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Bush Lauds China Leader as
'Partner' in Diplomacy
(NYT, Dec. 10, 2003) President Bush welcomed the Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao,
to the White House, declaring that Washington and Beijing are now
"partners in diplomacy."
Bush Seeks 'Candid'
Relationship with Beijing
(AP, Nov. 28, 2003) 'The President looks forward to continue building a
candid, constructive and cooperative bilateral relationship.'
Chinese Premier Presses U.S.
on Taiwan, Trade
(Washington Post, Nov. 23, 2003) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on the
United States to deter Taiwan from adopting laws that could pave the way for
a referendum on the island's independence, warning that China would "pay
any price to safeguard the unity of the motherland."
China Blunt on U.S.-Taiwan
Stance
(CNN.com, Nov. 17, 2003) Beijing has criticized a senior U.S. official for
what China claims indirectly aiding Taiwan independence by not taking an
unambiguous stance against separatism.
U.S. Assures China on Taiwan
Handshake
(AP, Nov. 5, 2003) The Bush administration offered assurances that Secretary
of State Colin Powell's handshake with Taiwan's president did not change U.S.
policy on China.
PRC Fleet Pays First Visit
to US Naval Base in Guam
(People's Daily, Nov. 2, 2003) A naval fleet of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army, composed of a "Shenzhen" missile destroyer and a
"Qinghai Lake" comprehensive supply ship, paid a four-day visit to
US military base of Guam in the Pacific, from October 22 to 25.
Bush Thanks China's Defense
Chief
(CNN.com, Oct. 30, 2003) U.S. President George W. Bush has thanked Chinese
Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan for Beijing's efforts to resolve the North
Korea nuclear crisis.
China's Defense Minister to
Visit Washington
(Reuters, Oct. 25, 2003) China's defense minister will meet U.S. Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld next week in the first top-level Chinese military
visit to Washington.
US Urges China to Conduct
'Fair' Two-Way Trade
(Financial Times, Oct. 22, 2003) The US is ratcheting up pressure on China to
abide by its commitments in the WTO in an effort to defuse domestic political
demands to begin penalising Chinese exports to the US.
US Trade Gap with China at
New High
(Financial Times, Oct. 11, 2003) The US trade gap with China widened to a
record high in August even as America's overall deficit unexpectedly shrank.
$11.7bn in August, breaking the $11.3bn record set only a month previously.
China Counters U.S. Human
Rights Report
(AP, Oct. 6, 2003) China's Foreign Ministry lashed out at a U.S. government
report that criticized Beijing's human rights record and urged a visit by a
U.N. investigator of torture.
US Slams China on Rights
Record
(AFP, Oct. 4, 2003) The US Congress launched a renewed attack on China's
human rights record and called on the US government to put greater pressure
on Beijing to improve conditions.
US Industry Steps Up Pressure
on Bush over China Currency Battle (AFP, Sep. 25, 2003) US industry urged
the administration of President George W. Bush to intensify pressure on China
over its currency peg, which it says is costing vital jobs and profits.
Bush Heaps Praise on China
(CNN.com, Sep. 24, 2003) President George W. Bush has praised Beijing's
efforts in the North Korean and Iraqi crises as more high-level exchanges
between the two countries are confirmed.
U.S. Berates China Over
Human Rights Record
(Reuters, Sep. 23, 2003) Secretary of State Colin Powell berated China on
Monday for not doing enough to improve its human rights record but thanked
Beijing for its efforts on North Korea.
US Ships Make Port Visit to
China to 'Reduce Misunderstandings'
(AFP, Sep. 23, 2003) Two US Navy ships have arrived at a port in southern
China for a visit aimed at building trust and reducing misunderstandings
between the navies of the two countries.
U.S. Navy Guided-Missile
Ships Visit China
(Reuters, Sep. 22, 2003) Two U.S. guided-missile ships docked in the port of
Zhanjiang, home of China's southern fleet, as part of growing Sino-U.S.
military exchanges.
China Sanctioned over Sale
of Missile Technology
(AFP, Sep. 21, 2003) Economic sanctions have been imposed on the Chinese
government and a state-run Chinese firm for allegedly selling advanced
missile technology to an unnamed country.
