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Obama Retreats from Call for
China Toy-Import Ban
(Reuters, Dec. 24, 2007 ) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama stepped back from
a pledge to halt U.S.
imports of Chinese-made toys because of safety concerns. "Now, don't get
me wrong: As president, I'll work with China
to keep harmful toys off our shelves," he said.
Obama Proposes U.S. Ban on
China-Made Toys
(Reuters, Dec. 20, 2007) Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said he would ban all toys made in China after a series of safety scares, and
he called for tougher U.S. inspections of Chinese imports.
China Agrees to Post U.S.
Safety Officials in Its Food Factories
(NYT, Dec 12, 2007) China and the United States,
seeking to ease the furor over the safety of food exports, signed an
agreement Tuesday calling for a greater American role in certifying and
inspecting Chinese food products, including an increased presence of American
officials at Chinese production plants.
China Says US Agrees: Forget
Navy Spat
(Associated Press, Dec. 5, 2007) Chinese and American military officials have
agreed to put behind them a dispute over China's
refusal to allow port calls to Hong Kong by U.S. Navy warships, a Chinese official said.
China Upset At Kitty Hawk's
Taiwan Strait Transit
(Reuters, Dec. 5, 2007) China
said it had voiced "grave concern" to Washington
after the USS Kitty Hawk sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just days after an
aborted port visit to Hong Kong.
China Blocked Another U.S.
Ship: Pentagon
(Reuters, Dec. 1, 2007) China
turned down a request for another U.S. Navy ship to visit Hong Kong amid a
spat over a long-planned docking of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, the Pentagon said.
US Moves to Defuse Naval Row
with China
(AFP, Nov. 30, 2007) The United States said it expected China
to explain why it turned a US
warship away from Hong Kong, but played down the simmering dispute as
"one small incident" in a sea of good relations.
China:
Navy Spat Not a Misunderstanding
(Associated Press, Nov. 30, 2007) China hinted that Congress' honoring of the
Dalai Lama and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan led it to cancel a U.S. Navy visit
to Hong Kong, an incident that could open a new rift in military relations
that had warmed in recent years.
Pentagon Protests to China
over Naval Snub
(AFP, Nov. 29, 2007) The Pentagon lodged a protest with China for stopping US
warships from making port calls at Hong Kong last week, in the worst
diplomatic row between the two major powers since 2001.
U.S. Criticizes China for
Barring U.S. Ships from Port
(Reuters, Nov. 27, 2007) Senior U.S. military officers criticized China for
denying a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier group and two smaller ships access to
the Hong Kong port, saying Beijing was not living up to its obligations as a
"responsible nation."
Top US Pacific Commander
Concerned China Blocked Ship from Hong Kong (AP, Nov. 22,
2007) The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said he is
"perplexed and concerned" by China's last-minute decision to deny a
U.S. aircraft carrier entry to Hong Kong for a previously scheduled port
visit.
China Pursuing Aggressive
Spying Program: US Commission
(AFP, Nov. 16, 2007) "Chinese espionage in the United States, which now
comprises the single greatest threat to US technology, is straining the US
counterintelligence establishment," the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission said in a report to Congress.
US, EU Team Up to Tell China
to Play by the Rules
(AFP, Nov. 10, 2007) The United States and the European Union joined forces in a bid to
"convince" China that it
would be in its best interest to abide by the rules of international trade.
The China
"challenge" was the main focus of the first meeting of the
Transatlantic Economic Council created at the US-EU summit.
China's Hu Meets U.S. Gates
After "Candid" Talks
(Reuters, Nov. 6, 2007) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Chinese President Hu Jintao as the countries
boost cooperation despite differences over issues of transparency and China's
military buildup. The meeting followed talks between Gates and Chinese
defense officials during which the two sides agreed to set up a hotline but
remained at odds over China's
military modernization and an anti-satellite missile test.
Gates
on First Mission to China
(AP, Nov. 4, 2007) Robert Gates, making his first visit
to China
as defense secretary, is expected to press the Chinese to do more to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear
capabilities. Before he left for the trip, Gates made it clear that
he is pursuing a closer alliance with China, and said he doesn't see
the communist giant as a military threat.
