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11.17.15China in Mind, Obama Pledges Military Aid to Allies in Southeast Asia
New York Times
“My visit here underscores our shared commitment to the security of the waters of this region and to the freedom of navigation.”
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11.11.15Large Companies Game H-1B Visa Program, Costing the U.S. Jobs
New York Times
“I had this great American dream that got broken.”
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11.09.15China Has Passed Canada as the Biggest U.S. Trading Partner––Thanks to Oil Prices
Quartz
Crude oil, a key export for Canada, has dropped from a 2014 peak of $107 per barrel to just $44 today (Nov. 9)
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11.06.15U.S., China Least Concerned About Climate Change
Agence France-Presse
China and the United States are the world's biggest polluters, but their residents are among the least concerned about the harms of climate change.
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11.06.15China's First Innovative Drug Approved NDA in the U.S.
China Daily
This is the first truly innovative drug manufactured in China that passes the audits of FDA and it is about to enter the NDA progress.
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11.04.15China's One-Child Policy and American Adoptees
Newsweek
“I felt winded. My stomach dropped. My eyebrows raised. I managed a small chuckle. Talk about feeling a mix of emotions.”
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11.02.15Did a Chinese Mogul Beat a Treasury Dept. Ban on Doing Business in the U.S.?
Al Jazeera
Records reveal NYC building is owned by company linked to man blacklisted for allegedly funding African dictators.
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11.02.15China Sends Armed Jets Over Disputed Waters In Response to U.S. Naval Presence
Time
“It’s a signal China sent to the US that it is serious about its claims.”
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10.29.15White House Moves to Reassure Allies With South China Sea Patrol, but Quietly
New York Times
Lawmakers and national security hawks have urged President Obama to stand up to China’s land reclamation of disputed islands.
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10.27.15America’s Society Is Wealthier Than China’s – And It Doesn’t Matter
Diplomat
The large gap in private wealth has limited significance.
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10.27.15China Says It Warned and Tracked U.S. Warship in South China Sea
CNN
Chinese government: Don't push us
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10.19.15Here’s Why Xi Jinping’s ‘Chinese Dream’ Differs Radically From the American Dream
Time
Xi’s Chinese Dream is protean.
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10.14.15China’s Middle Class Has Overtaken the U.S.’s to Become the World’s Largest
Quartz
China has crossed another economic threshold.
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10.14.15'Hunting' for China at the Democratic Debate
Washington Post
Jim Webb wanted to talk China.The rest of the candidates? Not so much.
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10.09.15China’s AIIB and OBOR: Ambitions and Challenges
Diplomat
The two ambitious projects have become an integral part of Chinese diplomacy.
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10.09.15Why China Doesn’t Mind Being Left Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Global Post
In case you hadn’t heard, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a really big deal— unless you're China.
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10.09.15China Will Not Allow Violations of Its Territorial Waters
Reuters
China said it would not stand for violations of its territorial waters in the name of freedom of navigation.
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10.08.15U.S. to Sail Warships Near Disputed South China Sea Islands
Reuters
U.S. ships would sail within 12-nautical-mile zones, that China claims as territory around islands it has built in the Spratly chain, within the next two weeks.
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10.07.15What Does China Think of the TPP?
Diplomat
China is taking a wait-and-see approach on the U.S.-led trade deal.
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10.07.15Once the Biggest Buyer, China Starts Dumping U.S. Government Debt
Wall Street Journal
Shift in Treasury holdings is latest symptom of emerging-market slowdown hitting global economy.
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10.06.15U.S. Warns Against 'Egregious' Restrictions in Contested South China Seas
Reuters
The U.S. and China have blamed each other for dangerous moves during recent incidents involving aircraft and ships.
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10.05.15Trans-Pacific Trade Deal a Setback for China
Wall Street Journal
TPP marks a victory for Japan and other U.S. allies in the battle with China over shaping the future of global commerce.
