US-China Engagement

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U.S. to Send Aircraft Carrier into Waters off China for Drills
(Bloomberg, Aug. 5, 2010) The U.S. will send a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea’s west coast in the coming months for more joint drills that have sparked opposition from China.

U.S. Hopes to Revive Stalled Military Ties with China
(Reuters, Jul. 28, 2010) The lack of sustained military ties between the United States and China is a key challenge for the two countries at a time of tensions in Asia, James Steinberg said.

China: US Comments on S China Sea Are An ‘Attack’
(AP, Jul. 25, 2010) The Chinese foreign ministry accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of an "attack" on China for her recent comments that competing claims over South China Sea island chains should be resolved without coercion or threat.

US Congress Seeks Report on Chinese Military from Pentagon
(PTI, Jul. 24, 2010) The Senators alleged that the Pentagon has failed to submit a report to the Congress on the military power of China as mandated by the 2000 National Defense Authorization Act.

China General Says Open to U.S. Defense Boss Visit
(Reuters, Jul. 1, 2010) A Chinese general said that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was welcome to visit China at an "appropriate" time, possibly signaling a desire to soften military tensions between the two powers.

Obama Challenges China on G20 Stage
(AFP, Jun. 29, 2010) US President Barack Obama has launched a stern challenge to China, using the big stage of the G20 summit of world powers to demand Beijing’s help in rebalancing the world economy.

Obama, Hu Seek to Rekindle Ties as G20
(AFP, Jun. 26, 2010) China's President Hu Jintao has accepted an invitation to make a state visit to the United States as he and President Barack Obama sought to end months of distrust, despite lingering tensions.

U.S. Appeals to China to Restore Military Ties
(Reuters, Jun. 6, 2010) The United States appealed to China to restore military ties despite discord over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and said it was considering options beyond the United Nations to punish North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean ship.

China, U.S. Spar Over Cut in Military Ties Amid Korean Tensions
(Bloomberg, Jun. 5, 2010) The U.S. and China blamed each other for a freeze in military ties sparked this year by American plans to sell arms to Taiwan.

Gates Criticizes Chinese Military for Blocking Talks in Beijing
(Washington Post, Jun. 4, 2010) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates accused China's military of impeding relations with the Pentagon, taking exception to its unwillingness to invite him to Beijing during his trip to Asia this week

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Doesn’t Get Hoped-for Invite from China (Washington Post, Jun. 3, 2010) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates departed for Asia but had to drop a big country from his itinerary after China, still smarting over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, gave him the cold shoulder.

Geithener Seeks Fair China Trade
(Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2010) U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday urged China to create a more open and fair trade policy, calling for Beijing to develop a "level playing field" for foreign investments, including for U.S. businesses.

Economics Is on Agenda for U.S. Meetings in China
(New York Times, May 21, 2010) The United States dispatched the first of a flotilla of senior officials to China for high-level economic and security meetings that are likely to be overshadowed by the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the deepening debt crisis in Greece.

China Boosts Holdings of US Treasury Debt by 2 Pct
(AP, May 17, 2010) China boosted its holdings of U.S. Treasury debt for the first time in six months. That development could ease concerns that lagging foreign demand will force the U.S. government to pay higher interest rates to finance its debt.

US, China Set 2011 Rights Meeting in “Candid” Talks
(Reuters, May 14, 2010) U.S. and Chinese Officials agreed after two days of talks on human rights to start exchanges of legal experts and hold another rights dialogue in China next year.

Ex-US Official Urges Taiwan Dialogue
(Taipei Times, May 14, 2010) Stephen Hadley said it was his hope that a new “candid dialogue” between the US and China over Taiwan would over time convince Beijing that the solution to the problem of US arms sales to Taiwan was “in China’s own hands.”

U.S.-China Talks Set for Beijing May 24-25
(Reuters, Apr. 26, 2010) The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed that the second round of an annual U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue will be held in Beijing May 24-25.