US Defense Secretary to
Raise Concerns about Military Transparency in China
(AFP, Nov. 2, 2007) US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will raise US concerns
about the lack of transparency surrounding China's military programs when he meets with Chinese
leaders next week. Asked at a news conference whether he considered China a military threat, Gates
said he did not.
U.S. Probes Engines in
Chinese Military Helicopters
(Reuters, Oct. 24, 2007) The U.S. State Department said it was
investigating how engines made by a Canadian subsidiary of United Technologies Corp wound up in
prototypes of the Z-10, China's
first domestically developed military attack helicopter.
(New
York Times, Sep. 11, 2007) Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. warned
that enacting legislation aimed at punishing China over its economic policies
could jeopardize future growth and unsettle markets already on edge over the
severe difficulties in the American housing and mortgage sector.
Bush, China's Hu Tackle
Thorny Issues at Summit
(USA TODAY, Sep. 7, 2007) President Bush accepted an invitation
to attend the Beijing Olympics next summer, agreed to set up a military
hotline with China and got assurances from Chinese President Hu Jintao that China is
cracking down on unsafe products.
Skelton: China Candid About
Its Military
(Associated Press, Aug.
27, 2007) The Chinese
military has been open and candid about its military capabilities with
a visiting U.S. delegation, allowing the group to tour a navy destroyer and
visit an artillery division that controls nuclear missiles, Rep. Ike Skelton,
D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said.
Undignified Transit Punishes Taiwan, Chen Says
(Taiwan News, Aug. 22,
2007) President Chen Shui-bian did not get off his
presidential plane during a transit stop in Anchorage,
Alaska, in protest of Washington's
refusal to allow him to stop in the continental United
States on his way to Central
America.
U.S. Naval Chief Tours
Defense Facilities in China
(International Herald
Tribune, Aug. 21, 2007) Amid repeated calls from the Bush administration for China to be more
transparent about its military buildup, a visiting senior U.S. naval
commander praised his Chinese counterpart here for allowing a revealing tour
of defense facilities and exercises.
Democrats Take Aim at China in US
Presidential Debate
(AFP, Aug. 8, 2007) Democratic presidential candidates fired a stinging round
of attacks on China
Tuesday, bemoaning "bad food" imports and defective toys while
accusing Beijing
of manipulating the yuan.
US, Myanmar Hold Rare Talks
in China over Aung San Suu Kyi
(AFP, June 29, 2007) The United States held rare talks with
the Myanmar military junta in Beijing to press for the release of the
Southeast Asian state's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Department
said.
US, China Hold Talks on
Critical Issues
(AFP,
June 21, 2007) US and Chinese diplomats launched a broad dialogue on
Wednesday expected to touch on a range of issues from Beijing’s military
build-up to its human rights record and help in ending the Darfur conflict.
U.S. Tightens Controls on
Military-Use Items to China
(Reuters, June 16, 2007) The United States is imposing new export controls on
high-tech goods ranging from aircraft to space communication systems that
could be used by China's
rapidly expanding military, the U.S. Commence Department said.
U.S., China Aim to Mend Ties
(Washington Post, June 14, 2007) A Pentagon official cited plans to establish
a crisis hotline between Washington and Beijing as well as expanded exchanges involving top U.S.
and Chinese defense officials as signs of improving U.S.-Chinese military ties.
China Denounces
Anti-Communism Memorial
(AFP, June 14, 2007) China criticized the United States' "Cold War"
thinking after President Bush attended the opening of a Washington memorial
for those killed in communist regimes.
Tensions Push Congress to
Get Even with China
(USA Today, June 13, 2007) After years of inconclusive
skirmishing, trade tensions between the United States and China are about to
intensify. The escalation comes as both countries' domestic political
calendars are complicating prospects for the compromises needed to call off
this high-stakes game of financial chicken.
China Denounces Bush Talks
with Activist
(AP, June 8, 2007) China Denounced President Bush for meeting with a
prominent Muslim activist and outspoken critic of Beijing's rule in the far western Xinjiang region, calling the encounter a "blatant
interference" in Chinese affairs.
House Urges China to Press
Sudan over Darfur
(Reuters, June 6, 2007) The U.S. House of
Representatives urged China
on Tuesday to use its influence and economic leverage to stop what President
Bush has called the genocide in Sudan's
Darfur region.
