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U.S.-China Military Talks
Resume
(New York Times, Jun. 25, 2009) Chinese and
American officials on Wednesday gave a positive assessment of their military
talks aimed at addressing the growing nuclear threat from North Korea and a
series of naval skirmishes that have marred relations between the countries
U.S., Chinese Military
Officials to Meet Next Week
(Reuters, Jun. 19, 2009) Top U.S. and Chinese
military officials will meet next week to discuss North Korea and maritime
conflicts with the aim of improving cooperation, the Pentagon said.
Pelosi Says Climate Change
Could Change U.S.-China Game
(Reuters, May 26, 2009) Ties between the United States and China could be transformed by
cooperation on climate change, House of Representatives Speaker
Nancy Pelosi said.
Pelosi, a Beijing Critic,
Plans China Visit
(Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2009) House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi is due to visit China
next week, in what observers here hope will be an improbable continuation of
the Obama administration's charm offensive in China.
Defense Official Charged
with Giving Classified Data to China
(Washington Post, May 14, 2009) A Defense
Department official has been charged in an espionage conspiracy with providing
classified information to a Chinese government agent.
Hu, Obama Discuss Positive,
Stable US-China Relations
(VOA, May 7, 2009) China says it is looking forward
to working together with the United States to build what it calls a
"positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship."
Geithner Refrains from
Labeling China a Manipulator
(Bloomberg, Apr. 16, 2009) U.S. Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner refrained from labeling China a manipulator of the yuan’s
exchange rate, backtracking from an assertion he made during his confirmation
hearings in January.
US Says It Will Cut
Frequency of China Talks
(AP, Apr. 1, 2009) The Obama administration said
it will continue high-level talks with China started under the Bush administration,
but will only hold one per year while expanding the scope beyond economics to
foreign policy.
Beijing Sends Patrol Ship to
South China Sea
(AFP, Mar. 15, 2009) China
has dispatched its most modern patrol ship to the South China Sea, state
press said, after an incident with a US
naval vessel and a fresh claim by the Philippines to the disputed
territory.
Chinese FM Warns U.S. on
Taiwan
(AFP, Mar. 14, 2009) China's
foreign minister warned the United States
on Taiwan, saying that Beijing will never
compromise despite easing cross-strait tensions.
China’s Hu Urges Staunch
Defense
(Reuters, Mar. 13, 2009) Chinese President Hu
Jintao urged the military to “staunchly defend” national sovereignty in
comments published days after a brief confrontation with a U.S. Navy ship.
Obama Calls for Military
Dialogue with China
(New York Times, Mar. 12, 2009) President Obama told China’s foreign minister
that their two countries need to raise “the level and frequency” of military
dialogue “in order to avoid future incidents.”
China Derides Account by the
U.S. of Ship Dispute
(Washington Post, Mar. 11, 2009) China on Tuesday rejected accusations that it
harassed a U.S.
naval ship off one of its southern islands and said the vessel was conducting
illegal surveying activities.
China Draws U.S. Protest
Over Shadowing of Ships
(Washington Post, Mar. 10, 2009) The White House protested
yesterday what military officials called China's harassment and aggressive
shadowing of a U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship in international waters.
U.S. and China Revive
Military Talks
(New York Times, Mar. 1, 2009) Two days of
military consultations between the United States and China ended Saturday
with glowing reviews from the senior Pentagon official at the talks.
US-China Resume Military
Ties, Top Officers Says
(AP, Feb. 27, 2009) China's five-month suspension
in U.S.-Chinese military contacts to protest Washington's arms sales to
Taiwan has ended with the visit this week of a U.S. Defense Department
official, a top Chinese officer said.
China Hails ‘Positive
Results’ of Clinton Visit
(AP, Feb. 24, 2009) China gave U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton a glowing review following her weekend visit,
during which she steered clear of human rights issues and focused instead on
matters such as trade and finance.
Clinton Turns to Economic
Crisis in China Talks
(Bloomberg, Feb. 21, 2009) Clinton said that U.S.
concerns over human rights in China will not preclude her from seeking
cooperation on urgent issues, from ending a recession in the U.S. to curbing
climate change, terrorism and nuclear proliferation.
