Gulf Stability Remains Cornerstone of American Policy

It is in the interests of China and the United States, as well as the region and the world beyond, to have peace, stability and development in the Gulf and the Middle East. Washington’s recent summit with Gulf states reflects both the challenges and its enduring commitment to security concerns there.

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Currency Enforcement Clauses Have No Place in the Global Trading System

Protectionist U.S. Congressmen are proposing a series of amendments that would enforce currency disciplines for China-U.S. cross-border trading. Rather than protecting import-sensitive sectors with that would penalize developing country producers, Congress and global policymakers would be better off updating the fraying architecture of the international monetary system.

Sourabh Gupta Senior Research Associate, Samuels Int'l Associates via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1GeHSu5

Managing Differences Key to New Model of China-US Relations

As China’s economy and interests continue to grow, Beijing will uphold its sovereignty, security and development interests and will assume a bigger role in regional and global affairs. President Xi’s upcoming visit is another opportunity for Americans to appreciate that China’s actions are targeted at the US and its allies.

Zhou Wenzhong, China's Former Ambassador to US via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1dFABqU

Are We Still Upholding the Values the UN Initiated?

The 70th anniversary of WWII is a good time to reflect on global governance and progress in ending colonialism, while promoting peace. More nations need to observe the basic norms of the World Charter, the institutional structures must be adapted to new threats, and representation by smaller nations must be more equal.

Wu Zhenglong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDOp1b

No Fear of Brain Drain

Academic life in China offers more rewards and satisfaction than many scholars and teachers in the U.S. enjoy, including much better job security, a collegial environment, and professional satisfaction.

Zhou Nailing Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1HjvvHH

A New Type of Win-Win International Cooperation

China’s modernization and international engagement reflect a trend for our times, and serve the common interests of the world. To achieve common prosperity for all, China seeks a new system based on cooperation, not confrontation.

Du Qiwen Member, Foreign Policy Advisory Committee via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1LdB11Q

China and the East Asian Internet

Internet freedom in East Asia is exemplified by a key paradox – even as access expands exponentially and social-media tools open new avenues for information sharing, freedom of expression and user privacy online are declining. Governments in the region are taking increasing measures to regulate not only the spread of […]

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Who Will Be Xi’s Number 2 on China’s Central Military Commission?

General Fan Chonglong, who since November 2012 has served as the first vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, is very likely to retire in two years. Born in May 1947, he will turn 70 in May 2017 and, according to custom, […]

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Try not to blink

AMERICAN officials are losing patience with China. On May 22nd the vice-president, Joe Biden, was blunt. He warned naval-college graduates of “new fault lines” emerging between the great powers. China, he said, was challenging freedom of navigation in the South China Sea by reclaiming land on disputed reefs on a […]

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Stop Calling China a Currency Manipulator

Christine Lagarde’s people say China’s currency is no longer undervalued. Jacob Lew’s argue it still is. There’s a lot at stake in the debate: The yuan can’t gain status as a global currency reserve if China is thought to be manipulating its value. So who should we believe, the head […]

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The Great American Rethink on China

Beijing’s bid to dominate one of the world’s most important waterways, the South China Sea, is again the focus as U.S. and Asian leaders gather here for the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security summit. Last year’s meeting occurred as China was drilling for oil in Vietnamese waters and shooting water […]

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When It Comes to Luxury Brands, Chinese Youth are “Not Buying It”

Value formation and identity construction are the deepest pursuits of Chinese youth today, and consumerism appealingly offers the opportunity to form identities based on the choices they make. Luxury brands are being closely identified with corruption, and being avoided as a source of identity and expression.

