THE CHINA READER

I’m taking a break for the holidays, but here are some articles from this week in U.S.-China relations:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a1a7768-0cfa-11e0-ace7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz18×7PfuHA
http://www.gapp.gov.cn/cms/html/21/508/201012/708310.html
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/134923-chinese-president-hu-will-make-official-visit-to-white-house
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/china-has-failed-to-implement-wto-pledges-u-s-says-update1-.html
http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/12/14/stuxnets-finnish-chinese-connection/
http://www.twq.com/11winter/docs/11winter_Shambaugh.pdf
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/8227117/World-markets-fall-as-oil-price-hits-26-month-high-after-Chinese-rate-rise.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/top-chinese-blogger-shuts-down-countrys-first-pvt-magazine/articleshow/7178135.cms
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e69c85a-1264-11e0-b4c8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz19QObxoPn
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/business/global/29rare.html
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/china-cuts-rare-earth-export-quotas/story-e6frg90o-1225977704036

Posted on December 29th, 2010 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

The news just came in that a Chinese fisherman has died and dozens were injured when Chinese fishing vessels clashed with South Korean patrol boats in disputed territory off the coast of South Korea near Gunsan city.
About 50 Chinese fishing boats were reportedly illegally fishing in the disputed territory when a South Korean ship approached [...]

Posted on December 20th, 2010 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

I’ve always been a pessimist when it comes to the health of China’s economic model.
During my time at the China Economist, I was amazed at how much fudging I found in China’s economic reporting, like how numbers from township, district, provincial and national levels did not match up when cross-referenced, or how it seemed that [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2010 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

In case you missed it, a very forward-leaning article in this month’s Washington Quarterly, written by a fellow NBR associate Ely Ratner.

Posted on December 16th, 2010 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

Considering all that’s gone on in the US-China relationship over the past year, a lot is riding on President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington in January 2011.
In preparation for his visit, I’d like to sketch out what I think are likely (not ideal) outcomes of this trip for the U.S. and China.
Essentially what Hu and [...]

Posted on December 12th, 2010 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

…and it’s time to get this thing back in action.  More to come soon.

Posted on December 12th, 2010 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

China’s 60th Anniversary celebration a few weeks back was a monumental spectacle by any standard. Hundreds of thousands of troops, schoolchildren and civilians meticulously rehearsed months in advance. Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks filed through in a show of military muscle, displaying China’s transformation from a war-battered regional player into global economic superpower. [...]

Posted on November 13th, 2009 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

The George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations each produced strategy reports outlining their visions and overall strategy for Asia, coalescing around a catch phrase that would guide U.S. policy. In 2005, former US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick announced his idea that China become a “responsible stakeholder”, calling for Beijing to become increasingly [...]

Posted on August 13th, 2009 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

President Obama’s recent trip to China was harshly criticized by the Western media as having been a “failure”. Among the criticisms: he was too deferential; he didn’t speak out enough on human rights; he failed to press Beijing firmly on revaluing its currency; he achieved no concrete results on Iran or North Korea….and the list [...]

Posted on August 9th, 2009 under Uncategorized. Comments: None