US politicians' China rhetoric called empty
10 months ago

US politicians' China rhetoric called empty

China Daily  

By YIFAN XU in Washington | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-02-20 12:14 The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. The US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns described China as "the bigger long-term threat" in his article published Jan 30 in Foreign Affairs, the official publication of the Council on Foreign Relations. "This has sent clear signals to China that the US does have 'double standards', one for the hegemon, and one for everybody else," said Jones. Jones said that Wray's statement "falls into the phony narrative about how China wants to bring down the US economy" as well as "plays into some of the prejudices of many of our badly misinformed members of Congress, who are happy to hear their worst fears confirmed by the 'proper authorities'", and "this also allows the FBI chief to get the money". "The issue of China, however, has already surfaced, as Trump is now calling for 60 percent tariffs on Chinese goods," Jones said.

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US-China relations: Beijing calls for reset in bilateral tieunder President Donald Trump
1 week ago

US-China relations: Beijing calls for reset in bilateral tieunder President Donald Trump

Live Mint  

China’s top diplomat expressed hope on Tuesday that the incoming Trump administration would foster cooperative ties with Beijing, hours after former President Donald Trump remarked that the COVID-19 pandemic had strained his once-cordial relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as per Reuters. “We hope the new U.S. administration will make the right choice and work with China in a mutually-beneficial …

China signals it’s prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom
1 week, 4 days ago

China signals it’s prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom

Associated Press  

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Trump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here’s how China plans to fight back
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here’s how China plans to fight back

LA Times  

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Cushioning headwinds
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cushioning headwinds

China Daily  

Hong Kong found itself at the heart of a seismic shift as dignitaries and business leaders from the world's two largest economies gathered in the city just days after Donald Trump scored a resounding victory in the United States presidential election in November. "But that doesn't mean that politics will lead us in that direction," he told the US-China Hong …

Cushioning headwinds
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cushioning headwinds

China Daily  

Hong Kong found itself at the heart of a seismic shift as dignitaries and business leaders from the world's two largest economies gathered in the city just days after Donald Trump scored a resounding victory in the United States presidential election in November. "But that doesn't mean that politics will lead us in that direction," he told the US-China Hong …

Tariff hikes will backfire, and China can manage such 'external shocks,' a senior official says
1 month ago

Tariff hikes will backfire, and China can manage such 'external shocks,' a senior official says

The Independent  

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Donald Trump likely to impose 40% tariff on China imports in 2025, risking growth by 0.5-1% point: Report
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1 month ago

Donald Trump likely to impose 40% tariff on China imports in 2025, risking growth by 0.5-1% point: Report

Live Mint  

The US could impose nearly 40 per cent tariffs on imports from China early next year, potentially slicing growth in the world's second-biggest economy by up to one percentage point. However, most economists also said they do not expect blanket 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods in early 2025 as this could accelerate inflation within the US. "We expect …

Donald Trump may impose 40% tariffs on China in early 2025: Report
1 month ago

Donald Trump may impose 40% tariffs on China in early 2025: Report

India Today  

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Alarmed China over Trump victory plans to choke chip industry
1 month ago

Alarmed China over Trump victory plans to choke chip industry

Firstpost  

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Not just China, these US allies too could suffer the most by Donald Trump's tariffs
1 month, 1 week ago

Not just China, these US allies too could suffer the most by Donald Trump's tariffs

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to levy tariffs on imported goods as part of his second-term economic strategy. During his election campaign, Trump promised to employ tariffs to promote American companies, imposing up to 60 percent levies on Chinese goods and up to 20 percent on imports from other nations. Europe would be severely affected if… Speaking to Newsweek Dr. …

How Trump 2.0 is more a challenge for China
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump 2.0 is more a challenge for China

Firstpost  

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China anxious as Trump victory may intensify trade wars
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China anxious as Trump victory may intensify trade wars

Firstpost  

China’s ambassador to the US, Xie Feng said that the differences between the two nations should be the driving force for exchanges and mutual learning rather than ‘an excuse for rejection and confrontation’, and that the successes of each were opportunities for the other There are no winners in tariff or trade wars, nor in wars over science and technology …