U.S., China to Resume Human Rights Dialogue in May
(Reuters, Apr. 22, 2010) The United States and China will formally resume their dialogue on human rights next month for the first time in two years, a further sign relations are stabilizing after disputes over Tibet, Taiwan and the value of China's currency.

Hu, Obama to Mend Fence during Washington Sit-down
(AFP, Apr. 11, 2010) Chinese President Hu Jintao is to sit down with U.S. President Barack Obama next week in Washington as the two sides look to turn the corner on months of bickering.

Summers Says ‘Dialogue’ Reason for Exchange-Rate Report Delay
(Bloomberg, Apr. 4, 2010) White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said delaying a report to Congress that would include determining whether China manipulates its currency will allow the U.S. to better gauge the Asian nation’s progress in pursuing more balanced trade and global growth.

U.S. To Delay Chinese Currency Report
(New York Times, Apr. 4, 2010) The Obama administration said that it would delay a decision on whether to declare China a currency manipulator, but it vowed to press Chinese leaders on the politically charged issue.

China’s Wen Says U.S. Responsible for Bad Ties
(Reuters, Mar. 14, 2010) The United States is to blame for strains between Beijing and Washington and should take steps to repair ties, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said, indicating the two powers have not overcome a recent rough patch.

China Hits Back at U.S. on Yuan, Rights
(Wall Street Journal, Mar. 13, 2010) China responded sharply to U.S. criticism of its currency and human-rights practices, the newest indicator of testy relations between the two powers.

Google Says It’s in Talks with China
(LA Times, Mar. 11, 2010) Google Inc. broke a long silence in its clash with China as its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said that the Internet search giant was talking to Chinese officials and that he expected "something will happen soon."

China-US Talks Fail to Heal Rift
(VoA, Mar. 4, 2010) Despite meetings this week in Beijing between senior American and Chinese officials, China is repeating its call to the United States to fix strained relations between the two countries.

US Officials’ Visit May ‘Save’ Ties
(China Daily, Mar. 1, 2010) Washington is sending two senior officials to Beijing starting on Tuesday in what analysts describe as an effort to "save" the bilateral relationship, which has taken a beating following a series of "disturbing actions" by the US in recent weeks.

China Still Biggest Foreign Buyer of US Securities
(AP, Feb. 26, 2010) The government now says that China did not lose its place in December as the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt.

China Warns U.S. Against Selling F-16s to Taiwan
(New York Times, Feb. 26, 2010) A top Chinese military official reaffirmed China’s resolve to punish the United States over its decision to sell weapons to Taiwan and suggested that there would be even greater consequences should Washington fulfill a longstanding request by Taiwan for advanced fighter jets.

China Postpones Some Military Exchanges with US
(Reuters, Feb. 23, 2010) China has postponed several high-level exchanges between U.S. and Chinese military leaders since Washington angered Beijing by announcing a $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan, U.S. officials said.

US-China Ties in Focus As Nimitz Docks in Hong Kong
(BBC, Feb. 18, 2010) "There will be more conflicts between China and the US, the narrower the gap between China and the US, the more conflict there will be, and on many issues," Yan Xuetong says.

US Warships in Hong Kong in Sign of Easing Tension
(AP, Feb. 17, 2010) Five American warships docked for a port call in Hong Kong in a sign that recent tensions between China and the U.S. may be easing after flare-ups over an arms sale to Taiwan and the Dalai Lama.

Japan Overtakes China As Largest Holder of Treasuries
(Bloomberg, Feb. 16, 2010) China’s ownership of U.S. government debt fell in December by the most since 2000, allowing Japan to regain the position as the largest foreign holder of Treasury securities.

China Warns US on Dalai Lama, But Tensions to Cool
(AP, Feb. 12, 2010) The announcement of President Barack Obama's upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama drew a predictably stern response from Beijing, but there are indications China may begin winding down the recent spike in tensions.

On Arms Sales to Taiwan, China Sends Mixed Signals
(New York Times, Feb. 12, 2010) China sent contradictory signals about its policies toward the United States two weeks after the Obama administration approved the sale of arms to Taiwan, signaling some willingness to cooperate militarily.

