U.S. policy on Asia focussed on its attempt to weaken China
3 years, 8 months ago

U.S. policy on Asia focussed on its attempt to weaken China

The Hindu  

O n January 5, the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump declassified a document that had been produced by the National Security Council in 2018. President Barack Obama’s “pivot to Asia” and Trump’s “trade war against China” revived the Quad as an important instrument of U.S. foreign policy. While the Trump administration positioned the U.S. in the “climate denial” camp, Xi showed that China could lead the fight against climate change. The declassified 2018 document puts the motives clearly: the U.S. government’s objective is to “maintain American industry’s innovation edge vis-a-vis China”, which means not only to enhance U.S. industry, but to deny China access to technology and finance. In the document, the U.S. says that it will “help address continental challenges such as the border dispute with China and access to water, including the Brahmaputra and other rivers facing diversion by China”.

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India’s choices when US confronts China
43 minutes ago

India’s choices when US confronts China

Hindustan Times  

After having sealed the debate on what to do with China in his first term, and sealed it so decisively that even Joe Biden had to broadly follow his course of action, Donald Trump has reopened the debate on Washington DC’s ties with Beijing in his second term. The first school is represented by Trump’s national security appointees who believe …

Sino-US relations need new chapter
1 week, 2 days ago

Sino-US relations need new chapter

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY China-US relations are likely to enter a new stage of uncertainty when Donald Trump assumes office as US President on Jan 20. In his second presidency, the US could either trigger trade war 2.0 by levying more tariffs on China and forcing Beijing to slap counter-tariffs, or encourage China to significantly increase imports from the United States …

Ripple effects of US policy on Chinese trade
1 month ago

Ripple effects of US policy on Chinese trade

Hindustan Times  

The United States ’s firm stance on Chinese products has become a cornerstone of its economic strategy, transcending party lines and administrations. As the world’s two largest economies clash, the consequences ripple through global markets, affecting supply chains, trade relationships, and economic growth worldwide. This bipartisan approach reflects a broader recalibration of the US's economic relationship with China, aiming to …

From G2 to Cold War 2.0: The Changing US Attitude Toward China
1 month ago

From G2 to Cold War 2.0: The Changing US Attitude Toward China

The Diplomat  

On September 18, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell bluntly stated at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing that “the Cold War pales in comparison to the multifaceted challenges that China presents.” In fact, the view that the U.S. and China are already in a new Cold War has been widely discussed in the United States. He argued that …

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's victory marked a drastic shift in U.S. foreign policy, driven by his “America First” principles—non-interventionism, trade protectionism, and a focus on reshaping global relations. Trump on NATO and Global Security Donald Trump’s controversial stance on NATO—where he has accused European allies of free-riding on US military commitments—has raised alarm bells in Europe. The future of transatlantic security also …

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy
1 month, 1 week ago

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy

Hindustan Times  

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, and his comeback as the United States President, has led to speculation as to the contours of his administration’s policies with respect to the Indo-Pacific region. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File …

As Trump vows America First, what’s in store for China & India in Indo-Pacific?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As Trump vows America First, what’s in store for China & India in Indo-Pacific?

Firstpost  

In sharp deviation from outgoing US President Joe Biden, a lifelong internationalist, President-elect Donald Trump is a brutal transanctionalist who largely sees the world from the point of view of trade and tariffs Former US President Donald Trump has the potential to transform the American government institition for decades. However, now as China is facing economic woes, it remains to …

China open to enhancing Sino-US relations based on 'three principles': China Daily editorial
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

China open to enhancing Sino-US relations based on 'three principles': China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Donald Trump's pledge during his campaign to end the Middle East and Ukraine crises in a short time became the focus of media reports and commentaries soon after he won the presidential election on Tuesday. Despite its claim to stabilize Sino-US relations, the Joe Biden administration has built or tried to build "small yards and high fences" in the fields …

China open to enhancing Sino-US relations based on 'three principles': China Daily editorial
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