Chinese Feel UN Should Teach
US a Lesson: Poll
(Straits Times, Sep. 17, 2003) Most believe the United Nations should reject
the American call for help on Iraq as payback for scorning the world body.
Administration Joins Outcry
Against China Trade Policies
(NYT, Sep. 16, 2003) The Bush administration singled out China for criticism
over trade practices, adding to a groundswell of objections against China in
political and business circles.
Taiwan Debate Sets U.S., PRC
Apart, Says Kelly
(CNA, Sep. 13, 2003) Washington and Beijing work hand in hand in many fields
but they are at odds in some others, not least the Taiwan issue, U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly said.
US Warns China over Trade
Deficit
(Reuters, Sep. 13, 2003) With a $176 billion a year trade gap, Beijing is
told to open its markets further or risk losing its access to US consumers.
Powell: U.S., China Ties at
30-Year High
(AP, Sep. 6, 2003) Citing shared concerns about North Korea's nuclear weapons
programs and other issues, Secretary of State Colin Powell said U.S.
relations with China are at their highest point in more than 30 years.
Bush to 'Deal With' China
Currency Issue
(Reuters, Sep. 5, 2003) President Bush said that China's currency policy was
unfair and Washington would "deal with it accordingly" following
inconclusive talks in Beijing.
China Seen Ready to
Conciliate U.S. on Trade and Jobs
(New York Times, Sep. 2, 2003) China is preparing to reduce incentives for
exporters, increase purchases of Treasury bonds and loosen controls on
foreign currency holdings to blunt mounting pressure from the United States.
U.S. Job Losses Blamed on
China's Currency
(New York Times, Aug. 26, 2003) With unemployment high and American
manufacturers reeling from three years of misery, politicians and businesspeople
around the country have found a villain to blame for these troubles: China,
or more specifically its currency.
China Ignoring Rights
Pledges, U.S. Charges
(WP, Aug. 21, 2003) The Bush administration has accused China of backsliding
on human rights commitments it made to address U.S. concerns. The human
rights charges come at a sensitive moment for U.S.-China relations.
Fighting China on U.S. Soil
(Far Eastern Economic Review, Aug. 21, 2003) Trade with China
is a hot topic in the United States these days. It's not likely to push taxes
or Iraq out of the picture, but it's heating up to become one of the issues
you can expect to see debated in the 2004 U.S. presidential election
campaign.
Facing Up To the China
Challenge
(Washington Post, Aug. 1, 2003) China is now the fastest-growing component of
the ballooning U.S. trade deficit, running at the rate of about $100 billion
a year.
China, US Should Address
Divisive Factors in Bilateral Relations
(People’s Daily, July 29,
2003) Tang Jiaxuan says that China and the United States should earnestly
address some interfering factors existing in the current bilateral relations,
especially the Taiwan issue.
U.S. Seeks Action by Beijing
on Proliferation
(China Post, July 28,
2003) China's government is not doing nearly enough to control the
proliferation of missile technology, according to U.S. Assistant Secretary of
State Paula A. DeSutter.
China Urges US to Stop
Upgrading Relations with Taiwan
(People’s Daily, July 8,
2003) China urged the United States to stop upgrading relations with Taiwan,
said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Hu Jintao, Bush Pledge to
Further Develop Constructive Relations of Cooperation
(People’s Daily, June 2,
2003) During the talks, President Hu also reiterated China's principled stand
on the Taiwan issue. On his part, Bush said his government will continue to
follow the one-China policy.
China Says Firm Didn't Help
Iran On Missiles
(WP, May 24, 2003) The
Chinese government criticized the imposition of U.S. sanctions on a
state-owned industrial conglomerate and denied that the company had supplied
missile technology to Iran.
US Imposes New Sanctions on
China
(Financial Times, May 22,
2003) The US accused China of reneging on a weapons proliferation agreement
and imposed tough sanctions on one of its biggest industrial conglomerates,
North China Industries Corporation (Norinco), for supplying missile
technology to Iran.
