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U.S. threat to sanction Hikvision shows China ties near a tipping point

Business May 6, 2022

U.S. threat to sanction Hikvision shows China ties near a tipping point

The move would mark the first time a Chinese company faces more severe U.S. Treasury Department sanctions that risk curbing its business around the globe.

Will the Ukraine invasion ease U.S.-China tensions?

Commentary / World Apr 8, 2022

Will the Ukraine invasion ease U.S.-China tensions?

by Yang Yao

Developments in recent weeks suggest that the Ukraine war may mark a turning point for bilateral U.S.-China relations, at least in the economic domain.

Little to celebrate 50 years after Nixon’s China visit

Editorials Feb 25, 2022

Little to celebrate 50 years after Nixon’s China visit

In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.

Nixon was right to gamble on China

Commentary / World Feb 24, 2022

Nixon was right to gamble on China

by Minxin Pei

Critics argue that the U.S. President Nixon's 1972 China visit was a strategic blunder. But the 40 years of peace and stability between the two former foes must be considered a success.

Healing Washington and Beijing’s wounded relationship

Commentary / World Dec 8, 2021

Healing Washington and Beijing’s wounded relationship

by Frank Ching

China does see a global contest with the capitalist United States on one side and socialist China on the other. And it believes that history is on its side.

U.S.-China arms talks may not include the nuclear kind

Commentary / World Nov 23, 2021

U.S.-China arms talks may not include the nuclear kind

by Brad Glosserman

China is adamant that there is no need for it to join nuclear arms reduction talks. Beijing insists that the primary responsibility for such cuts rests on the U.S. and Russia.

Rebuilding the infrastructure of Sino-American relations

Commentary / World Nov 21, 2021

Rebuilding the infrastructure of Sino-American relations

by Minghao Zhao

Washington seeks to establish some mechanisms or rules to prevent conflict with Beijing.

Japan’s media fail to agree on weight of Biden-Xi summit

Commentary / World Nov 19, 2021

Japan’s media fail to agree on weight of Biden-Xi summit

by Kuni Miyake

Japan has been traumatized from the humiliating experience of the 1972 Nixon-China visit and has since fretted about Washington’s intentions regarding Beijing.

Did the Biden-Xi virtual summit accomplish anything?

Commentary / Japan Nov 18, 2021

Did the Biden-Xi virtual summit accomplish anything?

by Stephen R. Nagy

A dangerous mix of nationalistic hubris and regime insecurity in China in tandem with an increasingly Sino-phobic United States has placed bilateral relations in a precarious position.

Why the U.S. is struggling to formulate a trade policy on China

Commentary / World | API Geoeconomic Briefing Nov 9, 2021

Why the U.S. is struggling to formulate a trade policy on China

by Shin Oya

Any measures taken against Beijing could see retaliatory moves leveled at Washington, and could run counter to world efforts for peaceful exchange.

U.S.-China talks: Salvaging a relationship

Commentary / World Aug 4, 2021

U.S.-China talks: Salvaging a relationship

by Frank Ching

The slogan when U.S.-China relations were first restored was “Friendship first, competition second.” Now, no one speaks about friendship. It is competition first, last and in between.

Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan

National | FOCUS Aug 3, 2021

Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan

by Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro

A more supportive policy toward Taipei is emblematic of a broader shift by Tokyo in response to China's crackdown on Hong Kong and increased military activities in the Taiwan Strait.

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