China open to enhancing Sino-US relations based on 'three principles': China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Donald Trump's pledge during his campaign to end the Middle East and Ukraine crises in a short time became the focus of media reports and commentaries soon after he won the presidential election on Tuesday. Despite its claim to stabilize Sino-US relations, the Joe Biden administration has built or tried to build "small yards and high fences" in the fields …

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the World
2 months, 1 week ago

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the World

China Daily  

China's bid to help green transition is a positive step for the world, despite the challenges posed by geopolitical tensions. The country's green industry has achieved significant success in recent years, and its continued commitment to green transition will have a positive impact on the global fight against climate change.

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the Global Climate Fight
2 months, 1 week ago

China's Green Industry: A Beacon of Hope for the Global Climate Fight

China Daily  

China's bid to help green transition is a positive step for the world. Despite the challenges posed by geopolitical tensions, the country's green industry has achieved significant success in recent years, and its continued commitment to green transition will have a positive impact on the global fight against climate change.

US-India forging tenuous ties of convenience: China Daily editorial
6 months ago

US-India forging tenuous ties of convenience: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. The joint statement of the United States and India and a series of technology cooperation agreements released during US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to India earlier this week serve to elucidate that the only consensus, if any, that the two sides have is "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". A …

Competition and conflict: On the U.S.-China relationship
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Competition and conflict: On the U.S.-China relationship

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s marathon talks with top officials in China, which includes President Xi Jinping, have underscored the desire of the two countries to stabilise their relationship and the resultant challenges. Mr. Blinken stressed that the U.S. would make sure that the competition between the world’s two largest economies “doesn’t veer into conflict”. China also attacked the …

The US escalates chips war With China
1 year, 8 months ago

The US escalates chips war With China

Hindustan Times  

Global geopolitics is in a state of intense flux. These controls will affect “the flow of high-end semiconductors and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment to Beijing.” The wave of United States sanctions began in 2019 as a nascent effort by the Trump Administration to limit the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei’s growing footprint in multiple regions across the globe. With the competition picking up …

DC Edit | How real is the China threat?
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | How real is the China threat?

Deccan Chronicle  

It may have been rhetoric in a motivational speech to the People’s Liberation Army that lent grim overtones to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech ahead of his coronation as President for an unprecedented third term later this week. Furthermore, an US intelligence assessment report virtually prophesies an India-China clash on the LAC leading to a wider conflict and nasty repercussions …

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s foreign minister has warned Washington of “conflict and confrontation” if it fails to change course in relations with Beijing, striking a combative tone amid conflicts over Taiwan, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Washington’s China policy has “entirely deviated from the rational and sound track,” Qin said at a news conference Tuesday during annual meeting of China’s …

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang slams U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy as ‘encirclement’
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang slams U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy as ‘encirclement’

The Hindu  

Beijing China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang on March 7 accused the United States of attempting “to encircle China” through its Indo-Pacific strategy, taking aim at what he called “exclusive blocs” led by the U.S. “The U.S. ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy’ seeks to gang up to form exclusive blocs, stir up confrontation, and undermine regional integration,” said Mr. Qin, speaking at the Foreign …

Clouds Over Sunny Japan-US Ties
1 year, 10 months ago

Clouds Over Sunny Japan-US Ties

The Diplomat  

If there was any doubt about Japan no longer being the arch-enemy of the U.S. economy, it was made abundantly clear at the latest summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. One potential source of tension is the difference between Tokyo and Washington in assessing the China threat, not least in their respective end …

US-China relation is at an inflection point
1 year, 11 months ago

US-China relation is at an inflection point

Hindustan Times  

The November summit meeting in Bali between United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping marked a point where the world’s most powerful country began accepting China as its most consequential geopolitical challenge, a peer competitor, different from, say, Russia, India or even the European Union. In a provocative lecture at a public forum, he wondered if …

China accuses US of ‘Cold War thinking’ in security strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