US Offers China Briefings on
Missile Defense
(AFP, June 4, 2007) US Defense Secretary Robert Gates
offered China briefings on
the US missile defense
system to reassure them that it does not threaten China's nuclear deterrent.
US, China Smooth over
Military Build-Up Dispute
(AFP, June 3, 2007) The United States and China turned down the heat on a simmering
dispute over Beijing's
military build-up, with US Defence Secretary Robert
Gates expressing optimism about future relations.
China Says to Set Up
Military Hotline with U.S
(Reuters, June 2, 2007) China and the United States
are to set up a defense hotline, one of Beijing's top generals said, a move
aimed at improving military relations as Washington grows increasingly wary
of China's military build-up.
Gates to Play Down China
Build-Up at Security Talks
(Reuters, June 1, 2007) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Gates will encourage engagement with China
and avoid public criticism of its military build-up at an Asia security
conference this weekend, a senior U.S. official said.
US Urges China to Be More
Open on Military Spending, Intentions
(AFP, May 25, 2007) US Defense Secretary Robert Gates
said China
is steadily acquiring sophisticated military capabilities and urged it to be
more open about its intentions.
U.S., China Make Progress in
Trade Talks
(AP, May 24, 2007) The United States and China concluded high-level trade talks with
progress reported in a few areas but no breakthrough in the biggest dispute, China's
undervalued currency.
China Warns U.S. against Trade
"Confrontation"
(Reuters, May 24, 2007) U.S. "confrontation"
with China will not solve trade friction between the two economic giants,
Chinese state media said, urging greater cooperation after talks failed to
resolve key sticking points.
U.S. and China Trade Jabs as
Talks Open
(Washington Post, May 23, 2007) "Politicizing
trade issues is absolutely unacceptable," Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi.
Schwab said that her decisions were not politically motivated but were a last
resort after talks failed to resolve the issues quickly enough.
U.S.-China Talks to Target
Trade Gap
(USA Toady, May 21, 2007) U.S. and Chinese officials resume
an unusual brand of high-profile diplomacy Tuesday. The aim: Do just enough to
ease short-term trade frictions so both countries can profit from long-term
ties.
U.S. Trade Protectionist
Talk "Irresponsible": China's Wu
(Reuters, May 17, 2007) Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi
criticized calls in the United States for trade protectionist measures,
calling such moves "irresponsible acts" that can only harm both
countries' interests.
Pacific Commander Stresses
China Ties
(Washington Post, May 13, 2007) The new commander of U.S.
forces in the Pacific, Adm. Timothy J. Keating, said that he wants to
intensify joint exercises and other exchanges with the Chinese military as
quickly and broadly as the Chinese government will allow.
China Anti-Satellite Test
Sends Wrong Signal: U.S.
(Reuters, May 12, 2007) The new head of the U.S.
Pacific Command said on Saturday that China's anti-satellite test sent
a "confusing signal" about its military intentions, adding he would
use his post to push for deeper exchange and openness between the countries'
forces.
US Engineer Guilty of
Exporting Military Data to China
(AFP, May 11, 2007) A Chinese-born US engineer was on
Thursday found guilty of conspiracy to smuggle sensitive technology about US
Navy submarines to China
following a six-week trial in California.
US Congress
Raps China over Darfur
(AFP, May 10, 2007) More than 100 US lawmakers signed a robustly worded letter
calling on China's
President Hu Jintao to
take immediate action to stop bloodshed in Darfur, a senior lawmaker said.
U. S., China to Hold
Economic Talks
(AP, Apr. 13, 2007) U.S.
and Chinese officials plan to meet to discuss ways to improve economic ties
that have been strained by a soaring trade gap and Bush administration
penalties against Beijing.
US Admiral Blair Calls for
Expanded US-China Dialogue on Taiwan Issue (TT, Apr. 12,
2007) Admiral Dennis Blair, the former commander-in-chief of US forces in the
Pacific, called for an expansion in the level and intensity of US-Chinese
military dialogue, with a greater focus on Taiwan.
China Pans U.S. Report on
Human Rights
(Associated Press, Apr. 8, 2007) A recent U.S. State
Department report which criticized China's human rights record is without
basis and irresponsible, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
China to U.S.: Halt Taiwan
Weapon Sales
(AP, Mar. 29, 2007) China's
ambassador to the United States
urged Washington to continue sending a clear
message condemning Taiwan
independence and to stop selling weapons to the island's government.
