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For decades, US presidents have sought to maintain stable bilateral relations through their personal ties with Chinese leaders. However, Chinese ambassadors today are neither close to their US counterparts nor to Beijing.
For decades, US presidents have sought to maintain stable bilateral relations through their personal ties with Chinese leaders. However, Chinese ambassadors today are neither close to their US counterparts nor to Beijing.
The blood and strife of history belie the orderly narrative of the founding of the People’s Republic, with a civil war that was neither glorious nor heroic. Today’s leaders were all born after 1949 while yesterday’s leaders understood the struggle, dedication and sacrifice of becoming New China.
The blood and strife of history belie the orderly narrative of the founding of the People’s Republic, with a civil war that was neither glorious nor heroic. Today’s leaders were all born after 1949 while yesterday’s leaders understood the struggle, dedication and sacrifice of becoming New China.
Relationships with Taiwan, the US and Hong Kong threaten not only the stability of China, but its very survival. It remains to be seen whether President Xi can resolve these inherited problems and make China strong again.
Relationships with Taiwan, the US and Hong Kong threaten not only the stability of China, but its very survival. It remains to be seen whether President Xi can resolve these inherited problems and make China strong again.
The Hong Kong protests have been used as political leverage by pro-independence forces in Taiwan, and the US media. But the young people of Hong Kong can gain little from the continued chaos and media glorification.
The Hong Kong protests have been used as political leverage by pro-independence forces in Taiwan, and the US media. But the young people of Hong Kong can gain little from the continued chaos and media glorification.
While China policy is one of the few areas where Democrats and Republicans converge, the trade war divides the field of US presidential candidates into the moderates who are friendly to free trade and the critics of China’s practices.
While China policy is one of the few areas where Democrats and Republicans converge, the trade war divides the field of US presidential candidates into the moderates who are friendly to free trade and the critics of China’s practices.
Beijing may have won over Taipei’s former diplomatic partners, but on the 40th anniversary of official US-China ties it has clearly been out-lobbied and outmanoeuvred in the US capital.
Beijing may have won over Taipei’s former diplomatic partners, but on the 40th anniversary of official US-China ties it has clearly been out-lobbied and outmanoeuvred in the US capital.
In the US, the Chinese Exclusion Act and the rise of McCarthyism contributed to a policy bias against China in the 1950s and 60s. Today, hawkish views proliferate and there is a serious lack of Chinese-Americans in diplomacy with China.
In the US, the Chinese Exclusion Act and the rise of McCarthyism contributed to a policy bias against China in the 1950s and 60s. Today, hawkish views proliferate and there is a serious lack of Chinese-Americans in diplomacy with China.
A State Department official who has been criticised for highlighting these factors in calling China an unprecedented threat to the US has in fact put her finger on the root of the problem – America does not understand China, and its policy is the poorer for it.
A State Department official who has been criticised for highlighting these factors in calling China an unprecedented threat to the US has in fact put her finger on the root of the problem – America does not understand China, and its policy is the poorer for it.
The Asian-American demographic is one of the fastest growing in the US, but its news media is failing to reflect this, which is to the detriment not only of the industry but also society in general.
The Asian-American demographic is one of the fastest growing in the US, but its news media is failing to reflect this, which is to the detriment not only of the industry but also society in general.
Chi Wang, whose Nationalist general father instilled in him a deep appreciation for the art form, explains how the true value of Chinese art is much more than the auction price.
Chi Wang, whose Nationalist general father instilled in him a deep appreciation for the art form, explains how the true value of Chinese art is much more than the auction price.
In a deteriorating political environment, real or imagined threats posed by China have become a welcome distraction for the US media, people and government. And recent Chinese espionage cases have provided the fearmongers with ammunition.
In a deteriorating political environment, real or imagined threats posed by China have become a welcome distraction for the US media, people and government. And recent Chinese espionage cases have provided the fearmongers with ammunition.
Swayed by the financial incentives, some universities are less rigorous in accepting Chinese students who can pay their way. This practice is unfair to all students, including those who were accepted, some of whom resort to cheating.
Swayed by the financial incentives, some universities are less rigorous in accepting Chinese students who can pay their way. This practice is unfair to all students, including those who were accepted, some of whom resort to cheating.
By subverting conventions to a degree no recent president came close to matching, Trump has forced Americans to reassess their policy priorities and reaffirm their values and freedoms, in the process strengthening democracy in the US.
By subverting conventions to a degree no recent president came close to matching, Trump has forced Americans to reassess their policy priorities and reaffirm their values and freedoms, in the process strengthening democracy in the US.
China has no ideological basis for the development of a system that prizes personal freedom, nor any history with the rule of law. The reality is, for the People’s Republic, strong leadership makes betters sense.
China has no ideological basis for the development of a system that prizes personal freedom, nor any history with the rule of law. The reality is, for the People’s Republic, strong leadership makes betters sense.
Government workers are going to food banks and the country’s reputation is plummeting globally while Republicans and Democrats play politics and ignore opportunities for compromise.
