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04.25.17
What's the Best Way for Trump to Persuade China to Up the Pressure on North Korea?
China’s President Xi Jinping called U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday morning urging American restraint in reaction to North Korea. Tensions between the United States and North Korea have risen to new levels ever since Pyongyang’s April 16...
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04.24.17Xi, Trump Discuss Ties, Korean Peninsula Situation over Phone
Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula on phone, pledging close contact by various means to promptly exchange views on major issues of common...
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04.24.17China’s Leader Urges Restraint on North Korea in Call With Trump
New York Times
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has urged President Trump to show restraint toward North Korea despite signs that the North may be preparing a nuclear test. Mr. Xi made the appeal in a phone call with Mr. Trump on Monday that reflected growing alarm...
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04.24.17China Is Sending the U.S. a New Message about North Korea
CNBC
Beijing appears to be sending fresh signals about its view on North Korea, in order to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to take less aggressive action against the rogue nuclear state, several political analysts say.
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04.21.17US Official: With Eye on North Korea, China Puts Bombers on ‘High Alert’
CNN
China put cruise missile-capable bombers ‘on high alert’ this week as the United States sees evidence the Chinese military is preparing to respond to a potential situation in North Korea, a US defense official told CNN.
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04.21.17Why Trump’s Plan to Use China against North Korea Is Probably Doomed
Vox
President Trump believes the road to disarming North Korea runs through China, its biggest and most powerful ally. The problem is that Beijing doesn’t seem willing to do much of anything to rein Pyongyang in.
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04.21.17Is China Too Tough a Steel Beast for Trump to Tame?
Reuters
China exported 620,000 tonnes of steel direct to the United States last year, a fraction of the 800 million tonnes it produces each year, equal to about half of world output.
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04.20.17China Criticizes North Korea, Praises US on Nuclear Issue
CNN
China may be getting fed up with continued nuclear bluster from long-time ally North Korea and tilting toward the United States.
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04.20.17South Korea Tells Trump It’s Actually Never Been a Part of China
Bloomberg
South Korea’s government wants to know whether Chinese President Xi Jinping gave alternative facts on the nation’s history to Donald Trump.
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04.19.17China’s President Is Playing Donald Trump Like a Fiddle
Week
President Trump thinks he has worked out a magnificent “deal” with China. The outlines of the deal are fairly simple to understand: Trump is prepared to drop his economic grievances against China in exchange for China's help in fixing “the...
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04.18.17Trump: I Haven't Softened My Stance on China
Politico
Trump left open the possibility that China might ultimately be unable, or unwilling, to apply sufficient pressure on North Korea.
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04.18.17Trump: I Haven't Softened My Stance on China
Politico
Trump left open the possibility that China might ultimately be unable, or unwilling, to apply sufficient pressure on North Korea.
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04.18.17The North Korean threat is literally on parade. Can Trump get China to act?
Washington Post
Is Mr. Trump driving toward a new outcome with China or the same old dead end?
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04.18.17An SUV Called Trumpchi, and Other Marketing Challenges for Chinese Autos in the U.S.
Wall Street Journal
The country’s auto makers aim to boost sales overseas, and are starting by building better cars. That’s just the first hurdle.
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04.17.17China and Russia Send Intelligence-Gathering Vessels to ‘Chase’ Trump’s ‘Armada’ to North Korean Waters
Daily Mail
China and Russia have sent intelligence-gathering vessels to ‘chase’ Donald Trump’s armada to North Korean waters, it has been claimed.
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04.17.17China and Russia Send Intelligence-Gathering Vessels to ‘Chase’ Trump’s ‘Armada’ to North Korean Waters
Daily Mail
China and Russia have sent intelligence-gathering vessels to ‘chase’ Donald Trump’s armada to North Korean waters, it has been claimed.
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04.17.17Senior Chinese, U.S. Officials Exchange Views on Korean Peninsula Situation
China Central Television (CCTV)
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson exchanged views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula via phone on April 16.
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04.17.17Changing Trump Views toward Russia, China Worry Some Allie
ABC
Once soft on Russia and hard on China, President Donald Trump rapidly reversed course in the last weeks, concluding there’s more business to be done with Beijing than with Moscow.
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04.17.17
What Happened at Mar-a-Lago?
from Carnegie China
One week before their first in-person meeting, President Trump told the world on Twitter that he expected the dialogue with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to be “a very difficult one” unless China was prepared to make major concessions on issues...
