WTO Issue
US, China
Warplanes Collision
Bush Visit to Asia
Jiang Zemin in Crawford
1999 ; 2000 ; 2001 ; 2002 ; 2003 ; 2004 ; 2005 ; 2006 ; 2007
[
News
] [ Papers ]
US Asks China to Pull Back
Arms Shipment to Zimbabwe
(AFP, Apr. 23, 2008) The United States has asked China to withdraw a cache of its weapons destined for Zimbabwe and halt further arms
shipments to the increasingly isolated African regime, the State Department
said.
Clinton, Obama Fire New
Economic Jabs at China
(AFP, Apr. 15, 2008) Democratic White
House foes Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama fired off
fresh economic salvos against China,
again putting Beijing in the
crosshairs of the White House race.
U.S. Aircraft Carriers to
Stay Near Taiwan until Ma Takes Office
(Kyodo News, Apr. 9, 2008) Two U.S. aircraft carriers will remain deployed in
waters near Taiwan to ensure a smooth transition of government in Taipei amid
heightened regional tensions, Taiwan Defense Minister Michael Tsai said. Tsai
told a parliamentary interpellation session that the Kitty Hawk and Nimitz will stay in the "Western Pacific" near
Taiwan after deploying here since shortly before the island's March 22
presidential election.
US House Calls China to End
Tibet Crackdown
(AFP, Apr. 9, 2008) The US House of Representatives passed a resolution
asking China to end
its crackdown on protests in Tibet and to enter into a dialogue directly with
the Dalai Lama.
Europe and U.S. Press China Over Tibet
(New York Times, Mar. 27, 2008) European leaders sharpened their tone over
Tibet, as President Bush telephoned President Hu Jintao of China and urged a
resumption of negotiations with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader.
U.S. Drops China From List
of Top 10 Violators of Rights
(New York Times, Mar. 12, 2008) The State Department no longer considers
China one of the world’s worst human rights violators, according to its
annual human rights report released.
China, US to Push on with
Nuclear, Security Talks: US Defense Dept
(AFP,
Mar, 1, 2008) China and the United States have agreed to deepen a dialogue on
nuclear and Asian security
issues following the end of high-level talks in Beijing this week, the US defense department said.
Bush Vows to Press China on Rights at Olympics
(AFP, Feb. 29, 2008) US President George W. Bush said Thursday he would attend
the Beijing Olympics in August
as a sports fan, but vowed not to be "shy" about pushing China on human rights as well as Darfur and Myanmar.
China Says It Will
Resume Human Rights Talks With U.S.
(New York Times, Feb. 27, 2008) China said that it would resume a
human rights dialogue with the United States, in a move that appeared to be aimed
at countering criticism from activists ahead of the Olympic Games here in
August
Pentagon Cites MIA Deal With
China
(AP, Feb. 26, 2008) China has agreed to a long-standing U.S. request for
access to sensitive military records that Pentagon officials believe might
resolve the fate of thousands of U.S. servicemen missing from the Korean War
and other Cold War-era conflicts.
U.S., Chinese Retired
Officers Hold Informal Talks on Taiwan, Military Exchanges (AP, Feb. 25, 2008) A
hard-line Chinese general held weekend talks with the former vice chairman of
the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff amid heightened tensions over Taiwan's plans
to hold a referendum on joining the United Nations.
China Seeks Three-Way Talks
with U.S. and Japan
(Reuters, Feb. 23, 2008) China has proposed to the United States and Japan that the three nations hold
regular high-level talks on matters such as North Korea, energy strategies
and the environment, the Nikkei
business daily reported.
Gates Says US Will Share Data with China
(AP, Feb. 22, 2008) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the United
States is prepared to share with China some of the information it has about the U.S. shootdown of a spy satellite. His comments came hours
after Beijing
complained the missile strike Wednesday could cause harm to security in outer
space and some countries.
McCain Says Would Keep Rights Pressure on China
(Reuters, Feb. 21, 2008) Republican front-runner John McCain said on Wednesday he would keep pressure on China to improve its human rights
record and expand U.S.-Sino ties if he won the U.S. presidency.
Bush Says Doesn't See China as Competitor in Africa
(Reuters, Feb. 20, 2008) "I don't view Africa as zero sum for China and
the United States, I think we can pursue agendas without creating a great
sense of competition," Bush said at a news conference with Ghana's
President John Kufuor during an African tour.
China Concerned About US
Satellite Plans
(AP, Feb. 18, 2008) China said it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy
satellite that is hurtling toward Earth with 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel. The U.S. military has said it hopes to
smash the satellite as soon as next week — just before it enters Earth's
atmosphere — with a single missile fired from a Navy cruiser in the northern Pacific Ocean.