China accuses US of ‘Cold War thinking’ in security strategy

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Chinese government on Thursday accused Washington of “Cold War thinking” and appealed for efforts to repair strained relations after President Joe Biden released a national security strategy that calls for “out-competing China” and blocking its efforts to reshape global affairs. The foreign ministry also accused Washington of trade protectionism after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United …

US attempts to contain China doomed
2 years, 9 months ago

US attempts to contain China doomed

China Daily  

LUO JIE/CHINA DAILY Washington's actions fail to have the intended effect Asked in Washington last month whether the United States is urging China to isolate Russia after Moscow launched its "demilitarization and denazification operation" in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said, "I am not prepared to comment on that at the moment." Qin Yaqing, a professor of international politics and …

US strategy for Indo-Pacific stresses alliances on China
2 years, 10 months ago

US strategy for Indo-Pacific stresses alliances on China

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A new Biden administration strategy for the Indo-Pacific emphasizes not going it alone in dealing with China’s growing influence and ambitions, underscoring the administration’s efforts to strengthen security cooperation and other ties with allies and partners in the region. The Biden administration has yet to release a strategy paper laying out thinking for U.S. policy toward China and …

America’s Militarist Drift in the Indo-Pacific
2 years, 11 months ago

America’s Militarist Drift in the Indo-Pacific

The Diplomat  

Four years of the Trump administration left Asia’s governing elites with a hangover. The problem, however, is that Biden and his staff have also lived up to other expectations: That the United States would promote Asia’s militarization with the vague aim of “countering” China, give the Pentagon a blank check on defense posture and military spending, show ambivalence about international …

Agreeing to disagree: The Hindu Editorial on U.S.-China ties
3 years, 1 month ago

Agreeing to disagree: The Hindu Editorial on U.S.-China ties

The Hindu  

As much as the virtual summit meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, spotlighted multiple points of continuing strategic dissonance between the U.S. and China, it equally appeared to underscore in their minds the need for them to find common ground on contentious issues including trade and tensions surrounding Taiwan and the South China Sea. Further, in March 2021, …

Why US-China ties are showing signs of thawing and what it means for India
3 years, 1 month ago

Why US-China ties are showing signs of thawing and what it means for India

Firstpost  

US-China economic interdependence is too deep and intense to allow the two countries to pursue traditional Cold War strategies. The US-China political confrontations over Chinese treatment of Uighur population in Xinjiang, destruction of democracy in Hong Kong, flexing of naval muscles by the PRC navy in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, Chinese strongman Xi Jinping’s threats …

Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts
3 years, 1 month ago

Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts

The Hindu  

China’s growing military muscle and its drive to end American predominance in the Asia-Pacific is rattling the U.S. defence establishment. “The pace at which China is moving is stunning,” says Gen. John Hyten, the second-highest ranking officer in the U.S. military, who previously commanded the U.S. nuclear forces and oversaw the Air Force space operations. He called it “very concerning” …

Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts
3 years, 1 month ago

Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China’s growing military muscle and its drive to end American predominance in the Asia-Pacific is rattling the U.S. defense establishment. He called it “very concerning” for the United States but added that problems posed by China’s military modernization run far deeper. Fiona Cunningham, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and a specialist in …

Talking amid conflict: On U.S. and China relations
3 years, 3 months ago

Talking amid conflict: On U.S. and China relations

The Hindu  

Relations between the world’s two biggest powers, the U.S. and China, have been in free fall over the past five years amid the trade war launched by the Trump administration. While Mr. Biden wanted “to ensure competition does not veer into conflict”, Mr. Xi agreed both sides needed to “get the relationship right”, but underlined the repeated Chinese view that …

India Needs To Be ‘Aatmanirbhar’ For Semiconductors — Taiwan Can Help
3 years, 4 months ago