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04.14.17How a U.S.-China War Could Begin
Week
President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping sat down for their first superpower summit in Florida earlier this month, and by all accounts, things went well. Still, it is time to consider the sheer magnitude of problems dividing America and China.
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04.14.17Will China Stand Aside if North Korea Wants to Talk to Trump?
South China Morning Post
The science of using artificial intelligence to gauge the destructiveness of each bomb, however, is not something North Korea seems interested in, even though Pyongyang has access to super computers. Why?
Conversation
04.14.17
Ivanka: A ChinaFile Conversation
At a time of strained and erratic relations between the U.S. and China, Ivanka Trump, the President’s daughter and, more recently, a member of his administration, has emerged as an unlikely but singularly potent emissary, not to just to China’s...
The China Africa Project
04.14.17
China Conducts Foreign Policy in Africa without Judgment
In this edition of the China in Africa podcast, we pull the focus back to look at China’s rapidly evolving foreign policy agenda in this new era of Western populism led by Donald Trump in the United States.François Godement, Director of the Asia and...
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04.13.17Trump and China: Master Diplomat or Paper Tiger?
CNN
When it comes to China, has U.S. President Donald Trump played a diplomatic master stroke? Not so fast, say analysts who are quick to puncture hopes of budding bromance between the leaders of the two countries.
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04.12.17China’s Xi Tells Trump He Wants Peaceful Solution to North Korea
Fox News
Xi told Trump that China insists on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of the deployment of the USS Carl Vinson to the area and the conducting of the biggest-ever U.S.-South Korea military drills.
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04.12.17Trump Isn’t Wrong on China Currency Manipulation, Just Late
New York Times
While China’s surplus with the United States is pretty big, its global surplus is modest, at 2.4 percent of its gross domestic product last year. Most significant, it has been pushing its currency up, not down.
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04.12.17China and the Legend of Ivanka
New Yorker
That such a vexed figure may serve as the role model for Chinese women who are just beginning to grapple with their identity in a society that has historically been hostile to their empowerment seems like a regression.
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04.11.17Is Trump Backing Down on China?
Politico
The president last year compared China’s economic behavior to “rape.” Now he says he and Xi are “in the process of getting along very well.”
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04.11.17
Trump and Xi’s First Meeting
from Carnegie China
All eyes are on Mar-a-Lago this week, where Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet for the first time. The summit is expected to be heavy on symbolism rather than on concrete deliverables, but the ability to set a...
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04.10.17After Xi Leaves U.S., Chinese Media Assail Strike on Syria
New York Times
With President Xi Jinping safely out of the United States and no longer President Trump’s guest, China’s state-run media on Saturday was free to denounce the missile strike on Syria.
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04.10.17Tang Poems and Folk Tales: History’s Role in the Trump-Xi Reset
Nikkei Asian Review
The Syria airstrike and other moments that made for a rocky summit start
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04.10.17The Kushner Kids on Show, North Korea on Notice and Other Takeaways from the Xi-Trump Summit
Washington Post
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were basically repackaging the existing process of negotiation between their countries.
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04.10.17Trump’s Quick Wins on China Trade Won’t Wipe out the Deficit
CNN
The U.S. and China have given themselves 100 days to make progress on the thorny issue of trade.
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04.07.17China Urges ‘Restraint’ after U.S. Airstrike on Syrian Airfield
Los Angeles Times
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.
Viewpoint
04.06.17
What Do Trump and Xi Share? A Dislike of Muslims
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...
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04.06.17All Mapped Out: How China’s Charting Its Course as a Superpower
Daily Beast
In February, the French daily Le Monde published a map reportedly circulated by the Chinese military. It showed the People’s Republic in the center of the globe with all else shrinking away toward the edges: “The world turned upside down for anyone...
Environment
04.06.17
As the U.S. Steps Back, China Must Step up on Climate Leadership
from chinadialogue
Presidents Trump and Xi are scheduled to meet today at Mar-a Lago, Florida, and given the tense state of U.S.-China relations and the political leanings of the Trump administration there is much at stake for cooperation between the countries on the...
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04.05.17
Xi Is Ready for the Summit. Trump Can’t Possibly Be. So What Should He Do?
At the summit in Mar-a-Lago, U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to alter deeply-rooted Chinese policies despite having no China strategy. China’s Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping hopes that by making deals on secondary matters important to Trump...
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04.05.17North Korea Is Increasingly a Focus of U.S.-China Meeting
ABC
The White House is talking in more urgent terms about North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, as President Donald Trump’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping approach.
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04.05.17Is Trump Wise to Take on China over Trade?