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10.02.15Gay Couples in China Look Abroad to Start a Family
WSJ: China Real Time Report
Xu Zhe decided a few years ago that he wanted to get married and have a baby—typical life plans for a young man in China.
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10.01.15America’s Biggest Competitor Really Isn’t China
Washington Post
If you ask Americans who their country's biggest competitor is, many people will tell you China.
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09.23.15Boeing to Sell 300 Jets to China Firms, Set Up China Plant: Xinhua
Reuters
Boeing Co is becoming the first U.S. firm to clinch a business tie-up in the country since Chinese president Xi Jinping began a U.S. state visit.
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09.23.15Boeing to Sell 300 Jets to China Firms, Set Up China Plant: Xinhua
Reuters
Boeing Co is becoming the first U.S. firm to clinch a business tie-up in the country since Chinese president Xi Jinping began a U.S. state visit.
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09.22.15Let’s Face It, China Runs U.S. Monetary Policy Now
Time
What’s happening in China right now has limited the ability of the Federal Reserve Bank to do what’s right for the American economy.
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09.22.15China Says Investigating U.S. Woman Suspected of Spying
Reuters
An American woman suspected of spying is being investigated.
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09.17.15“These Old Men Look So Terrible”—China Watches The U.S. Republican Primary
Quartz
"Just looking at these faces, I feel Hillary being the next president is already certain."
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09.17.15China Tries to Extract Pledge of Compliance From U.S. Tech Firms
New York Times
Beijing has summoned American tech companies to a forum in Seattle next week.
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09.15.15Iran Says Wants China's Help to Resolve Middle East Tensions
Reuters
China has been active in pushing both the United states and Iran to reach agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
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09.02.15Five Chinese Navy Ships Are Operating in Bering Sea Off Alaska Coast
Wall Street Journal
Chinese naval presence off Alaskan coast appears to be a first.
Conversation
09.02.15
What Is China’s Big Parade All About?
On September 3, China will mark the 70th anniversary of its World War II victory over Japan with a massive parade involving thousands of Chinese troops and an arsenal of tanks, planes, and missiles in a tightly choreographed march across Tiananmen...
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08.31.15Donald Trump Meet the Chinese American Cook and the Father of ‘Birthright Citizenship’
Washington Post
All born or naturalized in the US and subject to jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the state where they reside.
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08.04.15
U.S. Not Concerned About Chinese Competition in Africa ... But It Probably Should Be
The difference between U.S. and Chinese foreign policies in Africa was on stark display in July when president Barack Obama made his landmark visits to Kenya and Ethiopia. The president brought along with him a vast agenda that transcended trade,...
Conversation
06.06.15
Should the U.S. Change its China Policy and How?
The past several months have seen a growing chorus of calls for the U.S. to take stock of its policy toward China. Some prominent voices have called for greater efforts by the U.S. and China to forge “a substantive sense of common purpose,” while...
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05.18.15Despite Tension, Xi says U.S.-China Relations are Stable
Reuters
John Kerry's trip has been dominated by security concerns about Beijing’s maritime ambitions in the So China Sea.
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05.13.15China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea
Wall Street Journal
Pentagon proposal to use aircraft and Navy vessels in region prompts swift response: ‘We are severely concerned’.
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05.12.15U.S. Military Proposes Challenge to China Sea Claims
Wall Street Journal
Moves would send Navy planes, ships near artificial islands built by China in contested waters.
Media
05.06.15
Online Reaction to Baltimore Protests Reveals Much About Chinese Tension with African Immigrants
Several days ago, a Chinese friend and I were discussing the protests in Baltimore that erupted in response to the death of resident Freddie Gray in connection with his April 12 arrest by city police officers, who have since been charged with crimes...
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04.23.15Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Foreign Policy
One of China’s 100 international most-wanted might be your neighbor in the United States.
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04.23.15China Points to America in Most-Wanted List
Wall Street Journal
Pointing to America in Most-Wanted List Beijing believes some corruption suspects have fled to U.S.