U.S.-China Trade Ties Erode
Amid Accusations
(Washington Post, Feb. 20, 2009) The global financial
crisis is bringing out the worst in the trade relationship between the United States and China.
China, US to Resume Military
Talks: Report
(AFP, Feb. 15, 2009) China and the United States
will resume military consultations this month that were postponed last year
when Washington announced a planned weapons sale to Taiwan, state press said.
Glaser Floats Clinton-PRC
Compromise
(Taipei Times, Feb. 12, 2009) China expert Bonnie Glaser said any agreement
reached on Taiwan
would probably not include something so direct as the cessation of weapons
sales.
Obama Addresses Global Trade
Imbalance with Hu
(AP, Jan. 31, 2009) President Barack Obama opened
his relationship with Chinese President Hu Jintao, promising cooperation in a
phone call.
U.S. Won’t Unilaterally
Block China Exports: Biden
(Reuters, Jan. 29, 2009) The United States will
insist China play by
international trade rules, but will not move unilaterally to keep out China's
exports, Vice President Joe Biden said.
White House Aims to Defuse Furor
Over China’s Yuan Policy
(Wall Street Journal, Jan. 27, 2009) The White
House, noting it wants to establish a "comprehensive" economic
relationship with China, said it won't make a determination about that
country's currency until Treasury provides a report to Congress in the
spring.
China Rejects Currency
Manipulation Charge
(New York Times, Jan. 25, 2009) The central bank
of China rejected an
accusation by President Obama’s
nominee for Treasury secretary that China was manipulating its currency to
give it an unfair advantage in exporting goods.
China Tells United States to
Handle Ties with Care
(Reuters, Jan. 24, 2009) China's Foreign Minister has
urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be careful with sensitive
issues that could strain ties.
U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
May Slow ‘New Era’ of Ties with China
(Bloomberg, Jan. 14, 2009) U.S. arms sales to
Taiwan may strain ties with China even as the two countries cooperate more closely,
current and former Chinese officials told their American counterparts in
Beijing at a conference.
Bush Official Urges China to
Lift Nuclear Secrecy
(AP, Jan. 14, 2009) China's
unyielding secrecy about its nuclear arms strategies leaves open the worrying
prospect of a costly U.S.
misstep during a crisis, President George W. Bush's top Asia
adviser said.
China Woos U.S. Ahead of
Obama Inauguration
(Reuters, Jan. 13, 2009) China and the United States must boost
cooperation to overcome the global economic downturn, Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao said, calling the crisis a crucial moment in their sometimes tense
relationship.
Rice Cancels China Trip Due
to Gaza; Negroponte to Visit
(Bloomberg, Jan. 5, 2009) U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
canceled a planned visit to China this week; Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will
travel to Beijing to attend events to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic
ties between the countries.

Beijing Cautions US Over
Iran By M K Bhadrakumar
(Asia Times, Jun. 20, 2009) China has broken silence on the developing
situation in Iran.
This comes against the backdrop of a discernible shift in Washington's
posturing toward political developments in Iran.
At Odds on Emissions, U.S.,
China Open Talks By Ariana Eunjung Cha (Washington
Post, Jun. 9, 2009) Senior U.S. and Chinese officials began three days of
talks in hopes of making a breakthrough on climate change, but they remain
far apart on the basic issue of who is to blame for carbon emissions and
should shoulder the biggest burden for reducing them.
Geithner Softens Tone in
Approach to Beijing By David Barboza
(New York Times, Jun. 2, 2009) In
his first visit to China
as Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner seems to be taking a new approach
to dealing with China.
In Beijing, Geithner
Emphasizes Cooperation By David Barboza
(New York Times, Jun. 1, 2009) Treasury Secretary
Timothy F. Geithner said on Monday that the global financial crisis seemed to
be easing, but that the United States and China would have to work together
to rebalance the world economy.
Geithner’s China Trip Comes
at Difficult Time By Martin Crutsinger
(AP, May 30, 2009) Timothy Geithner's first trip
to China
as treasury secretary comes at a vulnerable time for the Obama
administration.