China PLA Officers Urge Economic Punch against U.S.
(Reuters, Feb. 9, 2010) Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.

Dalai Lama to Visit White House: US Official
(AFP, Feb. 6, 2010) The US risked inflaming a row on multiple fronts with China on Thursday, saying the Dalai Lama would visit the White House this month despite Beijing’s fierce protests.

U.S. Takes a Tougher Tone with China By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, Jul. 30, 2010) The Obama administration has adopted a tougher tone with China in recent weeks as part of a diplomatic balancing act in which the United States welcomes China's rise in some areas but also confronts Beijing when it butts up against American interests.

Offering to Aid Talks, U.S. Challenges China on Disputed Islands By Mark Landler (New York Times, Jul. 24, 2010) Opening a new source of potential friction with China, the Obama administration said that it would step into a tangled dispute between China and its smaller Asian neighbors over a string of strategically significant islands in the South China Sea.

China Warns U.S. to Stay Out of Islands Dispute By Andrew Jacobs
(New York Times, Jul. 27, 2010) The Chinese government reacted angrily to an announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Washington might step into a long-simmering territorial dispute between China and its smaller neighbors in the South China Sea.

China Rejects U.S. Efforts in Maritime Spat By Jay Solomon
(Wall Street Journal, Jul. 25, 2010) The U.S. shouldn't internationalize the South China Sea issue, China Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said. Mr. Yang said the best way to solve the disputes relevant to the South China Sea was through bilateral negotiations between China and the countries involved.

U.S. Continues Effort to Counter China’s Influence in Asia By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Jul. 23, 2010) The Obama administration's announcement that it will resume relations with Indonesia's special forces is the most significant move yet by the United States to strengthen ties in East Asia as a hedge against China's rise.

China Warily Eyes U.S.-Korea Drills By Elisabeth Bumiller and Edward Wong (New York Times, Jul. 21, 2010) The United States and South Korea announced that the first in a series of large-scale naval exercises off Japan and the Korean Peninsula would begin next week, despite objections from China.

U.S. Criticism of China May Overshadow Asian Security Meeting
(Bloomberg, Jul. 16, 2010) U.S. criticism of China’s military buildup may overshadow Asia’s biggest security forum next week after the sinking of a South Korean warship showed the potential for conflict in waters vital to world trade.

How Serious Is the Chinese Challenge? Part II By Markus Jaeger
(YaleGlobal, Jul. 15, 2010) Greater economic power will shift China’s way once it adopts a flexible currency and reduces dependence on US markets relative to US dependence on Chinese markets.

Watch Out for China-US Tension at Sea
(Editorial, Global Times, Jul. 12, 2010) Tension is mounting over the US-South Korean joint exercise. Beijing and Washington still have time, and leeway, to desist from moving toward a possible conflict on the Yellow Sea.

How Serious Is the Chinese Challenge? Part I By Bruce Stokes
(YaleGlobal, Jul. 13, 2010) Possible scenarios for how China might apply its newfound power are countless, and responses from US, European and Asian neighbors could do as much, if not more, than China to upset the status quo.

China Sentence American Geologist to 8 Year for Stealing State Secrets By Keith B. Richburg (Washington Post, Jul. 5, 2010) An American geologist was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing state secrets, in a case that underscored how the Chinese government will use the legal system to protect the business interests and competitive edge of its state-run firms.

The Arrogance of Chinese Power By Brahma Chellaney
(Project Syndicate, Jul. 6, 2010) China’s rise is as much Mao’s handiwork as it is Deng’s — but for Chinese military power, the US would treat China like another Japan.

Shangri-La Dialogue Highlights Tensions in Sino-U.S. Relations By Ian Storey (China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, Jun. 24, 2010) The SLD shone a spotlight on growing U.S. wariness at Chinese policy toward the contested Spratly Islands, and revealed how the South China Sea disputes have become a sticking point in Sino-U.S. relations.