Hannah Lincoln from China Youthology via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1cmUuBB

Maintaining Peace and Tranquility in the South China Sea

China’s reclamation work offshore is not threats to other countries, but will improve the region’s weather forecasting and maritime-rescue capacity. The US and other countries, as well as international organizations, will be welcome to make use of the facilities it will build, so as to advance cooperation on humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

Shen Dingli, Associate Dean, Fudan Unversity via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1RtP8nQ

Maritime Delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin is Too Important to be Ignored

While it runs counter to the notion that China is “aggressive” in the South China Sea, the maritime delimitation agreement with Vietnam is important for both media and international scholars to study for a deeper understanding of China’s practice in dispute resolution.

Ramses Amer & Li Jianwei via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1JbhqjX

A South China Sea U.S. Warship Route

South China Sea territorial claims — at least in Reed Bank — is really about energy. If all sides recast dangerous nationalistic posturing to more hard-headed economic calculation, it opens the way for more rational, mutual gain negotiations. These could center upon joint development of South China Sea resources. This, as an alternative to war.

Stewart Taggart Founder & Principal, Grenatec via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1SDIRHG

Are We Still Upholding the Values the UN Initiated?

The 70th anniversary of WWII is a good time to reflect on global governance and progress in ending colonialism, while promoting peace. More nations need to observe the basic norms of the World Charter, the institutional structures must be adapted to new threats, and representation by smaller nations must be more equal.

Wu Zhenglong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDOp1b

No Fear of Brain Drain

Academic life in China offers more rewards and satisfaction than many scholars and teachers in the U.S. enjoy, including much better job security, a collegial environment, and professional satisfaction.

Zhou Nailing Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1HjvvHH

The Tian’anmen Parade and the International Order

Beijing’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of world war is meant to project China as a peace-loving country determined to prevent such trauma from happening again. If the rise of China is the most important event in the 21 century, the message from the Tian’anmen Square parade is clear: The PLA can help to make the world a safer place.

Zhou Bo, Honorary Fellow, PLA Academy of Military Science via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDNnCp

A New Type of Win-Win International Cooperation

China’s modernization and international engagement reflect a trend for our times, and serve the common interests of the world. To achieve common prosperity for all, China seeks a new system based on cooperation, not confrontation.

Du Qiwen Member, Foreign Policy Advisory Committee via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1LdB11Q

Is China’s Choice to Submit to the U.S. or Challenge It?

This article was adapted from a speech delivered on May 19 at the University of Chicago. Most of the students here [at the University of Chicago] were born after 1990. In China, we call people like you “90hou,” meaning the post-90 generation. You share one thing in common — you […]

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China’s Claim in the South China Sea

Beijing and Washington are at odds over whether the U.S. has the right to send military planes and ships close to the Spratly Islands, where China is in the process of building a set of artificial islands. International law – the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea […]

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China Blows Its Debt Bubble Bigger

There are plenty of reasons one could argue China isn’t on the verge of a debt crisis: The country has $3.7 trillion in currency reserves, a closed financial system and ambitious leaders who claim to be on the case. And doesn’t the biggest rally in Chinese stocks since 2008 count […]

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The People’s Currency

China is an economic giant, but its money is still a bit of a runt. Unlike the dollar, euro and yen, it’s little used away from home. The No. 1 exporter has kept its currency off world markets and restricted buying and selling. That walled off China from boom-and-bust capital […]

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Kerry’s Visit to China

The Secretary of State deepened the understanding between two countries at this critical time, but the chatter around the visit reminds both countries that consensus is easy to reach but hard to actualize. Upcoming high-level meetings, including President Xijping’s September State visit to Washington, provide opportunities to expand that critical understanding.

Zhang Zhixin, Chief of American Political Studies, CICIR via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1BoEWnj

IMF: Renminbi Now ‘Fairly Valued’

China’s main goals are to give consideration to market supply and the exchange rates of basket currencies, to guide market expectations and to maintain a stable RMB exchange rate -- not to jump on the bandwagon of the “global currency war”. That bodes well for the inclusion of the RMB into the Special Drawing Rights currency basket of the IMF before the end of 2015.