From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0
1 month, 2 weeks ago

From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0

NPR  

From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0 toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images FOSHAN, China — You might think a businessman like James Cheng would care who gets elected president of the United States. "Whether I export through China, with the tariffs added to the price for consumers, or through Thailand, where higher …

U.S. and China must 'get along', Xi tells Trump
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. and China must 'get along', Xi tells Trump

Raw Story  

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Beijing reacts cautiously to Donald Trump’s presidential win, emphasises 'mutual respect' in US-China ties
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Beijing reacts cautiously to Donald Trump’s presidential win, emphasises 'mutual respect' in US-China ties

India TV News  

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Planned tariff hikes targeting China self-serving show by US politicians: China Daily editorial
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Planned tariff hikes targeting China self-serving show by US politicians: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Fully loaded container ships are seen at the port of Los Angeles, California, the United States on Oct 29, 2021. That is why the United States Trade Representative's Office has again delayed an announcement of its final determination on steep tariff increases on Chinese products including electric vehicles, batteries, semiconductors and solar cells. The Joe Biden administration in May announced …

Reality is tariff hikes of no real benefit: China Daily editorial
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Reality is tariff hikes of no real benefit: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

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Hard to change the mind of sinophobic Washington
4 months, 1 week ago

Hard to change the mind of sinophobic Washington

China Daily  

The United States has hyped up the "China threat" fallacy in the past but it was largely confined to a few branches of the US government, such as the military, the State Department and Congress. The sentiment has also spread to the US' allies, making them receptive of the US narrative that they must work together to counter the "threat" …

Hard to change the mind of sinophobic Washington
4 months, 1 week ago

Hard to change the mind of sinophobic Washington

China Daily  

The United States has hyped up the "China threat" fallacy in the past but it was largely confined to a few branches of the US government, such as the military, the State Department and Congress. The sentiment has also spread to the US' allies, making them receptive of the US narrative that they must work together to counter the "threat" …

Trump slams ‘manchurian’ Biden’s military policies as ‘insane’, claims China ‘killing US as a country'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump slams ‘manchurian’ Biden’s military policies as ‘insane’, claims China ‘killing US as a country'

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump accused China of “killing” the US and alleged that Joe Biden was bringing the America closer to a world war during the first debate ahead of November’s presidential election. “China is going to own us if you keep allowing them to do what they’re doing to us as a country,” Trump told Biden during a televised debate on …

The Seismic Shift in the US Trade Agenda
6 months ago

The Seismic Shift in the US Trade Agenda

The Diplomat  

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Tariffs called 'unfortunate shift' in US policy
7 months, 1 week ago

Tariffs called 'unfortunate shift' in US policy

China Daily  

The US government's latest move to slap heavy tariffs on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and solar cells, shows protectionism and industrial policy is the new consensus approach to economic challenges, which is an "unfortunate shift" in US policy, a senior economist said on Tuesday. "Longer term though, it means American consumers will lack choices, including competitively priced and innovative …

Tariffs called 'unfortunate shift' in US policy
7 months, 1 week ago

Tariffs called 'unfortunate shift' in US policy

China Daily  

The US government's latest move to slap heavy tariffs on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and solar cells, shows protectionism and industrial policy is the new consensus approach to economic challenges, which is an "unfortunate shift" in US policy, a senior economist said on Tuesday. "Longer term though, it means American consumers will lack choices, including competitively priced and innovative …

China warns new US tariffs to ‘severely’ impact relations: Report
7 months, 1 week ago

China warns new US tariffs to ‘severely’ impact relations: Report

Live Mint  

Beijing, on Tuesday, warned that the imposition of new US tariffs on $18 billion worth of imports from the country could have a "severe impact" on the relationship between US and China, as per a report by news agency AFP. On Tuesday, the White House announced a tariff hike on $18 billion worth of imports from China, targeting key sectors …

Biden attacks Trump with new China tariff announcement
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden attacks Trump with new China tariff announcement