U.S. Concern Over China’s Military Intent Growing, Mullen Says By Viola Gienger (Bloomberg, Jun. 10, 2010) U.S. President Barack Obama’s top military adviser said he has grown “genuinely concerned” over China’s motives for building up its armed forces.

Behind Gusts of a Military Chill: A More Forceful China By Michael Wines (New York Times, Jun. 9, 2010) If anyone ever doubted it, a testy exchange at a Singapore conference last weekend made it clear: Relations between the American and Chinese militaries are in a very deep freeze.

In Chinese Admiral’s Outburst, a Lingering Distrust of U.S. By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Jun. 8, 2010) Interviews in China with a wide range of experts, Chinese officials and military officers indicate that perhaps the real outliers might be those in China's government who want to side with the United States.

U.S.-China Cooperation: Strengthening the U.S. Hand By Dean Cheng (Heritage Foundation, Jun. 4, 2010) PRC rebuffed Gates’ interest in visiting for consultations. This incident suggests that military-to-military relations between the PRC and the United States remain at a low point despite efforts by the Obama Administration to “reset” Beijing-Washington relations.

US and China Can’t Calm South China Sea By Peter J Brown
(Asia Times, Jun. 4, 2010) A joint attempt by Japan and China to calm the waters after a series of naval incidents may soon restore tranquility to the East China Sea. At the same time, an "Incidents at Sea Agreement" between the US and China is slow to materialize.

Gates Snub Raises Tough Questions about China Ties By Josh Rogin (Foreign Policy, Jun. 4, 2010) Beijing's refusal to accept Defense Secretary Robert Gates's offer to visit China this week has exposed divisions inside the Chinese Communist Party structure.

U.S.-China Talks End without Accords on Key Issues By John Pomfret (Washington Post, May 26, 2010) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner wrapped up extensive talks with Chinese officials without any significant progress on Iran, North Korea or other key issues dividing the countries.

Clinton and Geithner Face Hurdles in China Talks By Mark Landler
(New York Times, May 25, 2010) China and the United States opened three days of high-level meetings meant to broaden and deepen the ties between the world’s largest developed and developing economies.

China’s Industrial Policy Is Bigger Concern Than Yuan, U.S. Executives Say By John Pomfret (Washington Post, May 7, 2010) Congress and the Obama administration are paying too much attention to China's currency and not enough to other market-distorting tactics by China's government, said a delegation of senior U.S. executives.

China, US Dialogue ‘Key’ to Future Ties By Ai Yang and Wang Chenyan (China Daily, Apr. 28, 2010) China and the United States will hold here in late May the second round of Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which analysts consider the "key" to determining the future of possibly the most important bilateral relationship in the world.

A Return of Chinese Pragmatism By Zhu Feng
(PacNet #16, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Apr. 5, 2010) China announced on April 1 that President Hu Jintao will attend a summit on nuclear security in the United States, signaling the return of pragmatism in the handling of China’s ties with the U.S.

Private Efforts Help Resolve Public Tensions Between U.S. and China By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Apr. 10, 2010) The lessons from the three months of tension with Beijing are unclear. China's reaction to the Taiwan arms sale could have scared the administration off any subsequent plans to provide Taipei weapons, including a batch of 66 F-16 fighters. But it also might have prompted the administration to conclude that China's reaction was not that unusual.

China: Defending Its Core Interest in the World—Part II By Guobin Yang (YaleGlobal, Apr. 7, 2010) Expect Chinese authorities to monitor public reaction to Google’s uncensored Hong Kong search engine, and then decide whether an open internet is as useful for them as it is for Chinese citizens.

China Seems Set to Loosen Hold on Its Currency By Keith Bradsher (New York Times, Apr. 9, 2010) The Chinese government is preparing to announce in the coming days that it will allow its currency to strengthen slightly and vary more from day to day, people with knowledge of the emerging consensus in Beijing said.

Geithner to Visit China, in Sign of Warming Relations By Vikas Bajaj and Keith Bradsher (New York Times, Apr. 8, 2010) In a sign of improving economic relations between the United States and China, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will meet the Chinese vice prime minister in Beijing on his way back to the United States from India.