China Passes Canada, Becomes Top U.S. Import Source
(Bloomberg, Feb. 14, 2008) China passed Canada to become the largest source
of products shipped into the U.S. last year, capping a six-year period when
its exports to the U.S. more than tripled.
China Says U.S. Spying
Allegations Total Fiction
(Reuters, Feb. 14, 2008) China is not running a spy network in the United
States and Washington should cease its allegations of espionage, the foreign
ministry said on Thursday, days after the U.S. Justice Department arrested
four for spying.
Taiwan Seeks Info on Spy
Damage
(Associated Press, Feb. 13, 2008) Taiwanese officials scrambled Tuesday to
determine the possible damage from a Pentagon analyst accused of passing to
an agent for China
classified information about Taiwan's
military weapons and technology purchases.
Arrests Made in Chinese Spying Cases
(Associated Press, Feb. 12, 2008) A Defense Department analyst and a former
engineer for Boeing Co. were
accused in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the
Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Additionally, two immigrants
from China and Taiwan accused of working with the
defense analyst were arrested after an FBI raid.
US Treasury Cautions China over Sovereign Wealth Fund
(AFP, Feb. 8, 2008) The US Treasury cautioned China against using profits derived from its cash-flush
sovereign investment fund to delay currency reform, as the fund's maneuvers
came under Congressional scrutiny.
U.S. Sees Russia, China and
OPEC Financial Threat
(Reuters, Feb. 6, 2008) The United States is worried that Russia, China and OPEC oil-producing countries could use their growing
financial clout to advance political goals, the top U.S. spy chief told
Congress.
China
Allows U.S. Port Call in Hong Kong
(NYT, Jan. 30, 2008) China allowed a United States warship to make a port
call in Hong Kong, two months after it turned away an American aircraft
carrier battle group and set off a diplomatic dispute between the countries.
Commander Presses for US - China Hotline
(Associated Press, Jan. 29, 2008) Three months after Defense Secretary Robert
Gates and his Chinese counterpart suggested some movement toward establishing
a phone link, the U.S. still doesn't have a number to call when problems
arise, said Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command.
China, Russia to Offer Treaty to Ban Arms in Space
(Reuters, Jan. 26, 2008) China and Russia will submit a joint proposal next month for an
international treaty to ban the deployment of weapons in outer space, a
senior Russian arms negotiator said. China tested an anti-satellite missile a
year ago and Washington has been developing weapons which can hit satellites.
China, U.S. Conclude Fifth Strategic Dialogue
(Xinhua News, Jan. 19, 2008) China and the United
States concluded their fifth strategic dialogue Friday, after exchanging
in-depth views on bilateral and international issues. The two-day dialogue
was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo
and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.
US, China Set for Talks as Rights Issue Flares Up: Officials
(AFP, Jan. 16, 2008) US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte headed for talks with Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao as US diplomats pressured Beijing over the arrests of an AIDS campaigner and other activists.
U.S.
Urges China to Open Up on Defense Build-Up
(Reuters, Jan. 15, 2008) The head of U.S. Pacific Command pushed China to be more transparent about
its defense build-up and suggested its growing military might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own.
US
Commander Meets with China Officials
(AFP, Jan. 14, 2008) The top U.S. naval commander in the Pacific met with
Chinese officials on his first visit since China
refused permission for an American aircraft carrier to make a holiday port
call in Hong Kong. Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command,
arrived on his second visit to Beijing
since he took up his post in March.
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.
The Real US Deficit with
China – Knowledge By Xu Wu
(Christian Science Monitor, May 1, 2008) Americans are out of touch with
today's China. It's a
knowledge deficit that carries more weight in the long-term bilateral
relationships between China and the United States than the ballooning US trade deficit with China. And as China
makes a comeback on the world stage, it's one that the US should address.
US Candidates Ride the China
Bogey By Dmitry
Shlapentokh
(Asia Times, Apr. 12, 2008) In the recent in the speeches of some candidates
in the United States presidential campaign, China emerged in a way almost as
the replacement of the USSR of the old days. Still, there is a difference.
While the USSR had threatened the US with its missiles, China poses a threat
by its huge reserves of US dollars.
Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S.
for 2 Decades
(Washington Post, Apr. 3, 2008) Prosecutors called Chi Mak
the "perfect sleeper agent." Mak's job
gave him access to sensitive plans for Navy ships, submarines and weapons.