Politico  

Still, Biden’s trade action leaves in place the tariffs that Trump imposed on more than $300 billion worth of Chinese during 2018 and 2019, despite pleas from many business groups for tariff relief. And he bragged about using export controls and other measures so “the most advanced American technologies we develop or invent … can’t be used by the Chinese …

US tariff wrongdoing threatens world's climate efforts: Editorial flash
7 months, 1 week ago

US tariff wrongdoing threatens world's climate efforts: Editorial flash

China Daily  

A drone view shows BYD electric vehicles before being loaded onto the "BYD Explorer No.1" roll-on, roll-off vehicle carrier for export to Brazil, at the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, on April 25. Beijing vowed on Tuesday to take "resolute measures to defend its rights and interests" in response to the Joe Biden administration's announcement of increased tariffs on …

About 4 in 10 Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows. That’s a five-year high
7 months, 3 weeks ago

About 4 in 10 Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows. That’s a five-year high

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — About 4 in 10 Americans now label China as an enemy, up from a quarter two years ago and reaching the highest level in five years, according to an annual Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. The Pew report, which is drawn from an April 1-7 survey of a sample of 3,600 U.S. adults, found that roughly half …

Overcapacity, a protectionist rhetoric
8 months, 1 week ago

Overcapacity, a protectionist rhetoric

China Daily  

Workers assemble vehicles at a factory in a free trade zone in Qingdao, Shandong province. Rather than addressing underlying issues with domestic competitiveness head-on, US policymakers and their allies in the media have resorted to protectionist rhetoric, invoking the convenient but dubious theory of "Chinese overcapacity" in the clean energy sector, particularly in electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar cells. …

America’s tough talk on trade balance
8 months, 1 week ago

America’s tough talk on trade balance

Hindustan Times  

There are no standout outcomes of United States treasury secretary Janet Yellen’s just-concluded visit to China, but it remains a crucial piece in the broader engagement between the two countries. In fact, a Biden-Xi call days before Yellen landed in Beijing was seen as a prologue of sorts to the visit, with the leaders appreciating the progress made on a …

Repeated accusations of election interference unfounded
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Repeated accusations of election interference unfounded

China Daily  

The New York Times recently quoted researchers and government officials who asserted that "covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald Trump," purportedly aiming to sway the outcome of the November US presidential election. In recent years, during US election cycles, both Republicans and Democrats have consistently propagated the Sinophobic narrative of "Chinese election interference." …

New US-China talks will address a top American complaint about Beijing’s economic model, Yellen says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New US-China talks will address a top American complaint about Beijing’s economic model, Yellen says

Associated Press  

GUANGZHOU, China — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. Yellen, who arrived later in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, said the …

Electioneering tariff talk belies the reality: China Daily editorial
10 months, 1 week ago

Electioneering tariff talk belies the reality: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

There has been plenty of hoopla about the effectiveness of tariffs when it comes to correcting what in the eyes of US policymakers is unfair trade imbalances. The previous Donald Trump administration initiated a trade war against China, imposing 25 percent additional tariffs on Chinese imports worth $300 billion in 2018. This is because, in US Trade Representative Katherine Tai's …

How Washington is bracing for Trump’s next trade war
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How Washington is bracing for Trump’s next trade war

Politico  

The Republican presidential frontrunner is reportedly considering up to a 60 percent tariff on all imports from China and a 10 percent “universal” tariff on all other trading partners if he wins reelection in November. In a sign that even some of his own advisers don’t know what’s in Trump’s head, one former Trump trade official said the reported tariff …

Bipartisan games shouldn't derail San Francisco consensus
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bipartisan games shouldn't derail San Francisco consensus

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY The US presidential election scheduled for Nov 5 is critical for both Democrats and Republicans. Hopefully, after the recent Sino-US summit in San Francisco, the two parties' candidates will refrain from blaming China for everything and, instead, implement the measures the two countries' leaders have agreed on. For China, the presidential election is the US' internal affairs, …

Xi Jinping seeks to improve China’s ties with record number of countries to counter US
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Xi Jinping seeks to improve China’s ties with record number of countries to counter US

