US China Relations

Some Additional Thoughts on Chen Guangcheng's Hopeful Departure From China

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Wang Dan, Bob Fu, China, China Human Rights, US State Department, Chen Guangcheng, US-China Relations, Wei Jingsheng, World News

China watchers have differing opinions on China's decision to let activist Chen Guangcheng apply to leave China for the United States, on the trustwor...

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Dissent, China's One Child Policy and Chen Guangcheng

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: China One Child Policy, China Abortions, US China Relations, Chinese Dissident, Abortion in China, Chinese Birth Rates, China One Child, Chen Guangcheng, Chinese Women, World News

While the U.S. State Department and Chinese officials wrangle over Mr. Chen's fate, the larger questions concern the horrific contours of government population control and the fate of those who dissent in China.

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Blind Justice In China

Mark Harril Saunders | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: US China Relations, Chinese Christians, Religion in China, China, China Human Rights, Christianity in China, Chen Guangcheng, Religion News

Americans may have been surprised to read in news stories this week about the role of a Christian organization in the escape from house arrest of Chen Guangcheng, the blind human rights lawyer in China.

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The Thorn That Keeps Pricking China's Government

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Video, Blind Chinese Activist, Reuters, China Dissident Chen, Chen Guangcheng Escape, Blind China Activist, China Human Rights, Chen US Embassy, US-China Relations, China, China Activist Escape, Chen Guangcheng, Blind China Dissident, World News

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, May 2 (Reuters) - Blind Chinese rights defender Chen Guangcheng has never been one to give up without a figh...

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Romney Speaks Out On Chinese Activist Situation

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney Cheng Guangcheng, Abortion, Video, Beijing, U.S. China Relations, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt-Romney, US Embassy Beijing, Barack Obama, China, Chen Guangcheng, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says the U.S. should do everything it can to protect a Chinese activist who esca...

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China Views U.S. As 'Declining Power'

www.nytimes.com | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: China Growth, US China Relations, US Global Influence, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Economy, American Economic Power, Asia, US-China Relations, American Influence, China, World News, World News

BO’AO, China — The senior leadership of the Chinese government increasingly views the competition between the United States and China as a zero-su...

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A New Generation of Leaders in China-America Relations

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Pepperdine University, Fudan University, Shanghai, Sino-US Relations, Cultural Norms, China-U.S. Relations, Chinese-American Relations, US-China Relations, Impact News

In this internet age, how much do we really know about each other? How much are we alike? To find out, ten American and ten Chinese college students gathered together for The Listening Conference this weekend in Shanghai.

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Blowback, TINA-Style

John Feffer | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: There Is No Alternative, Democracy, Arab Spring, Free Market, Cold War, US China Relations, Dictatorship, Soviet Union, World News

The very ideology that the United States assumed would defeat all comers has in fact been turned against the United States. Liberal democracy contains within it the very seeds of the American empire's destruction. Call it blowback, TINA-style.

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The New Colony - Balochistan

Assed Baig | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, US China Relations, Dr Hossein Bor, Pakistan, Balochistan, Committee on Foreign Affairs, String of Pearls, Ralph Peters, China, Gwadar Port, Foreign Affairs, World News

Freedom for the Baloch people is not the primary concern for the US, but countering China is.

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What the U.S. and Chinese School Systems Have in Common

Sarah Carr | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: US China Relations, China, Public Education, Education Policy, Inequality, School Segregation, Education News

Ultimately, success in both China and the United States will depend on their leaders' interest and fortitude in addressing the opportunity gaps that persist throughout their schools.

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Prince With a Common Touch

Ann Lee | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Xi Jinping, US China Relations, Diplomacy, China, Xi Jinping Visit, World News

Xi Jinping's visit underscores the desire for the Chinese to maintain strong relations with the U.S., but his choice of cities also underscores his sympathies for the common man.

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How to Mend U.S.-China Ties

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: US China Relations, Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, U.S. China Trade, United States, Joe Biden, China Currency, China Military, Barack Obama, State Department, Syria, World News

China's Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is being closely watched by policymakers to gain insight into China's likely future leader ahead of the transition beginning later this year.

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America's Decline in the Chinese Century -- Red Alert Book Review

James Grundvig | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Stephen Leeb, US China Relations, Red Alert, China Power, China Economy, Ann Lee, China, Books News

Although they start on different tracks in their books, they arrive at the same stark truth: If the U.S. does nothing to combat its inertia it will lose the century. Then the U.S. will join other lost empires, from Egypt and Rome in the ancient world, to Spain and England, as historical footnotes.

