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US moves bolstering Taiwan are meant to ‘restore balance’, US diplomat says
Recent visits, agreements, US diplomatic support and military sales to Taipei are deemed an ‘adjustment’ in response to Chinese aggression by David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific.
Pompeo praises Trump’s hard line on China to Republican convention
The term ‘China virus’ and other issues relating to China-US relations have been prominent throughout the first two days of the Republican National Convention.
‘Damage control’ at heart of Chinese foreign minister’s mission to Europe
Leading diplomat’s five-nation tour expected to focus on 5G and Huawei as more countries ban Chinese technology giant.
Joe Biden vows to end America’s reliance on Chinese medical equipment
‘We will never again be at the mercy of China and other foreign countries in order to protect our own people,’ he tells Democratic Party convention.
Pompeo pressed on claims China is helping build Saudi uranium facility
Democrats write to secretary of state over claims Beijing is helping to develop yellowcake factory
Forget ‘America first’ approach to China, Biden campaign adviser says
US must fix itself and its relationships with allies instead of simply trying to force Beijing to change, he says.
US ‘satisfied’ with China purchase progress in phase one trade deal
Remarks by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow signal that US-China trade pact will survive initial review on Saturday.
New U.S. sanctions add uncertainty for global banks looking to tap China market
After decades of keeping the mainland financial market relatively closed to foreigners, the central Chinese government began to roll back restrictions on investment and ownership in the last two years.
Beijing will honour phase one trade deal with US, central bank chief says
Beijing’s intention to continue honouring trade deal, requiring China to significantly increase purchases of US goods and services, reflects the Chinese government’s efforts to keep US-China ties from deteriorating further.
China hopes ‘unpredictable’ Trump loses election, US official says
The latest warning comes as the presidential election takes place in less than three months.
US cotton machinery sales to Xinjiang skyrocket ahead of sanctions
America’s most iconic farm brand – John Deere – has established itself as a key player in Xinjiang’s immense cotton industry, even as human rights groups warn that the supply chain in the restive region is laced with the forced labour of Uygurs and other Muslim ethnic minority groups.
What Now?
The past several months have been a particularly volatile period in U.S.-China relations. After last month’s closures of the Chinese consulate in Houston and the American consulate in Chengdu, we
Think 'sanctions' will trouble China? Then you're stuck in the politics of the past | Ai Weiwei
The complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackled, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei
'The jungle is growing back': Scott Morrison urges the US and China to play by the rules
The Federal Government is worried about China's increasing belligerence towards Australia and has been steadily strengthening defence ties with the United States.
PLA bombers carry out ‘attack exercise’ in South China Sea
H-6G and H-6J bombers practise nighttime take-offs, set their sights on sea targets, defence ministry says.
The Uighurs' suffering deserves targeted solutions, not anti-Chinese posturing | James Millward
While Trump faces off against Xi, others must act to prevent genocide in Xinjiang and a new cold war, says professor of history James Millward
Beijing should not dismiss anti-China talk as US election bluster
Experience has taught Chinese leaders not to take statements made about China during US elections too seriously. However, this time, the window of opportunity to reset relations after the elections will be narrower and the differences wider.
U.S.-China war of words will be 'tough and scary' through the election, Jim O'Neill says
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have sunk to their lowest level in decades.
As Trump attacks, China sees a worrying trend for its future
The Trump administration has accelerated a push to define China as a strategic threat, a worrying trend for the country’s leaders as the ambitions of a rising economic and military power collide with America’s
US likely to take action on TikTok, WeChat ‘in weeks’
President Donald Trump’s administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat, with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks, a White House official says.
How Trump’s call with Taiwan could affect U.S. goals in Asia
“China will likely now be looking for ways to punish Tsai for the incident,” says Paul Haenle, the director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing. “Will the president-elect stand up for Taiwan when that happens? This is one of the real concerns of those who have pushed back against publicizing the phone call.”
News roundup: Beijing reacts to Trump
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Trump won in counties that lost jobs to China and Mexico
An analysis of county-level manufacturing employment data and election results, along with international trade statistics, shows that “counties experiencing greater import shocks are the same counties where votes for the Republican presidential candidate jumped more in 2016.”
China welcomes incoming head of UN, where it wants a larger role
“China extended a warm welcome this week to the incoming United Nations chief, António Guterres, praising the world body and making clear that it wants a greater role there, at a time when Donald J. Trump’s election to the White House has many wondering whether American involvement will recede.”
Opinion: What China’s ‘export machine’ can teach Trump about globalization
“The impact of Chinese companies investing abroad looks likely to be as big, or bigger, than that of its exports,” writes Penelope B. Prime. “If the next administration carries out its campaign promises, then the U.S. may miss out on many of the benefits of foreign investment altogether from China and elsewhere, such as revitalized towns with new jobs and tax-paying businesses.”
A trade war against China might be a fight Trump couldn’t win
Trump starts with little multilateral negotiating power and has given “a big push forward” to “China’s alternative system of rules,” writes The New York Times, as “many countries in the developing world still believe prosperity depends on their successful integration into the supply chains that traverse the global economy” — and the new American administration has already rejected that belief.
China tells Trump that climate change is no hoax it invented
China’s vice foreign minister, Liu Zhenmin, said at climate talks in Morocco that China couldn’t have invented climate change. “If you look at the history of climate change negotiations, actually it was initiated by the IPCC with the support of the Republicans during the Reagan and senior Bush administration during the late 1980s,” he stated.