China Military May Set Up
U.S. Hotline
(AP, Mar. 24, 2007) China's military is proposing
officer exchanges and other confidence-building measures with the U.S. Army
and may be inching closer to setting up a "hotline" for emergency
communication with Washington, the top U.S. general said.
U.S. General Says China
Missile Test "Confusing"
(Reuters, Mar. 24, 2007) China's anti-satellite
missile test in January sent a confusing message to the world about its
military plans, the United States' top military officer said on Friday,
urging Beijing to be more open.
Top U.S. General Visits China
(AP, Mar. 23, 2007) In his first visit to China as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace went directly into meetings with Defense
Minister Gen. Cao Gangchuan
and other top leaders of China's
2.3 million-member armed forces.
U.S. Admiral
Promises to Engage China
(CNA, Mar. 10, 2007) The admiral nominated to serve as
the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said that if his nomination is
confirmed, he will pursue robust engagement with China to help defuse
tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
China Not a Strategic
Adversary: Pentagon
(Reuters, Mar. 9, 2007) US defense Secretary Robert
Gates has said he does not view China as a strategic adversary of the United
States despite Beijing's growing military budget. Gates plays down fears over
its military spending, striking a different tone from Cheney.
China Hits Back at US on Human Rights
(AFP, Mar. 8, 2007) China rejected US criticisms of
its rights record and issued its own annual report pointing out US human
rights failings both at home and on foreign soil.
China Labels U.S. Peeping
Tom over Defense Spending
(Reuters, Mar. 1, 2007) China's
Foreign Ministry likened U.S.
doubts about Chinese defense spending to a peeping tom poking through Beijing's underwear,
describing the Asian giant as a benign neighbor and force for peace.
US Defense Chief: China
Military Capabilities Worrisome
(AFP, Feb. 24, 2007) US Defense Secretary Robert Gates
expressed concern over China's developing military capabilities and the ease
with which military spending can be hidden from public view.
Cheney Warns on China
Military Build-Up
(AFP, Feb. 23, 2007) US Vice President Dick Cheney
warned China
that its swift military build-up worried the world. In some of his most
extensive remarks on the North Korean pact, Cheney praised Beijing's
help but said China's
swift military build-up and recent anti-satellite test clashed with its
stated goal of being a peaceful power.
US Reviewing Space
Cooperation with China After Anti-Satellite Test
(AFP,
Feb. 3, 2007) The United States said it was
reevaluating possible space cooperation with China, including joint moon
exploration. "Any future civil space
cooperation with China
will need to be evaluated within the context of China's ASAT (anti-satellite)
test."
U.S. Takes China to WTO Over
Subsidies
(AP, Feb. 3, 2007) The Bush administration,
under pressure from the Democratic-controlled Congress to do something about
America's soaring trade deficit, filed a trade case yesterday against China
in a dispute involving government subsidies.
China Satellite Test Justifies Trade Controls: U.S. Official
(Reuters, Jan. 26, 2007) China's missile strike against one of its own satellites
underlined why Washington was wary of Beijing's military ambitions and planned to refine
controls on sensitive American exports, a U.S. trade official said.
China Criticized for Anti-Satellite
Missile Test
(WP, Jan. 19, 2007) The Chinese military used a
ground-based missile to hit and destroy one of its aging satellites orbiting
more than 500 miles in space last week -- a high-stakes test demonstrating
China's ability to target regions of space that are home to U.S. spy
satellites and space-based missile defense systems.
China
Reassures US Lawmakers on
Military; Urges Restraint on Taiwan
– Report (AFP, Jan. 3, 2007) China used a visit by American lawmakers to
reassure the United States
that it is not a rival on issues such as military spending or energy
consumption, the China Daily reported.
U.S.-China Trade Talks
Conclude With Modest Deals and Mutual Wariness (New
York Times, Dec. 14, 2007) The United States and China ended three days of intense
economic talks with accords on food safety, energy and environmental
cooperation, but with what Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.
acknowledged was only modest progress in opening Chinese financial markets.
Is China a Gatecrasher or
Bad Host? By Kurt Campbell and Nirav Patel
(TT, Dec. 10, 2007) It has been understood that an abiding belief in China's foreign policy is to do nothing to
unduly antagonize the US.
