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 of Americans think limiting China’s power and influence should be a top U.S. foreign policy priority. For the fifth year in a row, about eight in 10 Americans report an unfavorable view of China, the Pew report said. Following that, 42% of Americans say China is an enemy of the U.S., the highest level since 2021, when Pew began asking the question. Older Americans, conservative Republicans and those with a sour view of the U.S. economy are more critical of China and more likely to consider the country an enemy, the report said.

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China anxious as Trump victory may intensify trade wars
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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 …

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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US should discard its double-face approach to China
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US should discard its double-face approach to China

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting on the margins of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York on Friday. This momentum has gradually been consolidated through the joint efforts of the two sides to stabilize Sino-US relationship since US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to China in August — …

US should discard its double-face approach to China
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US should discard its double-face approach to China

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting on the margins of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York on Friday. This momentum has gradually been consolidated through the joint efforts of the two sides to stabilize Sino-US relationship since US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to China in August — …

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 …

As tensions grow, more Americans see China as an enemy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As tensions grow, more Americans see China as an enemy

LA Times  

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Chinese economy belies scaremongers: China Daily editorial
9 months ago

Chinese economy belies scaremongers: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

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Is the United States overestimating China’s power?
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Is the United States overestimating China’s power?

New Indian Express  

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US politicians' China rhetoric called empty
10 months ago

US politicians' China rhetoric called empty

China Daily  

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Washington’s Lopsided Approach to Competition With China
11 months ago

Washington’s Lopsided Approach to Competition With China

The Diplomat  

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

Firstpost  

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Biden to Meet With Xi – What a Good Result Looks Like For The US President
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden to Meet With Xi – What a Good Result Looks Like For The US President

The Quint  

US President, Joe Biden, is expected to meet China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in San Francisco as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference on Wednesday, November 15. Their meeting has great significance, as the two leaders have not met since the G20 in 2022, and because of their lack of agreement concerning current global conflicts, particularly the Ukraine war. At …

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 …

Trends in US-China engagement
1 year, 1 month ago

Trends in US-China engagement

Hindustan Times  

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Badmouthing China benefits no economies
1 year, 1 month ago

Badmouthing China benefits no economies

China Daily  

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Survey of wealthy nations finds favorable views rising for U.S., declining for China
1 year, 1 month ago

Survey of wealthy nations finds favorable views rising for U.S., declining for China

LA Times  

United States and Chinese flags are set up before a meeting between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 8. Favorable views of both countries fell in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, but the ratings for China remained low during the latest survey, the Pew center said, …

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
1 year, 2 months ago

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like. The report released Thursday also warns that China may be pursuing a new intercontinental …

US should rebuild mutual trust with China
1 year, 7 months ago

US should rebuild mutual trust with China

China Daily  

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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  

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Survey: Americans increasingly see China as a threat
2 years, 7 months ago

Survey: Americans increasingly see China as a threat

Associated Press  

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China’s rise and America’s decline spell conflict
3 years, 1 month ago

China’s rise and America’s decline spell conflict

Al Jazeera  

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The US and its G7 allies are confronting China. How worried should Beijing be?
3 years, 6 months ago

The US and its G7 allies are confronting China. How worried should Beijing be?

CNN  

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What explains US antagonism toward China?
3 years, 6 months ago

What explains US antagonism toward China?

China Daily  

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What explains US antagonism toward China?
3 years, 6 months ago

What explains US antagonism toward China?

China Daily  

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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  

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the ongoing vaccination program at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 12, 2021 in Washington. Many may still remember the hilarious 2015 HuffPost Entertainment video in which previous US President Donald Trump says, "China" 234 times. A Pew survey released on May 17, which showed the low public …

China poses greatest long-term strategic threat in 21st century: Top Pentagon commander
3 years, 9 months ago

China poses greatest long-term strategic threat in 21st century: Top Pentagon commander

India TV News  

China poses the greatest long-term strategic threat in the 21st century, a top Pentagon commander told lawmakers on Wednesday, alleging that Beijing's very pernicious approach to the region includes a whole of party effort to coerce, corrupt and co-opt governments, businesses, organizations and the people of the Indo-Pacific. In stark contrast to our free and open vision, the Communist Party …

China is rehearsing for when it overtakes America
3 years, 10 months ago

China is rehearsing for when it overtakes America

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — China wants to lead the global recovery from the pandemic and become more influential on the world stage than ever before. “China emerged from the Covid-19 shock earlier than the rest of the world and authorities are already planning for the long term,” wrote Françoise Huang, senior economist for Asia-Pacific at Euler Hermes, in a …

Blaming China won't solve America's problems
4 years, 3 months ago

Blaming China won't solve America's problems

China Daily  

Rising animosity China has been a punching bag for political forces in the US for decades, and China-bashing has taken on new intensity in the recent decade since China overtook Japan as the second biggest economy in the world. President Trump cashed in on China-bashing during his first presidential campaign, and now downplaying the Trump administration's bungled response to the …

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