is its role model and that its
goal is to be more like the United States.
Taiwan at Heart of Sino-US Relations
(Xinhua News, Feb. 6, 2002) Visiting Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said that proper handling of the Taiwan question is the key to developing a
constructive relationship of co-operation between China
and the United States.
China Sees Interests Tied to
U.S. By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2002) A well-known Chinese scholar made a simple
but controversial point recently: The United States is not China's enemy
now, and probably never will be.
China Changes Approach in
Espionage Incident By Elisabeth Rosenthal
(New York Times, Jan. 27, 2002) China's relationship with the United States
has been changing dramatically, in tone if not substance, in the last eight
months, and the most recent espionage accusations have served as a barometer
of that shift.
Beijing Subdued over Plane
Bugs By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, Jan. 21, 2002) China's
subdued reaction to the alleged bugging of President Jiang Zemin's plane seems to signal Beijing's
eagerness to improve ties with America despite the perennial
irritants.
Ex-U.S. Ambassador to U.N.
Clarifies Position on 'Fourth Communique'
(China Post, Jan. 10, 2002) In a bid to clarify his position on the issue of
a so-called "fourth communique" between
the United States and mainland China, Richard Holbrooke, former U.S.
ambassador to the United Nations, stressed that such a joint official
bulletin, if signed, should not be at the expense of Taiwan.
A
New Sino-American Communique? By Colin Green
(Taiwan News, Jan. 8, 2001) The biggest issues separating the two sides are
human rights and Taiwan,
these issues are for the moment unsolvable. Both sides are well aware of
this, so a communique would serve no purpose other
than to focus unwanted attention on intractable problems.
A Defining Moment With China By Richard Holbrooke
(Washington Post, Jan. 2, 2002) The Sino-American relationship will be the
most important bilateral relationship in the world during the next cycle of
history, much as the U.S.-Soviet relationship dominated world affairs for
most of the last half of the 20th century. Getting it right is vital for our
national interests.
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