The Kushner Kids on Show, North Korea on Notice and Other Takeaways from the Xi-Trump Summit
on April 10, 2017
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were basically repackaging the existing process of negotiation between their countries.
Trump’s Quick Wins on China Trade Won’t Wipe out the Deficit
on April 10, 2017
The U.S. and China have given themselves 100 days to make progress on the thorny issue of trade.
Dalai Lama’s Journey Provokes China, and Hints at His Heir
on April 7, 2017
It has been a hard journey for the 81-year-old Dalai Lama, perhaps his last over the mountain passes at the edge of China, to a town that has played a fateful role in his life, and in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.
China’s Fosun Big on Expanding in Pharma
on April 7, 2017
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International will remain on the lookout for investment opportunities in the West amid concerns in the market over capital controls and debt levels, according to the company’s chairman.
Why Ford’s Electric Push in China Might Get Grounded
on April 7, 2017
On Thursday Ford Motor announced its China-focused electric-car strategy, including new vehicles. Ford’s Chief Executive Mark Fields said the “time is right” for his company to beef up in China. It is playing catch-up, though.
China Tech Investment Flying under the Radar, Pentagon Warns
on April 7, 2017
China is investing in Silicon Valley start-ups with military applications at such a rapid rate that the United States government needs tougher controls to stem the transfer of some of America’s most promising technologies, a Pentagon report says.
Trump Can’t Bring Back All Those Jobs from China. Here’s What He Can Do
on April 7, 2017
Chinese import competition accounted for the loss of 1 million manufacturing jobs — about 25 percent of the total manufacturing job loss over that period.
China Urges ‘Restraint’ after U.S. Airstrike on Syrian Airfield
on April 7, 2017
China on Friday warned against “the escalation of tension” in Syria after President Trump launched an airstrike on a Syrian government air base, adding a surprise twist to his two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Is It Time to Give up on Engagement?
An Exchange
on April 6, 2017
In the lead-up to U.S. President Trump’s meeting later this week with China’s Xi Jinping, Orville Schell, ChinaFile’s publisher, wrote an essay in The Wall Street Journal on the history of China’s episodic embrace of democratic principles and why in the long run he feels they are likely to persist despite an authoritarian retrenchment under Xi’s leadership.
What Do Trump and Xi Share? A Dislike of Muslims
on April 6, 2017
During the 1980s, as an idealistic, ambitious Uighur growing up under repressive Chinese conditions in the city of Kashgar, there was one nation to which I pinned my hopes for freedom and democracy. To me, the United States was a symbol of my aspirations to live with dignity. I was not alone. Educated and ready to make a mark in the world, many of my Uighur friends and I felt we would never receive fair treatment as an ethnic minority in China’s closed society. We admired the American government system and its democratic values.