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04.23.15China Asks Interpol to Help Find 100 Graft Suspects
Christian Science Monitor
Chinese authorities are seeking to repatriate absconding officials and others accused of corruption.
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04.20.15Philippines Starts South China Sea War Games With U.S.
Bloomberg
More than 11,000 soldiers from the Philippines, U.S. and Australia will take part in joint drills in the South China Sea.
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04.20.15Snowden Revelations Just Gave China More Ammunition Against US Hacking
Reuters
China concerned about New Zealand and U.S. intelligence plan to hack Chinese government buildings in Auckland.
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04.15.15Where Does Hillary Clinton Stand on China and Russia?
Atlantic
It's unclear how she would manage two of America's most important and complex relationships.
Media
04.14.15
Henry Paulson: ‘Dealing with China’
from Asia Blog
Speaking at Asia Society New York on April 13 with New Yorker correspondent Evan Osnos, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson explained that it’s impossible to predict the timing or magnitude of a financial crisis, but any country with...
Media
04.13.15
The Chinese Internet Hates Hillary Clinton Even More than Republicans Do
On the afternoon of April 12, Hillary Clinton announced her long-expected decision to run for president in 2016. Within hours, Chinese news sites shared the announcement on Weibo, China’s most popular micro-blogging platform, provoking thousands of...
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04.13.15China, US to Boost Cooperation on Repatriating Fugitives
Associated Press
China and the U.S. are boosting cooperation in sending home crime suspects amid a Chinese drive to ferret out corrupt officials and fugitives.
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04.13.15China Accused Of Decade Of Cyber Attacks On Governments And Corporates In Asia
TechCrunch
“There’s no smoking gun...,but all signs point to China” Bryce Boland told TechCrunch.
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03.31.15Why Chinese Students Find it Hard to Make Friends on US Campuses
Hong Kong Economic Journal
Chinese students complain that American students are misinformed, prejudiced and offensive on Chinese current events.
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02.10.15As U.S. Exits, China Takes On Afghanistan Role
Wall Street Journal
After a decade of rebuffing U.S. requests for help in Afghanistan, China may be ready to do more.
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02.03.15
How to Be a Chinese Democrat: An Interview with Liu Yu
from New York Review of Books
Liu Yu is one of China’s best-known America-watchers. A professor of political science at Tsinghua University, she lived in the U.S. from 2000 to 2007 and now researches democratization in developing countries, including her own. The thirty-eight-...
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01.26.15Bobby Jindal & China’s Louisiana Methanol Plant
Al Jazeera
A Chinese tycoon whose natural gas firm's environmental and labor rights record is under fire in the Chinese press is parking assets in a multibillion dollar methanol plant in Louisiana.
Viewpoint
11.21.14
What Will Make the U.S.-China Climate Deal Work
Nearly everyone agrees that the U.S.-China climate announcement is a big deal, but most observers have overlooked what truly makes it a game-changer: if the world’s two climate change superpowers limit their greenhouse gas emissions, it will have...
Conversation
10.14.14
Will Asia Bank on China?
Last week The New York Times reported U.S. opposition to China's plans to launch a regional development bank to rival the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. If, as some say, the the launch is a fait accompli, should Washington focus...
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09.30.14U.S. Should Send Signal to China in Support of Hong Kong Democracy Movement
Washington Post
Washington can't protect Hong Kong’s democracy movement if Xi Jinping decides to crush it. But it should support its demand for genuine democracy and tell Beijing that using force would have consequences.
Conversation
09.26.14
Should the U.S. Cooperate with China on Terrorism?
Richard Bernstein: Of course, they should. But can they? Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 in the United States, China has defined almost any dissent from its policies there as examples of international terrorism. It...
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09.09.14Xi Calls for More Strategic Trust Between China, U.S.
Xinhua
Xi said China stands ready to build a new model of major-country relations with the United States based on non-confrontation, non-conflict, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.