Zhang Monan, Researcher, China Int'l Economic Exchanges Center via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1HKQTIJ

The Terrorist Threat in China

Beijing, Kunming, Urumqi: between 2013 and 2014, these three cities located in the northeast, south and west of China were the targets of major and extremely violent terrorist attacks. In less than eight months, 72 people died and 356 were injured in separate attacks using suicide car bombs, bladed weapons, […]

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Japan lesson on China debt: extend, don’t pretend

Japan holds an important lesson for China. Like the People’s Republic today, it battled with runaway debts in the early 1990s. The key is to tell banks whose loans are going bad: if you must, then extend – but don’t pretend. The first part of that message is already being […]

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How America Should Respond to China’s Moves in the South China Sea

For decades, Chinese leaders have followed Deng Xiaoping’s strategy of “hiding one’s capacities and biding one’s time.” Since Xi Jinping came to power, however, Chinese policymakers have been employing slogans that suggest the adoption of a more assertive strategy, emphasizing China’s “dream of a strong nation” and the need to […]

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China’s Pivot to Latin America

On a swing through Latin America last week, Premier Li Keqiang of China wooed his hosts with potentially big deals. But Latin leaders shouldn’t let yuan fever blind them to their need to establish a more balanced relationship with China, one of their most important economic partners. Li’s trip to […]

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Corrupting the Chinese Language

On a recent walk along a street in the southern Chinese city of Sanya, I heard a shop pumping out a rock version of the famous Communist Party anthem “Socialism Is Good.” Although I loathe this song, as the music became louder, I still found myself singing along under my […]

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What the US Gets Wrong About Chinese Cyberespionage

Is it government policy in China to pass on commercial secrets obtained via cyberespionage to civil sector firms?

Greg Austin,a Professorial Fellow at the EastWest Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1erkfCc

THAAD Follows Kerry to Seoul and Beijing

Amidst Chinese and U.S. opposition, North Korea has amplified its pressure on South Korea and allies through its weapons development. However, China has opposed U.S. deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea, which could halt progress.

Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1AuQla6

Chinese Commit $10 Billion to Build Train from Peru to Brazil

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised $50 billion in funding for a trans-oceanic railroad from Peru to Brazil, which politicians in Latin America have been dreaming to build for decades. However, an unforgiving geography and political disputes could prove challenging.

Walker Rowe, Publisher, Southern Pacific Review via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1LDMbhm

South China Sea Issue Tests China-US Relations

The maritime issue casts a dark shadow on the cooperation between the two countries in the wake of tenser contests in the South China Sea. It is time to prevent this difference from dominating the bilateral relationship.

Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1LDMbhg

Many Voices Shape U.S. Outlook on China

While the US president is the architect of foreign policy, its development is both a top-down and bottom-up process. As the 2016 election approaches, it’s important to listen to those at operational levels within the government and scholars in academic circles, to see how the public consensus about the US-China relationship is evolving.

Wang Wenfeng, Associate Professor, CICIR via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FcneVH

Are We Still Upholding the Values the UN Initiated?

The 70th anniversary of WWII is a good time to reflect on global governance and progress in ending colonialism, while promoting peace. More nations need to observe the basic norms of the World Charter, the institutional structures must be adapted to new threats, and representation by smaller nations must be more equal.

Wu Zhenglong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDOp1b

No Fear of Brain Drain

Academic life in China offers more rewards and satisfaction than many scholars and teachers in the U.S. enjoy, including much better job security, a collegial environment, and professional satisfaction.

Zhou Nailing Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1HjvvHH

The Tian’anmen Parade and the International Order

Beijing’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of world war is meant to project China as a peace-loving country determined to prevent such trauma from happening again. If the rise of China is the most important event in the 21 century, the message from the Tian’anmen Square parade is clear: The PLA can help to make the world a safer place.