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China-Bashing Is a Tiresome Sport in American Politics

Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Free Trade, Free Trade China, U.S. China Relations, China, Recession, Economy, World News

Instead of following predictable (and boring) scripts, why not turn the page on Cold War-esque rhetoric and find ways to join hands with China so as to mutually benefit from each other's comparative advantages?

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Is China All It's Cracked Up to Be?

Rajan Menon | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: China, China Human Rights, U.S. China Economy, U.S.-China Military Relations, China Tibet, US China Relations, China Jobs, China Total Fertility Rate, Pax Sinica, Syria, World News

Sure, there's bad news about China: pollution, corruption, the hounding and jailing of dissidents, etc. But overshadowing such reportage is the grander theme of a China on the move and on the make, poised to reshape the world.

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Presidential 'Contest' Pales Beside China Challenge

David Tereshchuk | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: China Daily, Chinese Media, Henry Kissinger, Jon Huntsman, U.S. China Relations, U.S.-China Military Relations, Military Budget, Obama Military Spending, Politics News

Defense Department correspondents and commentators did not have to read between the lines much to pass on the twin message that our armed forces will be managed in a leaner fashion and with a decided tilt strategically toward countering threats in Asia.

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Geithner Seeks China's Support For Sanctions On Iran

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Timothy Geithner China, Timothy Geithner, u.s. Sanctions Iran, China Sanctions Iran, U.S. China Relations, China Iran, World News

BEIJING — China and the United States have pledged during a visit by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to cooperate on boosting the global eco...

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The China Syndrome

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: U.S. China Relations, One Child Policy, U.S. China Policy, China Life Expectancy, China Military, Jack Wheeler China, Paul Krugman China, China Arable Land, China Economy Bubble, World News

The world is full of danger spots: Pakistan, Iran, North Korea. But when I feel really grim about the prospects for the world, my thoughts turn to China.

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Is a Nuclear War With China Possible?

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Nuclear War, US Nuclear Weapons, US Nuclear, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan Nuclear Weapons, China, US China, US China Relations, World News

The gathering tension between the United States and China is clear enough. But need this lead to nuclear war? Not necessarily. And yet, there are signs that it could.

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American Policy Made in China

Robert Kuttner | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: U.S. China Relations, China Business, China Policy, U.S. China Trade, U.S. China Business, China Economy, China, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Report, U.S. China Economy, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Politics News

While Obama makes symbolic military gestures, his administration is doing nothing serious to contest China's growing threat to America's economic base.

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How the U.S. Should Stay Relevant in Asia

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: US China Relations, Indonesia, US-Asia-Relationship, East Asia, Asia-Pacific, United States, Asia, China Military, Barack Obama, China, Southeast Asia, World News

It is China's actions and refusal to listen to the concerns of its neighbors that have created an opening for the United States to increase its involvement.

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America's New Cold War With China

Tom Hayden | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: US China Relations, u.s. Foreign Policy, China, World News

By declarin he will dispatch 2,500 Marines to Australia, President Obama has crossed a line, beginning a new Cold War with China, one based on military encirclement on sea and land, costing unknown trillions in defense dollars, and shoring up cheap labor markets.

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Obama: China Must Stop 'Gaming' The International System In Favor Of Its Economy

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Video, Obama China, Chinese-Currency-Debate, U.S. China Relations, Chinese Economy, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Business News, Chinese-Currency-Appreciation, Chinese Currency, Obama China Economy, Business News

President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the United States was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the hea...

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Global Freedoms and American Jobs

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: International Trade, US China Relations, Manufacturing, U.S. Manufacturing, Globalization, Jobs, Manufacturing Jobs, Politics News

If we are to build upon the Arab Spring, the liberation of the Libyan people, and the flowering of individual rights around the world, our work starts at home, by defending American manufacturers and the American jobs they create.

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China's 99% -- Why China Will Not Surpass the U.S.

Lyric Hughes Hale | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: China Growth, US Economy, China Internet, US China Relations, Gdp, Global Economy, China Gdp, Google China, China Economy, Lyric Hale, China, World News

As China is transitioning to become a full member of the world community from which it was entirely separated just forty years ago, we have perhaps seen the end of Chinese rather than American exceptionalism.

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