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12.21.17China Inflicted a World of Pain on South Korea in 2017
Quartz
Perhaps no other country felt the economic cost of China’s wrath as South Korea did this year.
Viewpoint
11.07.17
Sticking to the Script, Trump Seems to Internalize It
Slowly we are stitching our way across Asia on Donald J. Trump’s great five-nation oriental hegira. After a punishing 2:00 a.m. departure from Yokota Air Force Base outside Tokyo, we arrived this morning at Osan Air Base outside of Seoul, a reminder...
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07.24.17Chinese Jets Intercept US Surveillance Plane: US Officials
Reuters
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials said on Monday.
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06.01.17China Renews Call for Seoul to Halt THAAD amid ‘Shocking’ News of New Launchers
CNBC
China’s state-owned media on Thursday criticized reports new THAAD anti-missile launchers were secretly brought into South Korea without approval from the Seoul government.
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06.01.17China Renews Call for Seoul to Halt THAAD amid ‘Shocking’ News of New Launchers
CNBC
China’s state-owned media on Thursday criticized reports new THAAD anti-missile launchers were secretly brought into South Korea without approval from the Seoul government.
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06.01.17North Korea: Is China Trying Hard Enough to Stop Pyongyang Threat?
Fox News
Recent actions by South Korea President Moon Jae-in and China’s President Xi Jinping have raised questions about the sincerity of both countries in helping the U.S. reign in North Korea’s nuclear program.
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05.11.17South Korea’s New President Moves to Soothe Tensions with China
New York Times
Moon Jae-in, the newly elected leader of South Korea, moved swiftly to mend ties with China on Thursday, announcing plans to dispatch a delegation to Beijing to resolve a festering dispute over the deployment of an American missile-defense system in...
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05.03.17China Tells U.S. and North Korea to ‘Stop Irritating Each Other’
Independent
China has called on all parties in the Korean standoff to stay calm and “stop irritating each other” a day after North Korea said the United States was pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war.
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05.01.17Holiday Hush as Chinese Tourists Shun South Korean Resort Island amid THAAD Missile Shield Row
South China Morning Post
During the May Day holiday, the Jeju Cruise Terminal in South Korea used to be packed with thousands of passengers from the ports of Shanghai, Tianjin and Qingdao disembarking from large cruise liners and boarding their tourist buses.
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04.27.17China Tried to Hack Group Linked to Controversial Missile Defense System, U.S. Cybersecurity Firm Says
A cybersecurity firm in the United States believes state-sponsored Chinese hackers were trying to infiltrate an organization with connections to a U.S.-built missile system in South Korea that Beijing firmly opposes.
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04.26.17China Is Crushing South Korea’s Tourism Industry
CNN
Pro tip for countries looking to keep their tourism numbers up: Don’t annoy China. That’s the lesson South Korea is learning the hard way. The country suffered a 40% plunge in Chinese visitors last month, according to the Korea Tourism Organization.
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04.17.17China’s Korea Policy ‘in Tatters’ as Both North and South Defy Sanctions
Washington Post
On Monday, South Korea announced that it would press ahead with the “swift deployment” of a U.S. missile defense system, despite vociferous Chinese opposition.
China in the World Podcast
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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04.04.17South Korean Automakers Cut China Production amid Missile Dispute
Reuters
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp have sharply cut vehicle production in China, sources said, as anti-Korean sentiment and competition from Chinese brands play havoc on sales and threaten earnings.
China in the World Podcast
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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03.24.17China, South Korea Meet in World Cup Qualifier Amid Tensions
NBC News
The soccer match whipped up Chinese nationalist sentiment at a time of high political tension over the rollout of a U.S.-made missile defense system in Asia.
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03.22.17Why China Stoking up Anger over South Korea Missile System Is Doomed to Fail
South China Morning Post
Encouraging boycotts of South Korean goods won’t stop Seoul deploying the defence shield, but will sour an economically valuable relationship, observers say
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03.20.17South Korea Complains to WTO about China over THAAD
BBC
South Korea has appealed to the World Trade Organization to determine if the Chinese government is treating South Korean companies unfairly.
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03.17.17Next Stop Beijing: Tillerson Seeks to Press China on North Korea
Bloomberg
The U.S. is hoping the urgency of North Korea’s advancing ballistic-missile technology will compel China to crack down on banks and other businesses that provide an economic lifeline to Kim Jong Un’s regime despite United Nations sanctions.
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03.13.17China Fans Anger Over Seoul's Missile Move
BBC
The only perspective that gets an airing is that the Thaad battery allows the Americans to see deep into China, that this is a threat to China.
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03.07.17China Warns U.S., Korea of ‘Consequences’ for Missile System
CNBC
China has said it will take unspecified measures against a U.S. missile system being deployed in S. Korea, and warned that Washington and Seoul will bear the consequences.
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02.09.17China’s Response to THAAD Does Not Warrant South Korean Action: Minister
Reuters
South Korea’s finance minister said on Thursday China had not taken any retaliatory measures over plans to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system that warranted official action, although South Korea is ready to lodge a formal complaint if needed.
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03.23.16U.S. Hopes for Talks with China about Possible THAAD Move to South Korea
Reuters
Beijing underscored its concerns but seemed to open the door to a diplomatic solution.