Firstpost  

In contrast to Washington’s strategy of building alliances with predominantly affluent allies, Beijing is pursuing a strategy of cultivating ties with developing nations, which constitute the majority of the world’s population, leveraging aid, trade, and investments. Chinese President Xi Jinping strengthened diplomatic ties with a record number of countries last year as part of his efforts to mobilise the Global …

Biden meets Xi Jinping this week as more Americans see China as a critical threat
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden meets Xi Jinping this week as more Americans see China as a critical threat

NPR  

Biden meets Xi Jinping this week as more Americans see China as a critical threat Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images As President Biden meets this week in the San Francisco Bay area with China's leader Xi Jinping, a long-running global affairs survey has found Americans are more worried about the …

China warns U.S. against 'disastrous' trade curbs
1 year, 3 months ago

China warns U.S. against 'disastrous' trade curbs

The Hindu  

China's premier warned U.S. officials Tuesday that moves to "politicise" trade issues would prove "disastrous" for the global economy, state media reported. In a readout of the meeting, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Ms. Raimondo had "underscored the U.S. commitment to taking actions necessary to U.S. national security," as well as "ensuring fair and transparent treatment of U.S. companies, …

Donald Trump said to be planning huge tariffs for his second term that experts fear could spark global trade war
1 year, 4 months ago

Donald Trump said to be planning huge tariffs for his second term that experts fear could spark global trade war

The Independent  

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US and China are talking at a high level again, but their rivalry remains unchecked
1 year, 6 months ago

US and China are talking at a high level again, but their rivalry remains unchecked

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for global power and influence remains unchecked and mutual suspicion still runs deep. Similarly, the United States should also respect China and not harm its legitimate rights and interests.” Danny Russel, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia during the Obama administration …

Conflicting Economic Ideologies May Impact Future China Policy in the US
1 year, 8 months ago

Conflicting Economic Ideologies May Impact Future China Policy in the US

The Diplomat  

Nearly two months after its establishment, the newly-formed House Select Committee on China held its debut hearing on February 28. While the majority of Democratic members favored increasing funding for research and development and workforce cultivation to outpace China’s “technological great leap forward,” most Republicans criticized their counterparts’ proposals by equating increased funding for research with mimicking the Chinese command …

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 …

Column: How the U.S. can turn China from a foe into a friendly competitor
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: How the U.S. can turn China from a foe into a friendly competitor

LA Times  

The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is scheduled to hold its first hearing Tuesday. While nearly all the players say we need to take the China threat seriously, what they mean by “the China threat” varies wildly. That’s because the “China threat” serves as a kind of all-purpose justification …

Biden’s dramatic warning to China
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden’s dramatic warning to China

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden starkly warned he will protect America against Chinese threats to its sovereignty and singled out President Xi Jinping – a striking escalation of a suspected spy balloon showdown during his State of the Union address. Biden called out Beijing on Tuesday before millions of viewers in the US and around the world as diplomatic tensions …

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 …

Analysis: China’s shadow is looming over the US this week
2 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: China’s shadow is looming over the US this week

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Reporting on the tense hourslong conversation between Biden and Xi, CNN’s Kevin Liptak notes Taiwan has emerged as a key dispute between the countries “as US officials fear a more imminent Chinese move on the self-governing island.” Back in May, while in Asia, Biden seemed to saythe quiet part …

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 …

Attacking China will not solve US woes, but worsen them
3 years, 6 months ago

Attacking China will not solve US woes, but worsen them

China Daily  

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The great power race between the US and China is on. And Beijing is confident of winning
3 years, 7 months ago

The great power race between the US and China is on. And Beijing is confident of winning

CNN  

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Eating our lunch: Biden points to China in development push
3 years, 8 months ago

Eating our lunch: Biden points to China in development push

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pushing for trillions of dollars in development spending, President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers are directing Americans’ eyes to the rear-view mirror, pointing to a booming, ambitious China they say is threatening to quickly overtake the United States in global clout and capacity. Research done for the Group of 20 rich and developing nations estimates China’s infrastructure spending …

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