Us China Relations

Global Crisis Makes US More Dependent On China Than Ever

Der Spiegel | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


When US President Barack Obama visits China this weekend, he will encounter a rival that sees the financial crisis as more of an opportunity than a th...

Welcome to 2025: American Preeminence Is Disappearing Fifteen Years Early

Michael T. Klare | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Michael T. Klare

In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council, an affiliate of the Central Intelligence Agency, has predicted that America's global preeminence would gradually disappear over the next 15 years.

Roubini: Don't Expect A US-China Strategic Alliance Anytime Soon

Wall Street Journal | By IAN BREMMER and NOURIEL ROUBINI | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


American and Chinese officials said all the right things during this summer's inaugural round of their Strategic and Economic Dialogue. President Bara...

Has Islamophobia Run Amok in America?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Sheldon Filger

As America becomes increasingly seen as hostile to Muslims irrespective of who they are, while China is perceived as welcoming, these trends will translate into economic realities.

President Hu, Tear Down This Firewall

Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


Gilbert B. Kaplan

When Obama meets with President Hu next month, he should emulate one of his predecessors -- in fact one he has spoken of admiringly before -- and say something that could change history.

Not Child's Play: The S&ED and U.S.-China Youth Exchanges

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Julian Baird Gewirtz

The US and China recognize that promoting mutual understanding between young people will lay the groundwork for a strong bilateral relationship during the next half-century and beyond.

The Debtor's Dance: the U.S.-China Exchange

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

The U.S., the world's largest debtor, met this week with the confident leaders of its largest creditor, the communist government of China. President Obama, exercising his remarkable gift for presenting a sea change as a gentle current, laid out the fundamental challenge almost in passing: The U.S. cannot go back to the old economy where we borrowed $2 billion a day, largely from the Chinese, to be the consumer of the world by living far beyond our means. We must consume less, produce more, sell more abroad and balance our trade.

A New Approach to Human Rights in China

Jaeah J. Lee | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


Jaeah J. Lee

If the United States wants to see real progress in the bilateral relationship and to partner with China to address global challenges, it will have to become more innovative in how it attempts to move China on human rights.

Obama: U.S.-China Relationship "Will Shape The 21st Century"

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge bu...

Niall Ferguson: Is U.S.-China Economic Marriage on the Rocks?

Nathan Gardels | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


Nathan Gardels

As the G-2 "strategic dialogue" between the U.S. and China gets underway in Washington, I talked with economic historian Niall Ferguson on relations between the two countries.

Clinton Opens Key China Talks: Time For A "Multipartner" World

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge bu...

The Changing Climate of Diplomacy

Banning Garrett | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green


Banning Garrett

In Denmark, there will be only one meaningful question asked: will the US and China come together to make meaningful concessions to reduce their environmental footprints?

China May Ban US Chicken: WSJ

Wall Street Journal | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


China is expected to ban imports of U.S. chicken in coming days, a move likely to deliver a blow to the struggling American chicken industry and escal...

Will the Chinese Economy Save the World?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


Sheldon Filger

A growing number of Chinese officials are on record as believing that the U.S. dollar will eventually lose its role as the world reserve currency.

Learning About America, the Chinese Way

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 06.15.2009 | World


Julian Baird Gewirtz

China has a "near hypnotic popular obsession with the United States: even if they hate it, they are still fascinated by it." Promoting more positive perceptions of the U.S. would pay great dividends.

Obama Asks Foreign Reporters For New Catchphrase Suggestions

CBS News | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


When it comes to what he says is one of his biggest political handicaps, President Obama will accept any help he can get. Asked by Ray Chi Gou, a jou...

China Slams US Report On Its Military As A 'Gross Distortion'

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


BEIJING — China slammed a newly released U.S. report on Beijing's growing military power as a "gross distortion," saying Thursday that it could ...

US, China Military Talks Described As Frank And Open

Washington Post | Maureen Fan | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics


China and the Obama administration concluded their first military consultations Saturday without setting a timetable for high-level exchanges while ag...

US-China Resume Military Ties, Suspended Over Taiwan Arms Sale

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


BEIJING — China and the U.S. resumed military-to-military consultations Friday after a five-month suspension over American arms sales to Taiwan,...

Clinton Assures China On US Investments, Calls For Stronger Ties

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.24.2009 | World


BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging China to continue investing in the United States treasury bonds and says that...

Uighurs Denied Release In US: Court Reverses Ruling

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 03.21.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that 17 Turkic Muslims cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay must stay at the prison c...

Clinton's China Trip Raises Hopes And Fears In Beijing

Inter Press Service | Antoaneta Bezlova | Posted 03.20.2009 | World


BEIJING, Feb 17 (IPS) - United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's upcoming maiden trip to China this week has raised both expectations and ...

Obama's Taiwan Checklist: 8 Policy Objectives For Asian Relations

Asia Times | Bonnie S Glaser | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Taiwan remains one of the most sensitive and divisive issues between the United States and China. What should Chinese President Hu Jintao expect from ...

China Signals Thaw On Taiwan

Washington Times | Posted 02.07.2009 | World


China specialists say the incoming administration will inherit the best prospects in years for a thaw in relations between China and Taiwan, easing a ...

Recession Heightening US-China Tensions Despite Paulson's "Economic Dialogue"

Bloomberg | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


The global recession is re-exposing fissures in U.S.-China relations that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent more than two years smoothing over. ...