Government workers are going to food banks and the country’s reputation is plummeting globally while Republicans and Democrats play politics and ignore opportunities for compromise.
The normalisation of US-China ties, under Carter and Deng, was an undertaking made possible by a shared vision. How can the current leaders, with their conflicting goals, find a way to move the bilateral relationship forward?
The normalisation of US-China ties, under Carter and Deng, was an undertaking made possible by a shared vision. How can the current leaders, with their conflicting goals, find a way to move the bilateral relationship forward?
China, under the leadership of Xi Jinping, is diminishing the roles that Deng Xiaoping and foreign countries played in its reform and rise. In reality, it relied on the fair market access that it now denies other countries.
China, under the leadership of Xi Jinping, is diminishing the roles that Deng Xiaoping and foreign countries played in its reform and rise. In reality, it relied on the fair market access that it now denies other countries.
American paranoia about China is shaped by China hawks’ narrow views. It is unfortunate that the average American has learnt to be suspicious of the Chinese government, but has no awareness of the average Chinese.
American paranoia about China is shaped by China hawks’ narrow views. It is unfortunate that the average American has learnt to be suspicious of the Chinese government, but has no awareness of the average Chinese.
Views of China have changed across the US, evidenced by broad support for the resolution on Uygur persecution. China should recognise this and begin taking steps to mend ties, starting at the G20 meeting between Xi and Trump
Views of China have changed across the US, evidenced by broad support for the resolution on Uygur persecution. China should recognise this and begin taking steps to mend ties, starting at the G20 meeting between Xi and Trump
President Xi Jinping is said to emulate Mao but he would do well to not only look at communist victory but also at Chiang Kai-shek’s missteps during the Chinese civil war.
President Xi Jinping is said to emulate Mao but he would do well to not only look at communist victory but also at Chiang Kai-shek’s missteps during the Chinese civil war.
The undercurrent of hostility against the Chinese that has been growing in Trump’s America is now affecting American citizens of Chinese origin. Diversity, once a cherished value, is seen in a different light today.
The undercurrent of hostility against the Chinese that has been growing in Trump’s America is now affecting American citizens of Chinese origin. Diversity, once a cherished value, is seen in a different light today.
The growing number of Chinese students in the US today should be aware that their behaviour helps shape American perceptions of China. They play a crucial role, particularly at a time when US hostility towards China is at a high.
The growing number of Chinese students in the US today should be aware that their behaviour helps shape American perceptions of China. They play a crucial role, particularly at a time when US hostility towards China is at a high.
Chi Wang says the former US president, who normalised diplomatic relations with China, was exemplary not only in his understanding of international affairs but in his record of service without seeking the spotlight.
Chi Wang says the former US president, who normalised diplomatic relations with China, was exemplary not only in his understanding of international affairs but in his record of service without seeking the spotlight.
The tariff storm ignited by the US president will hurt both economies without addressing the real causes of their trade imbalance. Worse, by reducing trade, it will exacerbate tensions in other areas of the bilateral relationship.
The tariff storm ignited by the US president will hurt both economies without addressing the real causes of their trade imbalance. Worse, by reducing trade, it will exacerbate tensions in other areas of the bilateral relationship.
Fears in the US over the threat that China presents is creating a situation unseen since the thaw in relations in 1972, and Chinese students, Chinese experts and even Chinese-Americans are beginning to feel like they don’t belong there.
Fears in the US over the threat that China presents is creating a situation unseen since the thaw in relations in 1972, and Chinese students, Chinese experts and even Chinese-Americans are beginning to feel like they don’t belong there.
If the US sees Chinese graduate students as a threat to its scientific and technological knowledge, and seeks to lock them out, Beijing will react by blocking opportunities for collaboration and ultimately leave the US behind.
If the US sees Chinese graduate students as a threat to its scientific and technological knowledge, and seeks to lock them out, Beijing will react by blocking opportunities for collaboration and ultimately leave the US behind.
China’s hardline stance on Taiwan, backed up by little action, is pushing the island further into the US’ sphere of influence.
China’s hardline stance on Taiwan, backed up by little action, is pushing the island further into the US’ sphere of influence.
While Trump’s isolationist approach to international relations sets him far apart from Xi, with his ambitious plans to expand China’s reach, the two are strikingly similar in one aspect: their need for power.
While Trump’s isolationist approach to international relations sets him far apart from Xi, with his ambitious plans to expand China’s reach, the two are strikingly similar in one aspect: their need for power.
Considering the paramount importance of the Sino-US relationship, why shouldn’t the Chinese president be extended the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress?
Considering the paramount importance of the Sino-US relationship, why shouldn’t the Chinese president be extended the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress?
Negotiations are a long and continuing process and, despite accusations of moral compromise, official relations with Beijing are the best way for the Vatican to serve all of China’s Catholics.
Negotiations are a long and continuing process and, despite accusations of moral compromise, official relations with Beijing are the best way for the Vatican to serve all of China’s Catholics.