U.S.: Leung May Have Tipped
Chinese to Spy Investigation
(CNN.com, Apr. 17, 2003) An FBI informer in Los Angeles may have compromised
a nuclear espionage investigation by revealing the identities of two FBI
agents working on the case.
FBI Woman 'Spied for China'
(BBC, Apr. 12, 2003) Chinese-American woman who worked for the Federal Bureau
of Investigation has been accused of spying for Beijing.
China Hits Back on Human
Rights
(Reuters, Apr. 4, 2003)
China retaliated against a U.S. report critical of its human rights
performance, accusing America of turning a blind eye to violations at home.
US Must Handle Taiwan
Appropriately, Says China
(AP, Mar. 7, 2003) The United States should deal with the issue of
Taiwan 'appropriately' to ensure smooth relations with mainland China,
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan said.
Beijing Is Cool to Powell's
Pleas
(WP, Feb. 25, 2003) Secretary of State Colin L. Powell failed to
reach agreement with the Chinese government on a response to North Korea's
nuclear weapons program and made no headway toward stronger support from
China for the U.S. position on Iraq.
Powell Seeks China's Help,
and, at U.N., Its Abstention
(NYT, Feb. 24, 2003) Colin L. Powell emerged from four hours of
meetings with senior Chinese officials praising the strong relationship between
China and the United States, but indicating that he had made no breakthrough
in winning Chinese support for America's efforts to disarm Iraq and North
Korea.
U.S. Official Cites Progress
in Trade Ties With China
(New York Times, Feb. 20, 2003) The
top United States trade official gave a generally favorable assessment of
China's first year in the World Trade Organization.
China Jails U.S.-Based
Chinese Dissident for Life
(Reuters, Feb. 10, 2003) A Chinese court sentenced a U.S.-based
Chinese dissident to life in prison for spying for Taiwan and organizing and
leading a "terrorist" group.
China's Media Slams U.S.
'Arrogance' on Iraq
(CNN.com, Feb. 5, 2003) Suddenly, there is an upsurge of stories and
opinion-editorial pieces in the Chinese media slamming America's
"unilateralist" approach to the Iraqi crisis.
CIA Advertising Campaign
Aims to Attract Chinese-Americans
(Washington Times, Feb. 3, 2003) The CIA has started a new
advertising campaign to recruit Chinese-Americans as spies and analysts, as
part of an effort to improve its operations against China.
U.S. Remains Frustrated with
PRC Non-Action on Proliferation
(China Post, Jan. 31,
2003) Beijing was given a slap on the wrist by the Bush administration for
failing to adequately implement and enforce its own laws relating to
nonproliferation.
China Enacts Law Extending
Its Control
(Washington Times, Jan.
27, 2003) China has enacted a new decree extending its control over a
200-mile economic zone from its coast that Bush administration officials say
could lead to another clash with the United States over freedom of
navigation.
U.S., China Pledge to Seek
N. Korean Peace
(Reuters, Jan. 11, 2003)
President Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin pledged to work toward a
peaceful resolution. Bush and Jiang spoke by telephone for 17 minutes to
discuss North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
China Blasts Charges Against
U.S. Firms
(Reuters, Jan. 8, 2003)
China dismissed U.S. charges that Hughes Electronics Corp and Boeing Co's
Satellite Systems illegally shared sensitive space technology with Beijing.
China Criticizes U.S.
Request to Israel
(AP, Jan. 3, 2002) Chinese
government slammed a U.S. request for Israel to curb sales military
technology to China, charging that other countries have no right to interfere
in such dealings.
Sino-US Military Ties Get
Warmer
(People’s Daily, Jan. 2, 2003)
The recent fifth round of consultation on defense affairs between China and
the United States in Washington is believed to be an important step towards
the normalization of Sino-US military ties.
New U.S.-China Tri-level Strategic
Relations and Taiwan Security in a Post-9/11 World By Philip Yang (Issues & Studies, Dec. 2003) The impact of September 11
and the ongoing North Korean nuclear crisis have provided great opportunities
for Beijing and Washington to cooperate on international and regional
security, a circumstance which led to a temporary change of policy attitude
in bilateral security relations.