However, recent examples suggest that hardliners, particularly in the
military, are growing more impatient with Beijing's generally cautious and outwardly
accommodating foreign policy.
'08 Democrats Promise to Get
Tough with China
(AFP, Dec. 5, 2007) Democratic presidential hopefuls vowed to crank up US
pressure on China,
accusing Beijing of flooding
America with defective toys, ignoring global trade rules and abusing human
rights. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and other top
candidates carved out populist ground on Sino-US relations in a radio debate
in Iowa.
China 'Punishing US for Dalai
Lama's Visit'
(Straits Times, Dec. 3, 2007) China's recent rebuffs of United States naval
ships planning to visit Hong Kong are chiefly in retaliation against
Washington's warm reception of the Dalai Lama in October, Chinese analysts
said. Beijing has turned away nine US
warships in the past month.
US Carrier Sailed Through
Taiwan Strait
(Taipei Times, Dec. 1, 2007) A US aircraft carrier group sailed through the
Taiwan Strait after it was denied entry to Hong Kong
last week. "USS Kitty Hawk carrier strike group has transited the Taiwan Strait," Navy spokesman Shane Tuck said.
"This was a normal navigational transit of international waters, and the
route selection was based on operational necessity, including adverse
weather."
US, China, to 'Work Through'
Naval Row
(AFP, Dec. 1, 2007) The United States said it still awaited China's reasons for turning some US
warships away from Hong Kong but
insisted the two powers would "work through" the simmering dispute.
"This incident has not prevented us from being able to work with the
Chinese," said White
House spokeswoman
Dana Perino.
US-China Military Hot Line
Not Ready
(Associated Press, Nov. 30, 2007) The diplomatic friction over China's
refusal to allow U.S. Navy warships to enter Hong Kong harbor is the kind of
incident that a crisis hot line ordered three months ago by President Bush
and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao
might have averted. The trouble is, the hot line is
not installed yet.
China's State Media Blames US Actions on Taiwan
over Canceled Hong Kong Port Visit (Associated
Press, Nov. 28, 2007) The Global Times, a tabloid published by the official
party mouthpiece People's Daily, cited an unidentified People's Liberation
Army senior colonel, as blaming Washington's decision to sell Taiwan an
anti-missile defense system.
China's Naval Rebuff Could
Be Reply to Dalai Lama's Medal
(Washington Post, Nov. 24, 2007) China's refusal to allow a U.S. aircraft carrier
to dock in Hong Kong on Thanksgiving -- a port call planned months in advance
-- was probably a response to President Bush's appearance with the Dalai Lama
last month, said Shi Yinhong, a professor of
international relations at People's University in Beijing.
New Book on China Raises a
Storm
(International Herald Tribune, Nov. 18, 2007) A
recent book argues that on human rights grounds, American policy toward China
has been both a failure and a fraud. The book is "The China Fantasy"
by James Mann. Mann's thesis, adamantly rejected by many,
though not all, experts on China, is that the American policy of what is
called "engagement," pursued with some fits and starts by every administration
since Richard Nixon's in the 1970s, has not delivered on its main promise,
which was Chinese democratization.
Trade Jitters, Anti-China
Sentiment Rouse Voters
(Reuters, Nov. 15, 20) It could be expected that Iraq
would play a big role in the 2008 U.S. election campaign. But if
recent populist rallies are an indication, another country may be rousing
even more anger from voters: China.
China and U.S. To Establish
Military Hotline
(Washington Post, Nov.
6, 2007) China and the United
States announced that they will set up a military
hotline between Beijing and Washington to avoid misunderstanding
during any moments of crisis in the Pacific. The hotline, a safeguard that
the United States
has promoted for some time, symbolizes an improvement in military relations
between the two countries. It also underlines the degree to which China's
rapidly improving military has come to be seen as a factor to be dealt with
in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bush's Improbable Best Hope:
China By Steven Lee Myers
(International Herald Tribune, Oct. 7, 2007) George W. Bush, embattled at
home, tied down in Iraq and watching the clock run out on his presidency, has
found a diplomatic crutch in an unlikely place: China. The agreement last
week by North Korea to
disable its nuclear facilities - announced in Beijing, tellingly - showed just how much
Bush's foreign policy has come to rely, for better or worse, on the help of
the Chinese.