China Sees US As Hedge for Taiwan, Tibet By Peter Lee
(Asia Times, Apr. 7, 2010) By obtaining the Obama administration's reaffirmation of the one-China policy, Beijing has acquired a measure of the political and diplomatic assurances it will need to navigate the dangerous transitions ahead.

China Defending Its Core Interest in the World—Part I By Orville Schell (YaleGlobal, Apr. 5, 2010) Rather than mark weakness, concessions and good intentions can serve as a catalyst to encourage reciprocity and move negotiations and relationships toward a higher level in resolving global problems, thus strengthening both the U.S. and China.

Hu Heads for Washington: Will Tensions Ease? By Austin Ramzy
(Time, Apr. 2, 2010) While expectations are low for any sudden jump in the value of the renminbi, the recent détente could make it easier for China to begin gradual changes.

Strains Easing, Chinese Leader Plans U.S. Visit By Mark Landler and Andrew Jacobs (New York Times, Apr. 2, 2010) The warming trend was evident in the Chinese government’s announcement that President Hu Jintao will attend a nuclear security summit meeting in Washington later this month.

Coming Visit May Signal Easing by China on Currency By Vikas Bajaj (New York Times, Apr. 2, 2010) Eswar S. Prasad of Cornell said that one of the most compelling reasons for China to change its currency policy was that it limited Beijing’s ability to manage its economy.

The World Needs Rebalancing, Not China Alone By Jeffrey E. Garten (YaleGlobal, Mar. 22, 2010) Most important is for the US and China to understand each other’s constraints and goals – in many ways the goals of both countries revolve around employment, even if the manner to achieve such an end is vastly different.

U.S.-China Trade Is Win-Win Game By Zhong Shan
(Wall Street Journal, Mar. 26, 2010) A sound and stable China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is more important than ever. China-U.S. trade and economic cooperation has generated huge and real benefits for the United States, while China has been gaining a lot from it as well.

Battle Between the US and China Over the Yuan Hotting Up By David Uren (The Australian, Mar. 22, 2010) The battle between the US and China over exchange rates is getting dangerous. And there is no sign that either side is interested in using the G20 to mediate -- the Australian government's strong preference.

Paper in China Sets off Alarms in U.S. By John Markoff and David Barboza (New York Times, Mar. 21, 2010) The incident shows that in an atmosphere already charged with hostility between the United States and China over cybersecurity issues, including large-scale attacks on computer networks, even a misunderstanding has the potential to escalate tension and set off an overreaction.

China Is Seriously Miscalculating By Joseph Nye
(Project Syndicate, Mar. 16, 2010) The overconfidence in foreign policy, combined with insecurity in domestic affairs, may combine to explain the change in Chinese behavior in the latter part of last year. If so, China is making a serious miscalculation.

Newly Powerful China Defies Western Nations with Remarks, Policies By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Mar. 15, 2010) China's government has embraced an increasingly anti-Western tone in recent months and is adopting policies across a wide spectrum that reflect a heightened fear of foreign influence.

China Holds Firm against Google, Says Firm Must Obey Its Law By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Mar. 13, 2010) China's top Internet regulator warned Google that it must obey Chinese laws or "pay the consequences."

China Signals Defiance on U.S. Relations By Andrew Batson, Terence Poon and Shai Oster (Wall Street Journal, Mar. 7, 2010) China gave little hope that it would accommodate Washington on Iran and other thorny foreign-policy issues, despite the first real sign of flexibility in years over its exchange rate.

Google Wants U.S. to Weigh Challenging China in WTO By Mark Drajem (Bloomberg, Mar. 2, 2010) The Obama administration is weighing the merits of taking China’s censorship of Google Inc. to the World Trade Organization as an unfair barrier to trade, a move that could further raise diplomatic tensions.

Poll Shows Concern about American Influence Waning As China’s Grows By John Pomfret and Jon Cohen (Washington Post, Feb. 25, 2010) Facing high unemployment and a difficult economy, most Americans think the United States will have a smaller role in the world economy in the coming years.