India Needs To Be ‘Aatmanirbhar’ For Semiconductors — Taiwan Can Help

The Quint  

Over the course of the 20th century and well into the 21st, great powers of the world have used aid, trade and commerce, also known as the tools of economic statecraft, to maintain their footing on the global stage, and, in some cases, to even ascend to the status of a great power. As India aspires to become a $5-trillion …

No Easy Answer to How India, US Can Mount Global Challenge to China’s Vaccine Diplomacy Bid
3 years, 6 months ago

No Easy Answer to How India, US Can Mount Global Challenge to China’s Vaccine Diplomacy Bid

News 18  

In times of a global pandemic that has ravaged all countries, even the advanced economies, to talk of vaccine diplomacy seems abnormal. The Domestic Challenge The geopolitical aspect of the US and India joining hands to counter China’s vaccine diplomacy faces some hard realities. For the moment, the US has announced gifting of 25 million doses, 19 million for the …

US hits a new low in demonizing China on vaccines, climate change
3 years, 7 months ago

US hits a new low in demonizing China on vaccines, climate change

China Daily  

It's no secret that American leaders are obsessed with demonizing China, but slandering China for its role in global issues such as the fight against climate change and COVID-19 betrays the United States' promise to strengthen multilateral cooperation and instead undermine global solidarity. Yet Biden sounded virulent when he said that the US has pledged to share a substantially higher …

US hits a new low in demonizing China on vaccines, climate change
3 years, 7 months ago

US hits a new low in demonizing China on vaccines, climate change

China Daily  

Photo taken on April 2, 2021 shows the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, the United States. It's no secret that American leaders are obsessed with demonizing China, but slandering China for its role in global issues such as the fight against climate change and COVID-19 betrays the United States' promise to strengthen multilateral cooperation and instead undermine global solidarity. …

China accuses US of ‘coercive diplomacy’ after trade remarks
3 years, 7 months ago

China accuses US of ‘coercive diplomacy’ after trade remarks

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Friday accused the United States of “coercive diplomacy” following comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Australian counterpart that the U.S. “will not leave Australia alone on the field — or maybe I should say ‘alone on the pitch’ — in the face of economic coercion by China.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying accused …

Beijing warns US, Japan against collusion vs China
3 years, 8 months ago

Beijing warns US, Japan against collusion vs China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said Friday it has expressed “serious concerns” to the United States and Japan over what it calls negative moves and collusion between the two countries against China. Zhao told reporters at a daily briefing that Japan and the United States should “take China’s concerns and demands seriously, avoid words and actions that interfere in China’s internal affairs …

New phase of U.S.-China ties comes with tests for India
3 years, 9 months ago

New phase of U.S.-China ties comes with tests for India

The Hindu  

A sharp exchange between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Alaska on Friday, played out fully in the eyes of the gathered media, marked the start of a new phase in U.S.-China relations — one that comes with fresh challenges for India. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, accompanied by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan for the talks with Yang Jiechi, …

Foreign policy challenges that U.S. President Joe Biden faces in Asia
3 years, 10 months ago

Foreign policy challenges that U.S. President Joe Biden faces in Asia

The Hindu  

Governmentsaround the world, from China to Colombia, are watching Washington, D.C. United States President Joe Biden’s foreign policy team has been put in place, but it has not yet cemented its positions on a series of important issues. Even where Biden’s nominated Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and National Security Adviser, Jacob “Jake” Sullivan, have made their views clear in …

China Challenge, Vaccine Collaboration, Fight Against Terrorism: How Modi-Biden Bonhomie Can Define This Decade
3 years, 11 months ago

China Challenge, Vaccine Collaboration, Fight Against Terrorism: How Modi-Biden Bonhomie Can Define This Decade

News 18  

While Narendra Modi and Donald Trump shared a personal relationship, the prime minister also had a good rapport with Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama. During Obama’s time, Prime Minister Modi was invited to address the Congress, and Obama visited as the chief guest for Republic Day in India. As a whole, the Indo-US relationship is likely to continue in the same …

