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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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04.19.17China Says Ivanka Trump Trademark Requests Handled Properly
Chicago Tribune
China is defending its handling of trademark applications from President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her company, saying that all such requests are handled fairly.
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04.18.17China Law Translate (Chinese)
A website that houses the original Chinese text of laws and regulations and crowd-sources unofficial English translations.
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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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04.17.17China-Nepal Exercises Don’t Worry Us: India
Hindu
The enduring ties between Kathmandu and New Delhi are not concerned with the ongoing military exercises between China and Nepal, the External Affairs Ministry said.
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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.
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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.
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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04.14.17How 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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04.14.17Trump Dumps Russia, Woos China Instead
CNN
This month, during which Trump administration has stepped up US military action in Syria and Afghanistan as he looks to reassert US power, Trump said that “we’re not getting along with Russia at all, we may be at an all-time low.” He and Chinese...
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04.14.17China Warns of ‘Storm Clouds Gathering’ in U.S.-North Korea Standoff
New York Times
China warned on Friday that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could spin out of control, as North Korea said it could test a nuclear weapon at any time and an American naval group neared the peninsula in a show of resolve.
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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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04.13.17Foreign NGO Management Law Legal Services Lawyers’ Group (境外NGO管理法法律服务律师团)
Contact information (in Chinese) for the Foreign NGO Management Law Legal Services Lawyers’ Group, which provides legal consultation and proxy services to foreign NGOs and individuals.
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04.13.17ChinaSource
A resource and support organization for and about the Christian community in China that offers consulting services related to the Foreign NGO Law.
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04.13.17The FNGO Registration Support Program
Contact information for the Foreign NGO Registration Support Program, run by the the Center for Charity Law under the Beijing Normal University China Philanthropy Research Institute (CPRI).
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04.13.17Anthony Spires’ Blog
A blog run by Anthony Spires, Ph.D., that includes the results of survey work done by foreign NGOs in China. Spires is Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a research fellow with the School of...
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04.13.17China Law Translate
A website that houses the original Chinese text of laws and regulations and crowd-sources unofficial English translations.
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04.13.17NGOs in China blog
A blog about developments in the nongovernmental, non-profit, and charitable sector in China. Run by Shawn Shieh, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the China Labor Bulletin, founder and former Director of English-language operations for China Development...
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04.13.17International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
A comprehensive discussion of the Foreign NGO Law, including related laws and international comparisons, maintained by a U.S.-based non-profit that monitors global legal developments affecting civil society, philanthropy, and public participation.
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04.13.17China Development Brief
A website that provides news and translations related to non-profit work in China, including the Foreign NGO Law.
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04.13.17Trump Thought China Could Get North Korea to Comply. It’s Not That Easy.
Washington Post
Beijing’s nightmare scenario is a collapse of the Kim regime, which could also open the door to reunification with South Korea, another nightmare for Beijing.
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04.13.17China Says Its Trade with North Korea Has Increased
New York Times
Amid sharply rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear arms program, China said on Thursday that its trade with the country had expanded, even though it had complied with United Nations sanctions and stopped buying North Korean coal
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04.13.17Kim Jong Un’s Rockets Are Getting an Important Boost—from China
Washington Post
Despite China’s public efforts to rein in North Korea’s provocative behavior, Chinese companies continue to act as enablers, supplying the isolated communist regime with technology and hardware that allow its missiles to take flight
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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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04.13.17China Exports Jump the Most in Two Years as Imports Moderate
Bloomberg
China’s overseas shipments last month jumped the most in two years as global demand held up. Imports moderated after a holiday-season surge in February and the trade balance rose.
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04.13.17The Classic Chinese Text That Ivanka Trump’s Kids Recited for Xi Jinping Was Long Banned in China
Quartz
For decades, Sanzijing had been banned from all public kindergartens and schools in China as the Communist regime cracked down on non-socialist ideas.
Media
04.12.17
Chinese Blame America for United Airlines
from Foreign Policy
The video of David Dao being dragged kicking and screaming off a United Airlines flight by Chicago police set the American Internet aflame Monday. That’s not a surprise: Whether you blame the greed of American airlines or late capitalism, the video...
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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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04.12.17North Korea Push Will Send U.S. Allies to China: Ex-CIA analyst
News.com.au
Donald Trump’s move against North Korea is set to send American allies like Japan and South Korea into China’s hands, giving the Asian giant a “once in a generation” opportunity in its push to become the world’s number one superpower, a former top...
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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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04.12.17Why Does China Pretend to Be a Democracy?
Washington Post
Why does China still call itself a democracy? Making this claim allows Beijing to legitimize its own actions—and, in the case of its views on the U.S. missile attacks, the Syrian government’s— as representing the will of the people.
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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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04.12.17Yahoo Is Sued over $17 Million Fund for Chinese Dissidents
New York Times
A group of Chinese political activists filed a lawsuit in federal court against Yahoo on Tuesday, saying the company failed to properly oversee a $17 million fund it created a decade ago to help Chinese dissidents
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04.12.17China Rejects North Korean Coal Shipments after Missile Test and U.S. Pressure
Foreign Policy
China is turning back shipments of North Korean coal from its ports, a sign of Beijing’s growing concern over the nuclear weapons capability of its wayward neighbor.
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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.”
China in the World Podcast
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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04.10.17China and South Korea Said to Promise Tougher Sanctions if North Conducts Tests
New York Times
China and South Korea agreed on Monday to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea if it carries out nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missile tests
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04.10.17U.S. Reroutes Warships toward Korean Peninsula in Show of Force
New York Times
The commander of American forces in the Pacific has ordered an aircraft carrier and several other warships toward the Korean Peninsula in a show of force by the Trump administration
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04.10.17Wife of Detained Activist from Taiwan Is Barred from China
New York Times
China’s Ministry of Public Security has barred the wife of a detained Taiwan-born rights activist from flying to Beijing on Monday, adding to the drama surrounding the man’s disappearance after he entered China more than three weeks ago.
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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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04.07.17Dalai Lama’s Journey Provokes China, and Hints at His Heir
New York Times
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.
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04.07.17China Tech Investment Flying under the Radar, Pentagon Warns
New York Times
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.
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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
Is It Time to Give up on Engagement?
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...
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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04.06.17How Trump Can Solve His Chinese Puzzle
New York Times
Getting tough with China is a central part of Donald Trump’s plan to “make America great again.” During the election campaign, he claimed that China was “raping” American industry.
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04.06.17Trump’s Team Has No Idea What It’s Doing On China
Foreign Policy
Donald Trump is, by his own admission, not terribly analytical or deliberative.
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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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04.06.17South China Sea: Duterte Orders Philippines Military to Occupy Islands
CNN
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he has ordered military personnel to occupy all Philippines-claimed islands in the disputed South China Sea.
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04.06.17Jared Kushner Is One of Trump's Top Advisers on China
New York Magazine
When President Trump meets with his Chinese counterpart at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, he will not have the assistant secretaries of State and Defense for East Asia at his side — because his administration has failed to hire anyone for either of those...