These he secretly copied and sent via courier to China -- fulfilling a
mission that U.S. officials say he had been planning since the 1970s.
US-China Ties Key for
Pacific Region Success: Australian PM
(AFP, Apr. 1, 2008) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for careful
management of US-China relations, saying it was critical for the success of
the "Pacific Century".
Breaking the Suicide Pact:
U.S.–China Cooperation on Climate Change (Carnegie Endowment,
Policy Brief No. 57, March 2008) The United States and China must make
accommodations to curb greenhouse gas emissions if both countries are to
break their “suicide pact” of self-destructive, energy-using behavior.
Together they produce 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet both
countries demand that the other take responsibility for climate change,
meanwhile the threat of environmental disaster grows.
US Military Admits 'Limited'
Understanding of Chinese Aims
(AFP, Mar. 11, 2008) "The growing PLA (People's Liberation Army)
military capability remains a concern, and our understanding of PLA
intentions is limited," said Admiral Timothy Keating of the US Pacific
Command. "The transparency that they profess is insufficient in our
view," he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
China Rise Factors in Gates'
Focus on U.S.-Asia Links
(Reuters, Feb. 29, 2008)U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Asia this week
was aimed at deepening strategic ties with regional leaders and showing that
Washington remained engaged, but China's explosive rise was never far from the surface.
US Urged to Improve Relations with China
(AP, Feb. 23, 2008) As Australia
expands economic ties with China,
the U.S. hopes to gain insight from its Pacific ally on the communist power whose military
buildup has drawn increasing American concern. The message from the top
diplomat in Australia's new center-left government was that the U.S. should
pursue a more positive dialogue with China.
China Paper Accuses U.S. of Hypocrisy in Space
(Reuters, Feb. 20, 2008) A leading Chinese newspaper has accused the United
States of hypocrisy in criticizing other nations' space ambitions while
rejecting a proposed space treaty and firing a missile to destroy one of its
own satellites.
Kissinger Delayed
'Normalization'
(Associated Press, Feb. 16, 2008) Mindful of right-wing Republicans and their
affection for Taiwan, Henry Kissinger rejected the advice
of his top China hands in 1975 and influenced President Ford to put off
advancing diplomatic relations on a trip to Beijing that year, State Department documents show.
Taiwan Strait a Major Threat to US: Top Official
(Taipei Times, Feb 15, 2008) Thomas Fingar, the
deputy director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has
warned that the danger of military confrontation in the Taiwan Strait is one
of the most worrying potential threats facing the US in coming years.
U.S. Lawmaker Eyes China's
Military Buildup
(Reuters, Feb. 6, 2008) Ask Rep. John
Murtha about the U.S. war in Iraq and the conversation eventually veers to China. With U.S. military hardware frayed by the Iraq war,
troops strained by long combat deployments and more and more high school
dropouts and ex-convicts being recruited to fight.
US
Questions China's Commitment to Economic Reforms
(Agence France Presse,
Jan. 31, 2008) The United States accused China of discriminating against foreign investors and
taking short cuts to address serious concerns over safety of its products,
amid new concerns over Beijing's
trade and economic policies.
Weak
Dollar Fuels China's Buying Spree Of U.S. Firms - Foreign Cash Ignites
Political Concerns By Ariana
Eunjung Cha (Washington Post, Jan. 28, 2008)
Much of the recent overseas investment in the United States has been driven
by sovereign wealth funds backed by foreign states. While these funds
comprise only about 1.5 percent of the $165 trillion of global traded
securities, they are growing quickly. While the money coming from China is
still limited -- $9.6 billion in 2007, up from $66 million the previous year,
according to Thomson Financial -- it is reminiscent of the Japanese and
German buying sprees of U.S. firms in the 1970s and '80s.
Taiwan and Fear in US-China Ties By Joseph S. Nye
(Taipei Times, Jan 14, 2008) Opinion polls indicate that one-third of
Americans believe that China will "soon dominate the world," while
nearly half view China's emergence as a "threat to world peace."
Today, the greatest prospect of a destabilizing incident lies in the Taiwan
Strait. The US does not challenge China's sovereignty over Taiwan, but it
wants a peaceful settlement that will maintain Taiwan's democratic
institutions.
Doubts Raised on Sales of U.S. High-Tech Equipment
to China By Steven R. Weisman
(International Herald Tribune, Jan. 2, 2008) Six months ago, the Bush
administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of politically
delicate technologies to China. But today the administration is facing
questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment - newly
authorized for export to Chinese companies deemed trustworthy by Washington -
could instead end up helping China modernize its military.
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.
|
