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Sino-US Relations

Universal franchise in Hong Kong can strengthen China-US relationship

20 Jun 2013

Forty-five years ago, I was among some 40 people coming from different countries who attended Henry Kissinger's three-month Harvard International Seminar programme. Among the topics discussed were...

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For both China and America, the cybersnooping game will go on

18 Jun 2013

Last week, some in the US media speculated that former CIA employee Edward Snowden chose Hong Kong as the unlikely destination for his coming-out party because he was either in the employ of China...

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China, too, can play the containment game

12 Jun 2013

When Xi Jinping sat down with Barack Obama in a luxurious estate on the edge of the California desert over the weekend, the Chinese president delivered a subtle message to his American host: China...

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Japan and US to conduct major military exercise despite Beijing's objection

7 Jun 2013

Japan has vowed to go ahead next week with a major military exercise testing US and Japanese troops' ability to recapture a hypothetical remote island, despite a complaint through diplomatic...

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Xi-Obama Sunnylands summit can foster renewed trust

7 Jun 2013

The first encounter between President Xi Jinping and Barack Obama since the latter's re-election as US president and Xi's elevation to power comes months earlier than had been expected.

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Xi and Obama can find room to bloom in the desert

7 Jun 2013

Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping , G2 leaders and likely new pals, are meeting at Sunnylands. Aptly named, this sprawling desert retreat sits two hours from Los Angeles in Rancho Mirage.

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Opinion

China keeping its edge despite grim talk

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China strikes right tone ahead of talks between Xi and Obama

China's delegation to Asia's premier annual security forum, the Shangri-La Dialogue conference, has traditionally been low-key, there more to observe than participate.

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Beijing slams Pentagon over claims hackers accessed weapons designs

A Pentagon report accusing Chinese hackers of accessing US weapons designs contained "misjudgments", a spokesman for the Defence Ministry in Beijing said yesterday, adding China could build...

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US national security adviser Tom Donilon promotes military ties in Beijing

Non-traditional military activities such as peacekeeping, disaster relief and anti-piracy operations offer opportunities to boost co-operation and "contribute to greater mutual confidence and...

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DIPLOMACY

Xi tells of 'critical' point in Sino-US relations ahead of Obama summit

President Xi Jinping told a senior adviser to US President Barack Obama yesterday that the two countries should forge "a new type of relationship between powers" at next week's summit.

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Xi says China-US relationship at ‘critical juncture’

The relationship between Beijing and Washington is at a “critical juncture”, President Xi Jinping told a senior adviser to Barack Obama on Monday ahead of meetings with the US leader next week.

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A good place for friends to meet

China and the US need a solid foundation for ties if suspicions are to be laid to rest and challenges met. The informal meeting between presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama at a laid-back...

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