US unveils plan to counter China’s rise from India to Taiwan
3 years, 11 months ago

US unveils plan to counter China’s rise from India to Taiwan

Live Mint  

The Trump administration declassified its strategy to ensure continued dominance over China, which focuses on accelerating India’s rise as a counterweight to Beijing and the ability to defend Taiwan against an attack. It assumed that China will take “increasingly assertive” steps to compel unification with Taiwan and warns that its dominance of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence will “pose profound …

A strong India would act as ‘counterbalance’ to China, says declassified U.S. document
3 years, 11 months ago

A strong India would act as ‘counterbalance’ to China, says declassified U.S. document

The Hindu  

With days to go before its end, the Trump administration has declassified a sensitive document on the U.S. strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific’ from 2018. strategic primacy” in the region and promoting a “liberal economic order” while stopping China from establishing “illiberal spheres of influence” is the U.S.’s first national security challenge as per the document. With regard to India, …

China taking advantage of Covid-19 outbreak, India one such example: US Diplomat
4 years, 3 months ago

China taking advantage of Covid-19 outbreak, India one such example: US Diplomat

Live Mint  

Washington: India is among the countries that China has taken advantage of since the outbreak of the COVID-19 from Wuhan, US diplomat David Stilwell said on Wednesday. The Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs also reiterated Secretary Pompeo's remarks that the United States hopes for a peaceful resolution to the border standoff between India and China. On a …

Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud
4 years, 4 months ago

Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud

Associated Press  

BEIJING — They have the largest economies in the world. The United States is China’s biggest single-country export market, even after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. 3 market for American exporters, as well as a huge market for goods and services produced in China by U.S. companies ranging from General Motors Co. to Burger King. In …

On the economy, don’t disengage with China | Opinion
4 years, 4 months ago

On the economy, don’t disengage with China | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The debate on the future role of China in the economy is now at the forefront of India’s strategic conversation. While the China relationship is likely to remain competitive and complex, if the grand strategic goal is to deepen ties with Asia, then India will have to acquire the ability to conceive geo-economic strategies in the neighbourhood and beyond while …

Politics guides India’s ties with US, EU as investors turn wary of China
4 years, 5 months ago

Politics guides India’s ties with US, EU as investors turn wary of China

Live Mint  

Politics is increasingly guiding India’s economic ties with the US and the European Union amid growing unease among global investors with a belligerent and unpredictable China, said analysts. The burgeoning investor penchant for India is reflected in the US recently listing India’s Reliance Jio as a “clean telco” for rejecting business with China’s Huawei, India drawing in $20 billion in …

US issues statement supporting Southeast Asian countries that are threatened by China
4 years, 5 months ago

US issues statement supporting Southeast Asian countries that are threatened by China

Op India  

On Friday, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the US State Department has issued a statement reiterating its support for India and other Southeast Asian countries, in the face of Chinese aggression. These are important and abiding interests we share with our many allies and partners.” USA State Department takes a stand on Galwan The Bureau of …

China’s post-COVID aggression is reshaping Asia
4 years, 5 months ago

China’s post-COVID aggression is reshaping Asia

The Hindu  

India’s deadly encounter with China in the Galwan Valley is not an outlier in Beijing’s recent behaviour in Asia. China’s coronavirus “mask diplomacy” has given way to tense geopolitical confrontations with a growing array of its neighbours, from stand-offs with Vietnam and Malaysia in the South China Sea to threatening Australia with boycotts of wine, beef, barley, and Chinese students. …

China border dispute may push India closer to some of Beijing’s top rivals
4 years, 6 months ago

China border dispute may push India closer to some of Beijing’s top rivals

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Relations between China and India have always been complicated. Graham Crouch/Bloomberg/Getty Images Encircling China In an editorial Wednesday, the influential Hindustan Times said that “China wants to limit New Delhi’s power and ambition; it wants India to accept Beijing’s primacy in Asia and beyond.” In response, the newspaper urged, New Delhi should “double down on its …

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