China Wins as 'US Neglects
Region'
(Australian, Sep. 3,
2007) China is establishing greater leadership in the Asia-Pacific because the
White House is so preoccupied with Iraq that it is neglecting Asia. "In every measure, China is making real hay right throughout Asia," said Richard Armitage.
Stop Toying Around with
Sino-US Relations By Tom Plate
(Straits Times, Aug.
27, 2007) An effective foreign policy requires proportionate thinking. The 'Made in
China' safety scare is being fanned into a slash-and-burn conflagration by
American politicians who either are happy to destroy what the Bush and
Clinton administrations have managed to achieve in relations with Beijing or
have no idea of what they are doing.
Bound to China Reviewed by Susan L. Shirk
(Washington Post, Aug.
26, 2007) Just three decades ago, China
was a remote and mysterious land far removed from daily life in the United States, much like North Korea today. Fast forward
to 2007. China
has become an inescapable presence in American life. A drop in Shanghai stock prices triggers
a sell-off on the New York Stock Exchange. NASA moves one of its satellites
to avoid debris from a Chinese weapons test.
Taiwan Needs 'Six New
Assurances' By Randall Schriver
(Taipei Times, Aug. 22,
2007) When Taiwanese government officials began publicly requesting that the US
repeat the 1982 "Six Assurances" on the record in some manner, the
issue was already lost. For starters, how reassured can anyone feel if the
so-called "assurances" have to be dragged out from an otherwise
unwilling source?
Irresponsible Threats
(Editorial, New York Times, Aug. 13, 2007) The last thing China needs is to give American
politicians new excuses to erect protectionist defenses against Chinese
imports. So it is stupefying that some Chinese officials — with the blessing
of the government press — have been talking of using China’s enormous cache of
American Treasury bonds as an economic weapon.
Better Dialogue in the
Triumvirate By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Aug. 6, 2007) Washington has now heard the two candidates
from Taiwan's main political parties state their objectives. There are
numerous reasons why constrictive dialogue between Taipei
and Washington
has suffered in recent years. The US
has made commitments to both Taiwan
and China.
Changing those commitments would be difficult.
Friction over Trade Tests U.S.-China Ties
(New York Times, July 30, 2007) A year after the United
States began a high-level "strategic economic
dialogue" with China,
the word "dialogue" hardly seems to apply. To keep the dialogue
going, Paulson arrived in Beijing
on Sunday for his fourth visit in a year.
Sino-US Ties Could Use A New
Communiqué By Yang Wenchang
(China Daily, July 16,
2007) Containing "Taiwan
independence" elements and safeguarding peace and stability across the
Taiwan Straits are in the common interests of China
and the United States.
A new political document between the two nations ought to recognize this.
Wu Urges US to Counter PRC Buildup
(Taipei Times, Jul 11, 2007) The nation's chief representative in the US called on Washington
to counter China's massive
military buildup in Asia. "Taiwan is prosperous economically, but Taiwan
is also under threat," Joseph Wu said. "The United States can maintain the `status quo' in
the Taiwan Strait by counterbalancing China's
military threat against Taiwan."
China Lends A Hand By Richard Holbrooke
(Washington Post, June 28, 2007) Three seemingly unrelated
events may not constitute a trend. But they certainly deserve attention when
they shed light on the relationship between the United
States and China, which is fast becoming the
most important bilateral connection in the world. North Korea,
Darfur, perhaps Burma. Does this signal a change
in Chinese foreign policy? Is there a possibility of greater Sino-American
cooperation on other issues of mutual concern?
The Wrong Way to Challenge
China By Jim Hoagland
(Washington Post, June 17, 2007) Threats to disrupt the 2008 Olympics --
particularly over issues not focused on human rights in
China
-- may not turn out to be a useful tool for bringing new pressure to bear.
'Transparency' Clouds
Sino-US Ties By Richard Halloran
(Taipei Times, June 13, 2007) It seems between the US and China,
specifically between the Department of Defense and the People's Liberation
Army (PLA). They can't seem to agree on the meaning of the admittedly awkward
word "transparency."