China Will Limit U.S. Power By François Heisbourg
(International Herald Tribune, Dec. 27, 2003) The
United States will thus have to chart an increasingly difficult course between
the risks of appeasement and the dangers of confrontation, knowing that
China's strong economic hand largely makes up for its lack of global military
reach.
Time for Washington to Take
a Realistic Look at China Policy By John J. Tkacik, Jr. (Heritage
Foundation, Dec. 22, 2003) Many American policymakers, scholars, and
journalists view China not for what it is, but for what they hope it to be.
Promoting myths about China neither helps change the behavior of the Chinese
government nor serves American national interests.
Does Bush Have Any China
Policy At All? By Richard
Halloran
(Japan Times, Dec. 14, 2003) After nearly three years of careful strides
toward strategic clarity on a China policy, U.S. President George W. Bush has
slipped back into strategic ambiguity.
US Must Stand Firm as China
Rises By Doug
Bandow
(Taipei Times, Dec. 13, 2003) Washington must
avoid getting in the middle of any war between China and Taiwan, it must
emphasize that any conflict would wreck China's global standing.
A Different China When US
Refocuses on Asia By James J.
Przystup
(Straits Times, Dec. 12, 2003) China's emergence as Asia's dominant power,
and the overall regional balance of power, are now matters that governments
across the Pacific must reckon with carefully.
China's Wen Clear Message
for Bush By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Dec. 8, 2003) "Unless Washington takes concrete steps to prevent
Taipei from edging toward full-fledged independence, China won't consider
America's views or possible actions when making decisions on ways to take
back Taiwan."
Bush Can Break the Free Fall
in U.S.-China Relations By Elizabeth
Economy (International
Herald Tribune, Dec. 5, 2003) President George W. Bush will have an
opportunity to tout one of his genuine foreign policy successes: the
establishment of a strategic partnership with China that has yielded real
benefits to the United States.
Wen Draws the Line on Taiwan
and Sino-US Trade By Richard
Halloran (Straits Times, Dec. 5, 2003) Wen Jiabao
of China is scheduled to arrive in Washington armed with a potent agenda on
Taiwan, North Korea, trade and the value of China's currency.
A Dangerous New Policy
Toward Taiwan? By William Kristol
& Gary Schmitt (Weekly Standard, Dec. 2, 2003) Senior Bush administration
officials may be engineering a dramatic and dangerous shift in American
policy toward Taiwan as a gift to the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who is
visiting the United States next week.
New China, Old Threat
(Editorial, Washington Post, Nov. 28, 2003) Mr.
Wen apparently hopes to use his visit to Washington to press President Bush
to come out against Mr. Chen and his political plans. Mr. Bush should do no
such thing.
Taiwan Tops Wen's U.S.
Agenda By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Nov. 26, 2003) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will urge the White House
to come up with a clear-cut statement opposing Taiwan independence, during a
visit to the United States next month.
China Plots Showdown with
U.S. over Taiwan By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Nov. 25, 2003) Will Hu Jintao do to George W. Bush on Taiwan what
Deng Xiaoping did to Margaret Thatcher on Hong Kong?
No Exceptions for Democracy
in China
By
Ellen Bork
(Washington Post, Nov. 15, 2003) The "China
exception" to the Bush administration's democracy agenda was born.
"Real friendship" cannot mask the incompatibility of a democratic
government and a dictatorship.
US Split on China, But
Realists Hold the Reins By Jim Lobe
(Asia Times, Nov. 6, 2003) In just the past few weeks, Beijing has moved
deftly in the international arena in ways that have clearly undermined the
hardliners.
U.S.-China Relations: Duel
Over Sanctions By Susan V.
Lawrence
(Far Eastern Economic Review, Nov. 6, 2003) The Bush administration is
quietly squeezing Chinese companies with sanctions because of their alleged
roles in arms proliferation.
China Is No Threat to
America By Michael Cox
(Financial
Times, Oct. 28, 2003) We still fear China. The danger
is not what it once was, of course. The change is progress; but in too many
eyes China remains a threat.
