How Trump Could Put U.S.-China Relations on the Right Track
on February 7, 2017
Called “U.S. Policy Toward China: Recommendations for a New Administration,” the bipartisan report, produced by an 18-member panel.
Using Stealth, and Drones, to Document a Fading Hong Kong
on February 7, 2017
If history was any guide, the explorers said, the building the drone was filming—a 1952 theater with unusual roof supports—would eventually be demolished because it is not on Hong Kong’s list of declared monuments.
U.S. Policy Toward China
Recommendations for a New Administration
on February 7, 2017
The Task Force on U.S.-China Policy generated the following report and set of recommendations to assist the 45th U.S. presidential administration in formulating a China strategy that will protect and further U.S. national interests. This report identifies a variety of tools that officials can use as levers to defend U.S. interests and encourage China to act in ways that are not inimical to the interests of the U.S. and other countries. In its first year, the Trump administration will confront six contentious, high-priority issues where U.S. interests are immediately at stake and where insufficient attention or missteps could undermine the foundations of the broader U.S.-China relationship as well as the position of the U.S. in Asia and the global order. This task force report provides guidance and policy recommendations on these six issues before turning to 10 broader long-term issues that will be equally demanding but can be addressed over a somewhat longer time horizon. The six most immediate and urgent priorities are to:
- Work with China to halt North Korea’s nuclear and missile program
- Reaffirm U.S. commitments to Asia
- Deploy effective tools to address the lack of reciprocity in U.S. trade and investment relations with China
- Intensify efforts to encourage a principled, rules-based approach to the management and settlement of Asia-Pacific maritime disputes
- Respond to Chinese civil society policies that harm U.S. organizations, companies, individuals, and the broader relationship
- Sustain and broaden U.S.-China collaboration on global climate change.
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China Protests U.S. Sanctions on Iran, but Sees ‘Clouds of War’ Dispersing over South China Sea
on February 6, 2017
China said Monday it had lodged a formal protest with the United States over a decision to impose new sanctions targeting Iran, which affected a handful of Chinese companies and individuals.
U.S.-China War Would Be a Disaster for the World, Says Communist Party
on February 6, 2017
Editorial says two countries should strive to avoid conflict in first statement since Donald Trump’s election win
China’s Forex Reserves May Beat Expectations: Analyst
on February 6, 2017
China’s foreign-exchange reserves data for January, due on Tuesday, may surprise on the upside after a long downtrend, an analyst said.
Vatican Defends Inviting Chinese Ex-Minister to Organ Trafficking Talks
on February 6, 2017
Huang Jiefu’s inclusion at summit risks conferring legitimacy on Beijing’s transplantation program, say critics
Donald Trump Hasn’t Spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping since Taking Office
on February 6, 2017
Two weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump has spoken with 18 foreign heads-of-state, either by phone or in person. Xi Jinping’s name is conspicuously missing.
It Won’t Be Easy for Donald Trump to Bully China
on February 6, 2017
Trump’s screeds against China—for cheapening its currency, stoking its export machine and “stealing” American jobs—were a centerpiece of his campaign. And yet, as Trump himself probably knows, China won’t be easy to bully.
China’s Intelligent Weaponry Gets Smarter
on February 5, 2017
The Pentagon’s plan to bring A.I. to the military is taking shape as Chinese researchers assert themselves in the nascent technology field.