China, U.S. Face Bumpy Road
after Trade Talks
(Reuters, May 26, 2007) High-level economic talks between China and the United
States this week failed to ease trade rifts between the
two economic giants, risking rising tensions ahead of the race for the U.S.
presidency.
From Trade Talks, A Lesson
About Checks, Balances
(Washington Post, May 25, 2007) Chinese government officials who came to Washington this week for economic talks got an extra
lesson over the past two days in the complexities of America's divided government.
Trade Talks With China at a Juncture
(New York Times, May 22, 2007) In recent weeks, the Bush administration has
negotiated furiously with China
to secure some eye-catching new agreements to unlock Chinese markets for
American goods. China, in
response, has told the United States
that it plans new purchases of $30 billion — a shopping spree that dwarfs any
China
has gone on previously.
China's Dangerous Model of Power By James Mann
(Washington Post, May 20, 2007) The Iraq war isn't over, but one thing's
already clear: China
won. As the United States
has been bleeding popularity and influence around the world, China
has been gaining both. As the U.S.
model has become tarnished, China's
has gained new luster.
China, U.S. Come to Trade
Talks At Odds
(Washington Post, May 19, 2007) On the eve of high-level economic talks in
Washington next week, Chinese leaders are increasingly bitter about what they
see as bullying behavior by the United States on trade issues, potentially
complicating efforts to tackle disputes on such matters as technology exports
and intellectual property.
China Begins U.S. 'Buying
Mission'
(Associated Press, May 10, 2007) Hoping to ease tensions raised by the
massive trade imbalance dividing two of the world's economic powers, China has
periodically come to the United States on so-called "buying
missions" to demonstrate the country's willingness to import more goods
and services.
U.S.
Grapples with China's Rise, Taiwan By Richard Bush and Michael O'Hanlon
(Daily Yomiuri, May 3, 2007) Most of the issues and frictions that
accompany China's
rise can be managed. The chances of imminent war over Taiwan
are not high. But after a calm couple of years, current events between China and Taiwan are developing in a way
that makes us worry the potential for conflict remains.
US Congressman Warns Taipei
Not to 'Play TRA'
(Taipei Times, Apr. 26, 2007) A leading critic of Taiwan in the US Congress
has warned Taiwan not to cause "another problem" for the US at a
time when its military is heavily involved in Iraq and elsewhere.
U.S. Knew of China’s Missile
Test, but Kept Silent
(Reuters, Apr. 23, 2007) Three months after the Chinese launching, a new
debate has developed as to whether the administration properly handled the
episode or missed an opportunity to discourage the Chinese from crossing a
new military threshold.
China's Space
Program Challenges U.S.
(Associated Press, Apr. 12, 2007) In January, China blasted the Fengyun 1-C into oblivion with a land-based
anti-satellite missile. The message was hard to miss: China is ready -- and increasingly able -- to
challenge the U.S.
military advantage in space.
A US-China Trade War? Not
Yet.
(Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 12, 2007) The Bush administration has
hardened its posture toward China
on the sensitive issue of trade, but the move reflects a tactical shift
rather than a fundamental change of strategy.
US Should Deepen China's
Global Integration-Study
(Reuters, Apr. 10, 2007) The United States should try
to steer China onto a path that protects U.S. interests by working to
integrate the rising power into the international community, the Council on
Foreign Relations said.
A Military Hot Line Would
Mean Little By Richard
Weitz
(IHT, Apr. 8, 2007) Although unobjectionable, a military hotline would
contribute little to overcome the persistent differences in how the United States
and Chinese defense establishments respond to emergencies.
China, US Militaries
Improving Cooperation By Richard Halloran
(Taipei Times, Apr. 5, 2007) Pace said he thought his message had gotten
through. In a wrap-up discussion with a Chinese general, Pace said he heard
some of his own words repeated back to him.
China's Spying Overwhelms
U.S. Counterintelligence Programs By Jeff Bliss (Bloomberg, Apr. 2, 2007) U.S. intelligence officials say
the Mak case is unusual -- not in the nature of the
charges brought against him, but that charges were brought at all.
U.S., in Major Shift,
Imposes Tariffs on Some Chinese Paper By Steven R. Wetsman
(NYT, Mar. 31, 2007) The Bush administration, in a major escalation of trade
pressure on China, said that it would reverse more than 20 years of American
policy and impose potentially steep tariffs on Chinese manufactured goods on
the ground that China is illegally subsidizing some of its exports.