Rift Grows as U.S. and China Seek Differing Goals By Edward Wong
(New York Times, Feb. 20, 2010) The rift in United States-China relations has arisen in part because the two countries have completely different items at the top of their foreign policy agendas and are talking past each other, American officials say.

New Strains in the U.S.-China-Taiwan Strategic Triangle By Terry Cooke (China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, Feb. 18, 2010) When, as now, there is strengthening of one leg (China-Taiwan) accompanied by relative weakness (U.S.-China) and a stasis (U.S.-Taiwan) in the other two, the security balance is eroded.

Obama Meeting with Dalai Lama Complicates U.S. Ties with China By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Feb. 19, 2010) U.S. officials and analysts instead say the low-key White House visit -- no joint public appearance or photograph -- was instead the latest episode in the increasingly complicated relations between the United States and China.

As the World Watches, Dalai Lama Will Meet with Obama at the White House By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Feb. 17, 2010) President Obama's failure to meet the Dalai Lama last year set back the Tibetan cause, but a new meeting at the White House this week is a chance for the president to repair the damage.

The Challenge of China
(Editorial, New York Times, Feb. 11, 2010) President Obama is right to press Beijing to behave more responsibly — toward its own people and internationally.

U.S.-China Growing Pains By Fareed Zakaria
(Washington Post, Feb. 8, 2010) Despite the recent squall in U.S.-Chinese relations, both countries have powerful reasons to cooperate with one another. These have grown over the past two decades, a progression that both countries seem to recognize.

Why China Is Stoking War of Words with US By Bill Emmott
(The Times, Feb. 8, 2010) Beijing’s belligerence is a diversionary tactic. There’s nothing like nationalist outrage to sweeten unpopular economic reform.

China’s Hawks Demand Cold War on the US By Michael Sheridan
(The Times, Feb. 7, 2010) More than half of Chinese people questioned in a poll believe China and America are heading for a new “cold war.”

U.S. Officials Hopeful China Will Make Concessions on Currency By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Feb. 5, 2010) Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said that he believed China would allow its currency to appreciate vis-à-vis the dollar.

It’s Time for the Obama Administration to Burst Beijing’s Bubble
(Washington Post, Feb. 4, 2010) China is trying to tilt the balance of power in its direction by forcing the administration to back away from policies and principles the United States has defended for decades. It's essential that Mr. Obama calmly but firmly reject the pressure.

Who Needs Whom More? By Philip Bowring
(New York Times, Feb. 4, 2010) Does President Obama have the guts to start a modest confrontation, like Nixon over gold convertibility in 1971, while he can control events? Or will events overtake leaders in both the U.S. and China?

Currency Dispute Likely to Further Fray U.S.-China Ties By Mark Landler (New York Times, Feb. 4, 2010) The Obama administration is reviving American pressure on China to stop artificially depressing its currency, a policy that fuels its persistent trade gap with the United States.

US Arms Sales to Taiwan stifle US-China Military Engagement By Peter Ford (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 2, 2010) To protest the US’s arms sales to Taiwan, China halted contact between the two nations’ militaries, which expanded in recent months to include study tours and naval exercises.

Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions By Mark Landler
(New York Times, Jan. 30, 2010) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned China that it would face economic insecurity and diplomatic isolation if it did not sign on to tough new sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.

Why Google Can Say No to China By Scott Moskowitz
(Boston Globe, Jan. 30, 2010) No brand is more synonymous with globalization and openness than Google. If Google departs China, it will represent a stunning failure on the part of the government to win an invitation for its people to that all-important global party.

China Steps Up Defense of Internet Controls By Chris Buckley
(Reuters, Jan. 25, 2010) China widened its attack against U.S. criticisms of Internet censorship, raising the stakes in a dispute that has put Google in the middle of a political quarrel between the two global powers.

China Rebuffs Clinton on Internet Warning By Mark Landler and Edward Wong (New York Times, Jan. 23, 2010) Tensions between China and the United States over Internet policy deepened, with the Chinese government accusing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of jeopardizing relations between the two countries with her criticism of Chinese censorship.