Geithner to Pursue Practical
Goals, Tone in Trip to China By Anthony Faiola (Washington Post, May 29, 2009)
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will arrive in Beijing
on Sunday touting what appears to be a far more pragmatic approach to America's economic relationship with China.
U.S. Appeals to China to
Help Stabilize Pakistan By Paul Richter
(LA Times, May 25, 2009) The Obama administration
has appealed to China to
provide training and even military equipment to help Pakistan counter a growing militant threat, U.S.
officials said.
Pelosi Mum on Rights Before
Trip to China By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Glenn Kessler (Washington Post, May 24, 2009) For the second time this
year, a top U.S. official
visiting China has
declined in advance to publicly discuss Beijing's
human rights record.
Huntsman Seen as Effective
China Envoy as Relationship Evolves By
Michael Forsythe and Justin Blum (Bloomberg, May 18, 2009) Jon Huntsman will be an effective envoy
charged with helping manage an increasingly complex bilateral relationship,
former Democratic and Republican officials said.
The U.S.-China Strategic and
Economic Dialogue: Continuity and Change in Obama’s China Policy By
Dennis Wilder (China Brief, Jamestown Foundation,
May 15, 2009) Engagement between Beijing and Washington operates on many
levels but none is more critical than a regularized mechanism for strategic
discussion by the top officials in economics and foreign policy.
U.S. Running Out of Time to
Join Shanghai Exop By Glenn Kessler
(Washington Post, May 7, 2009) Clinton
focused on the problem when she received an earful from Chinese officials during
her first trip overseas in February and became aware of the diplomatic
consequences, U.S.
officials said.
Maritime Confrontation
Highlights Troubled State of China-U.S. Defense Diplomacy By
Richard Weitz (China
Brief, Jamestown Foundation, Apr. 30, 2009)
The Impeccable incident is another sign that, despite years of
military-to-military talks, the Chinese and American defense communities
still fundamentally disagree regarding how to manage bilateral relations in
ways that eschew acute confrontations.
Time for Joint Sino-US
Action Is Here By Dennis V. Hickey
(China
Daily, Apr. 29, 2009) As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the
establishment of formal diplomatic ties, the US and China should seize the
opportunity to help the international community resolve the pressing issues.
Strengthen U.S.-China Trade
Ties By Chen Deming
(Wall Street Journal, Apr. 26, 2009) History
tells us that the more serious a crisis becomes, the more committed we must
be to openness and cooperation. Regrettably, however, trade measures by the U.S. against China are on the rise.
U.S. Seeks to Improve Links
with China Navy By Loretta Chao
(Wall Street Journal Asia, Apr. 20, 2009) The
U.S. wants more discussions on naval safety and communications with China,
following a recent confrontation between an American surveillance ship and
Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, a senior U.S. navy officer said.
China, Friend or Foe? By
Andrew Browne and Gordon Fairclough
(Wall Street Journal, Apr. 18, 2009) China
sends conflicting messages about its desire for power and influence in the
world. It is the world's third largest economy, and presses for a greater say
in international financial institutions to match that status, yet constantly
sends reminders that in terms of per capita income it remains a relatively
poor developing nation.
China Slows Purchases of
U.S. and Other Bonds By Keith Bradsher
(New York Times, Apr. 14, 2009) Reversing its role
as the world’s fastest-growing buyer of United States Treasuries and other
foreign bonds, the Chinese government actually sold bonds heavily in January
and February before resuming purchases in March.
China and Russia Hack into
US Power Grid By Alex Spillius
(Telegraph, Apr. 8, 2009) Cyberspies from China and Russia
have hacked into the US
electricity grid and hidden software that could be used to disrupt power
supplies, according to officials.
China Gets Assertive As US
Ties Grow By Jing-dong Yuan
(Asia Times, Apr. 7, 2009) Obama has a lot on his
plate, but he could seize the moment to deepen the US-China relationship in
the military as well as the strategic and economic spheres.
First G-2 Summit Went Well
for Taiwan
(Editorial, China Post, Apr. 4, 2009) There have been reports that the issue of Taiwan
was briefly raised during the discussion. However, it appears that Hu and
Obama merely repeated each other's most basic positions regarding Taiwan and
moved on to other, more pressing subjects.