Zhou Bo, Honorary Fellow, PLA Academy of Military Science via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDNnCp

A New Type of Win-Win International Cooperation

China’s modernization and international engagement reflect a trend for our times, and serve the common interests of the world. To achieve common prosperity for all, China seeks a new system based on cooperation, not confrontation.

Du Qiwen Member, Foreign Policy Advisory Committee via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1LdB11Q

China Postures, America Signals

While the U.S. and China understand that military confrontation is in neither nation’s interest, leaders are not willing to budge from actions they consider key to protecting vital national interests. The U.S. has interest in the shipping lanes and its regional allies, while China is unshakable in its desire to safeguard regional sovereignty.

Joan Johnson-Freese, Professor, US Naval War College via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FGEXKk

Chinese Americans Continue to Be Victimized by Racial Profiling

America welcomes immigrants and they come from all over the world. For Chinese-Americans, the dark side of this land of opportunity is that they continue to be victimized by the law enforcement’s hair trigger inclination to prosecute according to a racial profile.

George Koo, Director, New America Media via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1IOg8wE

Beyong American Predominance in the Western Pacific

while Washington and Beijing are by no means fated to enter into a hot or even a cold war, the competing assumptions they hold regarding the necessary conditions for long-term stability and prosperity in Asia, if not moderated through a process of mutual accommodation, would likely result in steady movement toward a zero-sum, adversarial mind-set.

Michael Swaine, Senior Associate,Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1KnNWRL

China’s Frugal Oil Companies

With the oil price dropping as much as it has over the past nine months, one would expect China’s state-run oil giants to go on a shopping spree abroad. China’s so-called big three oil companies — China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) and China National […]

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America’s ‘China Consensus’ Implodes

In recent weeks a tsunami of papers, reports and articles have surfaced calling for a rethinking of U.S. policy toward China. They veer in all policy directions from reconciling differences and forming an Asia-Pacific community, to containment and confrontation. But they all reflect a troubling epiphany that has seized attention […]

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China Issues 8 Warnings to US Surveillance Plane in South China Sea

These are the words heard over a crackling radio in a new video posted by CNN this morning, one of at least eight warnings sent to a U.S. P8-A Poseidon surveillance aircraft by the Chinese navy. According to the report, the People’s Liberation Army-Navy’s warnings came as the P8-A flew […]

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China is lending the world’s most indebted company another $10 billion

By some measures, Brazil’s state oil behemoth Petrobras is the world’s most-indebted company. And managing that debt load—roughly $130 billion at the end of last year—has become increasingly tough. The weakness of both oil prices and Brazil’s currency makes foreign bond holders tougher to pay off. It also raises the […]

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China’s Growth and the Debates on Order

Below is a full speech by Fu Ying, China’s Chairwoman of Foreign Affairs Committee, at the University of Chicago on May 19. She talked about China’s growth and its experience with the evolving world order.   It is a great honor for me to address you today. As the renowned architect Frank (Lloyd) Wright said, “Eventually […]

Fu Ying, NPC Spokeswoman via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1IQYxmm

Are We Still Upholding the Values the UN Initiated?

The 70th anniversary of WWII is a good time to reflect on global governance and progress in ending colonialism, while promoting peace. More nations need to observe the basic norms of the World Charter, the institutional structures must be adapted to new threats, and representation by smaller nations must be more equal.

Wu Zhenglong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDOp1b

No Fear of Brain Drain

Academic life in China offers more rewards and satisfaction than many scholars and teachers in the U.S. enjoy, including much better job security, a collegial environment, and professional satisfaction.

Zhou Nailing Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1HjvvHH

The Tian’anmen Parade and the International Order

Beijing’s celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of world war is meant to project China as a peace-loving country determined to prevent such trauma from happening again. If the rise of China is the most important event in the 21 century, the message from the Tian’anmen Square parade is clear: The PLA can help to make the world a safer place.

Zhou Bo, Honorary Fellow, PLA Academy of Military Science via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1FDNnCp