China Hits Back at U.S. on Net Freedom By Aaron Back
(Wall Street Journal, Jan. 22, 2010) The Chinese accusations also come amid increasing signs of tensions between the two countries on a wide range of Obama administration priorities.

Clinton Urges Global Response to Internet Attacks By Mark Landler (New York Times, Jan. 22, 2010) Declaring that an attack on one nation’s computer networks “can be an attack on all,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a warning that the United States would defend itself from cyberattacks.

China Paints Google Issue As Not Political By Edward Wong, Johathan Ansfield and Sharon LaFraniere (New York Times, Jan. 21, 2010) The Chinese government is taking a cautious approach to the dispute with Google, treating the conflict as a business dispute and not a political matter that could affect relations with the United States.

Google Hopes to Retain Business Unit in China By Miguel Helft
(New York Times, Jan. 20, 2010) Few people say they think Google’s Chinese-language search engine will survive the company’s confrontation with China.

China and Google: Search for Trouble—Part II By Jeffery Garten
(YaleGlobal, Jan. 21, 2010) The China-Google tussle is about two visions of the future, about openness and globalization vs. stability and nationalism.

China and Google: Searching for Trouble By Jonathan Fenby
(YaleGlobal, Jan. 19, 2010) In the end, whatever happens to Google in China, the most important issue of the year may be how China and rest of the world learn to manage their increasingly testy relations.

Google Says It’s in Talks with China on Search Engine
(Bloomberg, Jan. 18, 2010) Google Inc. said it has begun talks with the Chinese government about the company’s plan to stop censoring results from its search engine, after saying it may quit the country because of cyber attacks.

No Chance Against China By Martin Jacques
(Newsweek, Jan. 16, 2010) Google's fate is a sign of the world to come, and the sooner we come to appreciate the nature of a world run by China, the better we will be able to deal with it.

Censorship Provokes Cracks in China’s Great Firewall By david Pierson (LA Times, Jan. 16, 2010) Despite—and sometimes because of—increasingly aggressive government measures, China’s Internet users are finding ways to evade the country’s online restrictions.

U.S. Plans to Issue Official Protest to China Over Attack on Google By Ellen Nakashima (Washington Post, Jan .16, 2010) The United States will issue an official protest to the Chinese government over a major espionage attack targeting Google's computer systems and rights activists' e-mail accounts that the search-engine giant said originated in China.

Follow the Law, China Tells Internet Companies By Andrew Jacobs
(New York Times, Jan. 15, 2010) Two days after Google announced that it would quit China unless the nation’s censors eased their grip, the Chinese government offered an indirect but unambiguous response: Companies that do business in China must follow the laws of the land.

After Google’s Stand on China, U.S. Treads Lightly By David E. Sanger and John Markoff (New York Times, Jan. 14, 2010) It lays bare the degree to which China and the United States are engaged in daily cyberbattles, a covert war of offense and defense on which America is already spending billions of dollars a year.

Google, Citing Attack, Threatens to Exit China
(New York Times, Jan. 13, 2010) Google said Tuesday that it would stop cooperating with Chinese Internet censorship and consider shutting down its operations in the country altogether.

China’s Lobbying Efforts Yield New Influence, Openness on Capital Hill By John Pomfret (Washington Post, Jan. 9, 2010) From 2005 to 2009, China for the first time hosted more U.S. politicians and congressional staff members than Taiwan. China has also tripled the amount it spends on lobbying firms.

U.S.-China Locked in Trade Disputes By Ariana Eunjung Cha
(Washington Post, Jan. 4, 2010) Trade disputes between Beijing and Washington over exports of tires, chickens, steel, nylon, autos, paper and salt are multiplying and further damaging the already tense relationship between the two economic powers.

U.S.-China Relations to Face Strains, Experts Say By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, Jan. 3, 2010) The United States and China are headed for a rough patch in the early months of the new year as the White House appears set to sell a package of weapons to Taiwan and as President Obama plans to meet the Dalai Lama, U.S. officials and analysts said.