BBC
Trade will be one of two key issues on the agenda, along with North Korea. But what’s the problem—and what can Trump do about it?
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04.05.17U.S.-China Trade Scorecard: Advantage China
USA Today
When President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, he will remind his guest that China runs the largest trade surplus with the United States.
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04.05.17
No Winners or Losers, Please
Who will be the winner of the upcoming Trump-Xi summit? My answer: That’s a dangerous—and wrongheaded—question to focus on. Yes, we want the U.S. to win, but the U.S.-China relationship must be played and judged as a long game.The present situation...
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04.05.17Can Trump Match Xi Jinping’s Game?
New Yorker
Donald Trump has struggled with his position on China. President Xi Jinping has several reasons for confidence when he arrives at Mar-a-Lago for negotiations.
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04.04.17A Veteran and China Hand Advises Trump for Xi’s Visit
New York Times
This week, Matthew Pottinger will be on hand for President Trump’s meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, as the top Asia policy maker in an administration desperately short of his kind of on-the-ground experience.
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04.04.17Trump’s Gifts to China
New York Times
The United States meets China this week in a position of weakness.
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04.04.17China Meeting Spotlights Trump Ethics Swamp: Sen. Cardin
USA Today
We can't tell if he's acting in the public interest or tending to the family business.
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04.04.17As He Gets Ready to Meet Trump in Florida, China’s Xi Jinping Has a Lot to Worry about
Los Angeles Times
The meeting could set the tone for the next several years of U.S.-China relations, and allow the two leaders to square each other up on issues including North Korea and global trade.
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04.04.17Trump’s Bad Deal with China
Politico
The early signs suggest Xi Jinping will run the table at Mar-a-Lago.
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04.04.17
What Should We Expect When Trump and Xi Meet in Florida?
On April 6-7, U.S. President Donald Trump will host Xi Jinping in their first face-to-face meeting when China’s President arrives at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. The meeting comes early in Trump’s presidency, after a campaign in which he frequently...
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04.03.17Trump Ready to Tackle North Korea Alone—FT Exclusive
Financial Times
Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will take unilateral action to eliminate the nuclear threat from North Korea unless China increases pressure on the regime in Pyongyang.
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04.03.17The Big Unanswered Question ahead of Trump’s First China Meeting
Washington Post
After a campaign defined in large part by a pledge to turn the nation’s trade agenda on its head, President Trump has opened his presidency with a series of modest, more cautious steps
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04.03.17China Learns How to Get Trump’s Ear: Through Jared Kushner
New York Times
The Chinese ambassador, Cui Tiankai, has established a busy back channel to Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to several officials briefed on the relationship.
Viewpoint
04.03.17
What Does the Future Hold for Business between the U.S. and China under Trump?
We are now well into the first 100 days of the Trump administration. His supporters expect major changes in the China relationship. They voted for a man who promised to impose a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods and slap China with the currency...
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03.31.17China’s Once and Future Democracy
Wall Street Journal
Despite Xi Jinping’s crackdown and Donald Trump’s silence on human rights, China has a vibrant democratic legacy that may yet reassert itself.
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03.30.17Trump Will Host China’s President in Florida on April 6
NPR
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit President Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, for talks that will likely range from economic to security issues. The first meeting between the two leaders will stretch from April 6-7.
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03.30.17Climate Change: China Calls U.S. ‘Selfish’ after Trump Seeks to Bring back Coal
Guardian
State-run tabloid says Beijing cannot fill vacuum left by U.S. and urges west to pressure Trump on global warming
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03.29.17
Trump’s First Test in Asia, Part II
from Carnegie China
While President Trump appoints new officials to his administration and reviews policy frameworks, Asia-Pacific leaders are moving ahead. Since taking office, Trump has grappled with consequential developments in the region, ranging from North Korea’...
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03.29.17China Poised to Take Lead on Climate After Trump’s Move to Undo Policies
New York Times
President Trump’s signing of an executive order on Tuesday aimed at undoing many of the Obama administration’s climate change policies flips the roles of the two powers.
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03.29.17Kushner Family, China’s Anbang End Talks over Manhattan Real Estate Deal
NPR
The family of President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, has called off talks with Chinese insurance company Anbang to redevelop a Manhattan office tower—a deal that raised ethical concerns.
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03.26.17
Trump’s First Test in Asia
from Carnegie China
While President Trump appoints new officials to his administration and reviews policy frameworks, Asia-Pacific leaders are moving ahead. Since taking office, Trump has grappled with consequential developments in the region, ranging from North Korea’...