Re-Read Kissinger on China,
Mr Bush By Tom Plate
(Straits Times, Oct. 28, 2003) How should America best deal with China?
Carefully. China, the future superpower, could prove more difficult for the
United States to relate to than the former Soviet Union.
Sino-US Ties Defined by
Understanding: News Analysis
(People’s Daily, Oct. 25, 2003) The relationship
between China and the United States has gradually matured as their areas of
common ground have expanded, according to an article in the Beijing Morning
Post.
US and China Getting Along
So Well, But They'll Struggle to Keep It Up By Gregory Hywood (Sydney
Morning Herald, Oct. 23, 2003) China and the US seem to be reaching an
accommodation around security and geopolitical issues. If you follow
precedent in US-China relations you would have to be a pessimist.
China Emerges As Possible
U.S. Partner By Elaine
Kurtenbach
(AP, Oct. 22, 2003) China emerged from the Asia-Pacific summit with fresh
prominence as Asia's powerhouse and perhaps as a partner in a more
cooperative relationship with the United States.
The Best of Times By Bonnie Glaser
(South China Morning Post, Oct. 17, 2003) On the sidelines of the 11th Apec forum
meeting in Bangkok, Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President George W.
Bush are scheduled to hold a mini-summit.
China Would Win Any US Trade
War By James
Kynge
(Financial Times, Oct. 8, 2003) The debate over whether China should or, more
to the point, will revalue the renminbi has lasted almost a year and shows no
sign of abating.
Trade: The One-Two Punch By Murray Hiebert and David Murphy
(Far Eastern Economic Review, Oct. 2, 2003) China is coming under fire in the
United States on two fronts. Politicians and others accuse Beijing of
stealing U.S. jobs. But growing anger at the slow pace of trade reforms may
prove the bigger issue.
China Space Program Makes US
Anxious By Joshau Eisenman
(Straits Times, Sep. 12, 2003) China is aiming to become the world's next
space power. The Chinese Communist Party is adding a new, unpredictable
dimension to a stable and profitable Sino-American relationship.
Commentary Slashes
Pentagon's Distorted View of Chinese Military (Xinhua News, Sep. 11, 2003) The annual report on China's military
power, released by the Pentagon at the end of July, sang an inharmonious tone
with the mainstream development of Sino-US relations in the past few years,
according to an article in the People's Liberation Army Daily.
Badgering Beijing
(Editorial, New York Times, Sep. 7, 2003) Growth
in American jobs will depend more on increasing free trade and thus U.S.
exports to China and other nations than on exchange rates. Badgering Beijing
may make good politics, but it won't help American workers.
PRC Security Relations with
the United States: Why Things Are Going So Well By Thomas Christensen (China Leadership
Monitor, Fall 2003) This cooperation has led to the assessment by Colin
Powell that U.S.-PRC relations are at their most constructive "in
decades." In this essay, I lay out the reasons for this basic turnaround
in U.S.-PRC bilateral relations.
The China Syndrome By Paul Krugman
(New York Times, Sep. 5, 2003) Having squandered his room for economic
maneuver on tax cuts that pleased his party base but had nothing to do with job
creation, Mr. Bush is now asking China to help him out.
Blaming Beijing
(Editorial, New York Times, Sep. 3, 2003)
Unemployment in America is high, and elections are on the horizon. It must be
time to look east again for scapegoats.
China Under U.S. Scrutiny as
Trade Anger Grows
(Reuters, Aug. 6, 2003) A shrinking U.S. job market has put China under an
increasingly harsh spotlight as manufacturers and labor unions complain about
the Asian giant's trade practices and currency policy.
Fears of US-China Trade Row
Overshadow Warming Relations
(Agence France Presse, Aug. 3, 2003) A massive trade gap and a weak yuan are
sparking fears of a destabilizing US-China trade war, threatening a new
spirit of cooperation between the White House and Beijing.
Neo-cons a Bigger Risk to
Bush than China By Tom Plate
(Straits Times, June 28, 2003) Fresh from military triumph in Iraq - though
the subsequent nation-rebuilding looks to be a much higher hurdle - the Bush
administration has been hearing calls for action against Iran and North
Korea.