Top US Commander Plays Down
China Threat
(Agence France Presse,
Mar. 23, 2007) The US military's top commander said here that he did not
believe China's armed
forces were a threat and played down the prospects for hostilities in the Taiwan strait.
US, China Test Each Other's
Security By Richard Halloran
(Taipei, Times Mar. 21, 2007) When it comes to security issues, the US and
China are like a couple of boxers early in the bout, sparring and circling
warily around the edge of the ring as they test each other.
China's Spies 'Very
Aggressive' Threat to U.S.
(Washington
Times, Mar. 6, 2007) China's
intelligence services are among the most aggressive at spying on the United States, followed by Cuban, Russian and
Iranian spy agencies, according to the U.S. government's top
counterintelligence coordinator.
Treasury Names U.S.-China
Point Man
(Associated Press, Feb. 14, 2007) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is setting
up a telephone hotline connecting him directly with the vice premier of China
and naming a new deputy to oversee high level talks amid agitation in
congressional quarters for a tougher line with Beijing on trade issues.
China's Space Hit Spurs U.S.
Missile Defense Debate
(Reuters, Feb. 7, 2007) China's use of a ground based missile to destroy a
satellite last month should spur debate about putting U.S. interceptor
missiles in space, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said.
'No Easy Solution' to US-China Trade Row
(Straits Times, Feb. 5, 2007) China's
mild response to Washington's decision to
sue it over 'illegal' industrial subsidies suggests Beijing could refrain from a hardline position during bilateral consultations to
resolve the dispute.
Chinese Official Publishes
Rebuke of Bush
(New York Times, Feb. 2, 2007) A senior Chinese government official issued a
rare public rebuke of President Bush, accusing him of waging a “unilateral”
battle against terrorists that had worsened global tensions.
Incoming Rice Deputy Seeks
US 'Engagement' with China
(AFP, Jan. 31, 2007) Incoming number-two US diplomat John Negroponte has said
Washington should adopt an engagement policy at all levels with China, which
is countering traditional US influence in Asia.
US Sees Silver Lining Behind
Cloud of Deficit with China
(Agence France Presse,
Jan. 24, 2007) In contrast to the massive deficit in trade in goods, the United States is chalking up a rare surplus in
services trade with China
that could balloon to 67 billion dollars in eight years.
U.S. Dominance in Space
Challenged by China’s Test By Joseph Kahn
(New York Times, Jan. 19, 2007) China’s apparent success in
destroying one of its own orbiting satellites with a ballistic missile
signals that it intends to contest American military supremacy in space, a
realm many here consider increasingly crucial to national security.
Good US-China Ties Vital for
Asian Peace
(Straits Times, Jan. 19, 2007) Asia's big
challenge in the years ahead is to ensure peace prevails, and for this,
nothing could be more important than the wise management of US-China
relations. 'If that relationship is mismanaged, all bets are off. India is increasingly figuring in the equation
whether it wants to or not,' Singapore’s
Foreign Minister George Yeo said
What Will China Do With All
That Money? By Charles Horner
(Washington Post, Jan. 16, 2007) China
has invested about $400 billion in US treasury notes and bonds. Thus,
it would appear, China
has the capacity to initiate a financial first strike of no small
consequence. But it hasn't yet, and appears unlikely to; to borrow a word
from Cold War days, it is deterred. Indeed, so far as this aspect of US-China
relations is concerned, there exists what former Treasury Secretary Lawrence
Summers has brilliantly termed "a balance of financial terror."
Princeton Dons Champion East Asia Security Grouping
(Straits Times, Jan. 12, 2007) Top American security experts are recommending
that the United States
seek the creation of an East Asian security institution where major regional
powers can settle potential disputes peacefully. America's
goal should not be to block China's
rise but to engage it through such 'structures of cooperation', based on
'areas of mutual interest'.
West Must View China
Through Clearer Lenses By Lu Yiyi
(Straits Times, Jan. 3, 2007) Lately, analysis about the international
dimension of China's
rise has become more nuanced. Now China is typically described as
both an opportunity and a threat. It is behaving more responsibly in some
cases but continues to put its selfish interest before all other concerns in
other cases.
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