How a ‘G-2’ Would Hurt By
Dennis C. Wilder
(Washington
Post, Apr. 2, 2009) China's
neighbors would interpret a U.S.-Chinese G-2 as the most important strategic
realignment since the end of the Cold War, and it would jeopardize our
relationships with those countries.
Presidents Looking for
Answers By Shen Dingli
(Asia Times,
Mar. 28, 2009) The first Sino-US summit since Obama was sworn in will not
only address bilateral relations and mutual concerns, but also provide an
opportunity for the leaders to build personal trust and upgrade the
countries' strategic dialogue.
China Challenges US Global
Financial Leadership By Elaine Kurtenbach (AP, Mar. 28, 2009) The only major economy still growing at a
fast clip, China
is being unusually forthright in challenging the U.S.-led global order ahead
of an April 2 summit on the financial crisis.
Analysis: Clinton Pushes for
Stronger China Role By Foster Klug
(AP, Mar. 27, 2009) Clinton
is pushing to ensure that her diplomatic corps is not marginalized as the United States
engages a country the Obama administration needs as a partner in efforts to
solve the world's major problems.
China Worried about U.S.
Debt By Anthony Faiola
(Washington
Post, Mar. 14, 2009) Exerting its new influence as the U.S. government's
largest creditor, China demanded that the Obama administration
"guarantee the safety" of its $1 trillion in American bonds.
Destroyer to Protect Ship
Near China By Ann Scott Tyson
(Washington Post, Mar. 13, 2009) The U.S. Navy
has dispatched a guided-missile destroyer to the South
China Sea after Chinese ships allegedly harassed an American
ship operating there last weekend.
Tempting the Dragon By
Mark Valencia
(Far Eastern Economic Review, Mar. 11, 2009) The “harassment” of the U.S. Navy
military survey vessel Impeccable operating in China’s
Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea is but the tip of an iceberg
of maritime legal differences between China
and the U.S.
Top US, China Diplomats Work
to Smooth Relations By Anne Gearan and Pamela Hess (AP, Mar. 11,
2009) The top U.S.
and Chinese diplomats will work to keep a confrontation between American and
Chinese naval vessels from damaging a relationship that President Barack
Obama's new administration deems crucial to confronting the world's
toughest crises.
Will US-China Relations Sink
or Swim? By Simon Tisdall
(Guardian, Mar. 10, 2009) This latest spat could
serve as a timely reminder of the many fault lines that run through
Sino-American relations. If the Obama administration was in danger of
glossing over these points of friction, the Impeccable provided a reality
check.
China Harassed U.S. Ship,
the Pentagon Says By Thom Shanker
(New York Times, Mar. 10, 2009) The United States
has lodged a formal protest with the government in Beijing, saying five Chinese ships harassed
an American surveillance vessel in international waters.
Taiwan Not a Obstacle to
PRC-US Military Talk By William Lowther
(Taipei Times, Mar. 6, 2009) The macro-view of US-China
relations encompasses many areas of strategic alignment and cooperative
efforts on profoundly important international security issues where expanded
Chinese influence is not feared but welcomed.
U.S., China End Talks with
Plans for More By Maureen Fan
(Washington Post, Mar. 1, 2009) China and the
Obama administration concluded their first military consultations Saturday
without setting a timetable for high-level exchanges while agreeing to begin
working-level talks Monday.
US Hits China on Human
Rights By Matthew Lee
(AP, Feb. 26, 2009) The United States scolded China for a litany of human rights abuses last
year even though Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested during
her recent Beijing
visit that the issue would take a back seat to broader concerns like the
global financial crisis.
Not So Obvious
(Editorial, Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2009) No
doubt there is a predictable rhythm both to U.S.
protests and to Beijing's
responses. That hardly makes them unimportant.
Clinton’s Candor Abroad
Draws Mixed Reviews By Glenn Kessler
(Washington Post, Feb. 23, 2009) In foreign
policy circles, Clinton's remarks on human rights have stirred consternation
that she is giving up possible leverage with China before any dialogue has
begun.
Clinton Paints China Policy
with a Green Hue By Mark Landler
(New York Times, Feb. 22, 2009) For Mrs. Clinton,
the two-day stop in Beijing at the end of a weeklong Asian tour, represents
an effort to put her own stamp on a relationship that was dominated by the
Treasury Department in the latter years of the Bush administration.