China Remains Wary of the
U.S.-Led World Order By Robert
Sutter
(YaleGlobal, June 18, 2003) As it rises in economic strength, China is
currently cooperating with the US-dominated global power structure. But this
cooperation may not last.
Myths and Realities about
China By Henry Liu
(Asia Times, June 13, 2003) The Bush administration still nurtures the idea
that China is a "strategic competitor" to the US, hence the recent
addition of Aaron Friedberg to Vice President Dick Cheney's staff.
Sino-US Ties: Why It's Time
to Move On By Wang
Jianwei
(South China Morning Post, June 10, 2003) The often divisive debate on China
as a friend or foe should stop and be replaced by the cognitive foundation of
a truly constructive, co-operative and candid relationship in the 21st
century.
US Will Not Make Taiwan Deal
with China over Korea By Charles
Snyder
(Taipei Times, May 21, 2003) Taiwan's US representative Chen Chien-jen said
that the assurance was made to him from people within the Bush
administration.
US Politicking in Asia to
Rein in China By Alan Boyd
(Asia Times May 15 2003) With indications that US power may be waning in Asia,
Washington has been stepping up efforts to win influence and allies - notably
India.
Don't Bargain Taiwan Away By Alexander K. Young
(Japan Times, Apr. 5, 2003) It is imperative that in formulating U.S. policy
toward China and Taiwan, Bush carefully weigh not just the short-term but
also the long-term strategic interests of the U.S.
Economic Effects of War
Concern China By Frank
Ching
(Japan Times, Apr. 3, 2003) The war in Iraq has brought to the surface
strains in the Chinese-American relationship that had been papered over
because of the two countries' common stand in the war on terrorism.
China Readies for Future
U.S. Fight By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Mar. 26, 2003) The Iraqi war has convinced the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) leadership that some form of confrontation with the U.S. could
come earlier than expected.
China Shows Little Worry of
U.S. Squeeze By Frank
Ching
(Japan Times, Mar. 17, 2003) For now, relations between China and the United States
are going well, but in the long run, serious problems are bound emerge as the
interests of the two countries diverge.
U.S.-China Friction on
Trade, Not Security
(Washington Times, Mar. 10, 2003) U.S. relations with China are likely to
flare up in the not-too-distant future if trade imbalances aren't addressed
soon.
Report Highlights Dubious
Mainland China Proliferation Record
(China Post, Mar. 6, 2003) An updated report prepared for the United States
Congress serves to highlight continuing U.S. concerns about the role of China
in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction technology.
Sino-U.S. Military
Relations Since Tiananmen: Restoration, Progress, and Pitfalls By Jing-dong Yuan
(Parameters, U.S. Army War College, Spring 2003) Sino-US relations have
experienced uneven developments over the last decade as the two major powers
have grappled with the evolving post-Cold War international security
environment as well as shifting domestic agendas and foreign policy
priorities.
Can China Afford to Condone
US War on Iraq? By Ching
Cheong
(Straits Times, Feb. 8, 2003) The imminent United States war against Iraq
presents China with a major strategic dilemma. Beijing worries about a
preponderant and unconstrained America that would impact adversely on China's
own security.
Reverse Course? The Fragile
Turnaround in U.S.-China Relations By Michael Swaine
(Policy Brief, Carnegie Endowment, Feb. 2003) To establish a more sustainable
basis for improved U.S.-China relations, the U.S. government must undertake
policy changes, beginning with a serious effort to negotiate mutual arms
reductions across the Taiwan Strait.
Will China Play the Dove to
the American Hawk? By Jason
Leow
(Straits Times, Jan. 31, 2003) Compared to the hawkish Bush administration,
China's stance on Iraq seems almost dove-like. Will the frisson over what to
do with Iraq spill over into Sino-American relations?
America's Confused China
Policy By Jim Lobe
(Asia Times, Jan. 9, 2003) With Washington focused on invading Iraq and
containing North Korea, its policy toward China appears ever more
schizophrenic.
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