Trump on China in 2018: Lover or Hater?

A ChinaFile Conversation

By Ryan Hass, Aaron L. Friedberg & more on January 10, 2018

On December 28, 2017, Donald Trump told The New York Times “I like very much” China’s Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping, adding, “He treated me better than anybody’s ever been treated in the history of China.” In the same interview, Trump also spoke of the need to act more aggressively towards China because its trade practices “ripped off” America, and because it hasn’t done enough to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and provocations. This love-hate dynamic has colored many of Trump’s statements on China during the first year of his presidency and is mirrored by divisions among members of his administration about how the U.S. should approach China. Which Trump is likely to dominate Sino-U.S. relations in 2018? And how might Beijing respond?

Has the Foreign NGO Law Changed the Work of Foreign NGOs in China?

By Jessica Batke & Chen Qi Hang on January 10, 2018

The advent of the Foreign NGO Law in January left many wondering what it portended for foreign NGOs’ work China. How many foreign NGOs would be able to register? Where in the mainland would they be able to operate? And how might the new registration and filing processes change the kind of work foreign NGOs would be able to carry out legally?

Chen Qi Hang

on January 10, 2018

Chen Qi Hang was an intern with ChinaFile. He is a junior at Yale-NUS College in Singapore, a new liberal arts college jointly founded by Yale University and the National University of Singapore (NUS). For his senior capstone, he is currently researching evolving U.S.-China relations, particularly in nontraditional security domains.

East China Sea Oil Tanker Burns for Third Day as Winds, High Waves Lash Rescuers

By Josephine Mason, Yuna Park on January 9, 2018

The poor conditions, with rain and waves as high as 3 meters (10 feet), frustrated efforts to tame the fire and search for the 31 remaining tanker crew members, China’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Tuesday.

Energy, Environment
Oil, East China Sea, Transportation, Transport Ministry

What’s Next for Commercial Diplomacy with China?

A China in the World Podcast

By Paul Haenle & Penny Pritzker on January 9, 2018

As the chief commercial advocate for U.S. businesses in policymaking, the Department of Commerce plays a crucial role in the U.S.-China trade and economic relationship. In the 99th episode of the China in the World Podcast, Paul Haenle spoke with Penny Pritzker, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under the Obama administration and founder and Chairman of PSP Capital, to discuss how the Department of Commerce impacts U.S. foreign policy.