Optimism Grows for
U.S.-China Military Talks By Mark McDonald and
Keith Bradsher (New York Times, Feb. 19,
2009) The commander of American forces in the Pacific said that he hoped a
visit to the region by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would lead
to a resumption of high-level military exchanges with China.
China Hopes for Continuity
As Clinton Visit By Christopher Bodeen
(AP, Feb. 18, 2009) When it comes to China,
however, it appears to be business as usual. And as Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton makes her first visit as secretary of state this weekend,
that's exactly what China
wants.
China Is at the Heart of
Clinton’s First Trip By Glenn Kessler
(Washington Post, Feb. 15, 2009) Clinton
and other Obama administration officials have made it clear that they want to
move dramatically forward in relations with Beijing, finding new avenues for
cooperation between the world's biggest economy and the world's
fastest-growing economy.
Clinton Aims to Make Her
Mark in China By Paul Richter and Peter Peiegel (LA Times, Feb. 15, 2009) As she prepares
to head to China this week as part of her first overseas trip in her new
role, Clinton is making a behind-the-scenes bid for control of U.S. policies
on China.
Clinton Seeks Shift on China
and Stresses Engagement By Mark Landler (New York Times, Feb. 14, 2009) Signaling a new, more vigorous
approach to China, Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared that the United States had nothing to
fear from an economically ascendant Beijing and that it would press Chinese
leaders on delicate issues like human rights and climate
change.
U.S. Prepares to Broach Hard
Issues with China By Mark Landler
(New York Times, Feb. 11, 2009) The Obama
administration plans to realign the United States’ relationship with China by putting more
emphasis on climate
change, energy and human rights, widening the focus beyond the
economic concerns of the Bush years, according to senior administration officials.
Experts in U.S. and China
See a Chance for Cooperation Against Climate Change By
Edward Wong and Andrew C. Revkin
(New York Times, Feb. 5, 2009) An increasing number of officials and scholars
from both countries say climate
change is likely to become another focal point in the dialogue
between China and the United States.
Obama to Test US-China Ties
(AFP, Feb. 2, 2009) The United States and China
are set for new tensions under Barack Obama amid extra pressure caused by the
economic crisis, but will likely work together to iron out their differences,
analysts say.
Analysis: Obama Calls
Chinese Leader amid Strains By Tom Raum
(AP, Jan. 30, 2009) Steven Schrage, an
international business analyst at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies, said the exchange of sharp words between Beijing
and Washington
"is very disturbing. We're going to have to watch it very carefully.”
Sino-American Soundings By
Richard Halloran
(Washington Times, Jan. 25, 2009) Buried in Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton's testimony in her confirmation hearing before
Congress was a subtle challenge to China
wrapped in an evident preface to President Barack Obama's emerging policy
toward Beijing.
China Jittery about Obama
Amid Signs of Harder Line By Mark Landler (New York Times, Jan. 24, 2009) Timothy F. Geithner’s assertion that
China “manipulates” its
currency has complicated a crucial front in President Obama’s efforts to
improve America’s relations with the world.
China Calls for Better
Military Ties under Obama By Tini Tran
(AP, Jan. 20, 2009) China
urged President-elect Barack Obama to work with Beijing
to improve its occasionally tense military relationship with the United States,
calling on the Pentagon to "remove obstacles."
After US Meltdown, the China
Syndrome By Michael Sainsbury
(The Australian, Jan. 17, 2009) The question that
has world markets on tenterhooks is: how bad is this economic China syndrome?
As one analyst warned, if it's bad, it may lead the world into depression.
Will Obama
Push China Harder? By Howard LaFranchi
(Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 8, 2009) Even on Taiwan,
Freeman says, the Chinese leadership is appreciative of how the Bush
administration has handled it – and worried about the impact of any change on
the sensitive issue from a new American president.
China Losing Taste for Debt
from the U.S. By Keith Bradsher
(New York Times, Jan. 8, 2009) The declining
Chinese appetite for United
States debt, apparent in a series of hints
from Chinese policy makers over the last two weeks, comes at an inconvenient
time.
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