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06.09.17China Says It Is Vigilant as Two U.S. Bombers Fly over South China Sea
Reuters
The U.S. military conducts such "freedom of navigation" patrols to show China it is not entitled to territorial waters there, U.S. officials said at the time.
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06.08.17China Likely to Set up Military Base in Pakistan – Pentagon
Telegraph
The report from the Pentagon predicts China will expand its military prowess after the construction of its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a strategic location at the southern entrance to the Red Sea on the route to the Suez Canal.
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06.07.17Beijing Lashes Out Over Pentagon Report on Chinese Military
Associated Press
Beijing says it is “firmly opposed” to a Pentagon report that highlighted China's construction of military facilities in the South China Sea and speculated that Beijing would likely build more bases overseas.
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06.06.17Former Top U.S. Spy James Clapper Warns of China’s Russian-Style Behavior in Australia
ABC
China’s growing influence over Australian politics has similarities with Russia's recent meddling in American democracy.
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06.05.17As China Pulls Trade from North Korea, Russia Gets Cozy with Kim Jong Un
USA Today
Trade between Russia and North Korea increased by 73% during the first two months of 2017 compared to the same period the year before, boosted mostly by increased coal deliveries from Russia, according to Russian state-owned news site Sputnik.
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06.05.17China Tries to Play Nice at Key Security Forum
Nikkei Asian Review
Although China attempted to strike a more conciliatory tone in this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, a major Asian security forum held here through Sunday, officials’ uncompromising comments on Taiwan and the South China Sea only highlighted its rifts...
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06.05.17Russia and China Are Bulking Up in the U.S.’s Backyard
Bloomberg
Putin and Xi are working to win over small, poor countries with promises of aid, military support, and investment, even as Trump scales back.
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05.31.17Trump May Turn to Vietnam for Help on South China Sea
CNBC
On Wednesday, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will be the first ASEAN leader to visit the White House since President Donald Trump’s election and the U.S. may look to tap into the emerging market’s friction with China.
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05.25.17South China Sea: U.S. Warship Challenges China’s Claims with First Operation under Trump
CNN
A U.S. Navy destroyer has sailed close to a disputed South China Sea island controlled by China for the first time under U.S. President Donald Trump.
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05.25.17Taiwan Simulates ‘Chinese Invasion’ during Military Exercise amid Growing Tensions with Beijing
Daily Mail
Military forces in Taiwan have today simulated a ‘Chinese invasion’ as part of live-fire war games amid rising tensions with Beijing.
China in the World Podcast
05.24.17
What Do Trump’s Views on Europe Mean for China?
from Carnegie China
President Trump will travel to Europe in May for his first time since taking office to meet with European Union (E.U.) leaders, attend a NATO meeting, and visit the organization’s headquarters in Brussels. Although he has walked back some of his...
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05.22.17Philippines, China Play down Duterte's Talk of War in Disputed Sea
Reuters
The Philippines and China played down on Monday a warning by President Rodrigo Duterte that China would go to war if the Philippines drilled for oil in the disputed South China Sea.
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05.22.17Why China Still Can’t Beat U.S. to Become the World’s Most Powerful Navy
South China Morning Post
China will eventually become the world’s No 2 aircraft carrier power, trailing only the United States, but its carrier strike group air crews are still far below international standard, military experts say.
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05.18.17Taiwan’s Failure to Face the Threat from China
New York Times
China’s aggression in the Asia-Pacific region has been met with little tangible response from the United States and other countries. China’s neighbors have acquiesced to Beijing’s claims to the airspace above the East China Sea and have stood by as...
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05.18.17Can South Korea and China Patch Things up over THAAD?
CNN
Moon will be attempting to start the healing process Thursday, when South Korean special presidential envoy Lee Hae-chan meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and two more senior officials Friday.
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05.17.17China, Philippines to Hold First South China Sea Talks Friday
Nikkei Asian Review
The meeting will take place in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou, which is also hosting talks on Thursday between China and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on establishing a framework for a code of conduct in the...
China in the World Podcast
05.16.17
Evaluating Trump’s First 100 Days
from Carnegie China
One hundred days into Donald Trump’s presidency, he has shocked the establishment and foreign governments with many foreign policy reversals, and also some surprising areas of consistency. In this podcast, Paul Haenle sat down with Jon Finer, former...
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05.15.17Commentary: Why North Korea Is Turning into a Headache for China and Xi Jinping
Channel NewsAsia
Chinese President Xi Jinping has found himself in a peculiar predicament over the North Korean nuclear issue. Although Xi is widely believed to be far more popular as a global leader than his immediate predecessor, President Hu Jintao, he is...
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05.15.17China, Philippines to Start South China Sea Talks: Ambassador
China and the Philippines will start bilateral consultations on the disputed South China Sea this week, the Philippine ambassador to Beijing said, as Manila looks to ease tensions with Asia’s top economic power.
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05.15.17North Korea Blights China’s One Belt, One Road Party with Missile Launch
North Korea’s missile launch Sunday came at a highly embarrassing time for China, its chief ally and economic partner. As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared to inaugurate the Belt and Road Forum, Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile from a base in...
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05.11.17South Korea’s New President Moves to Soothe Tensions with China
New York Times
Moon Jae-in, the newly elected leader of South Korea, moved swiftly to mend ties with China on Thursday, announcing plans to dispatch a delegation to Beijing to resolve a festering dispute over the deployment of an American missile-defense system in...
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05.11.17Sri Lanka Rejects Chinese Request for Submarine Visit: Sources
Reuters
Sri Lanka has rejected China’s request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior government officials said on Thursday as the Indian prime minister who worries about growing Chinese activity in a country it has long viewed as...
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05.10.17China’s Missile Tests in Bohai ‘Aimed at THAAD’
South China Morning Post
Chinese rocket forces tested a new type of missile aimed at the country’s waters west of the Korean peninsula, the defense ministry announced in a rare public statement. The statement did not say what missile was tested or when the launch took place...
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05.10.17North Korea Expected to Ask China for a Break at Summit
South China Morning Post
North Korea is expected to press China to tone down its economic sanctions when its delegation attends an infrastructure and trade summit in Beijing on Sunday, observers said.
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05.08.17China Coast Guard’s New ‘Monster’ Ship Completes Maiden Patrol in South China Sea
Diplomat
The world’s largest coast guard vessel, the 12,000-ton China Coast Guard (CCG) cutter 3901, has successfully completed its first patrol in the South China Sea this month, according to Chinese government reports.
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05.08.17Syria Says up to 5,000 Chinese Uighurs Fighting in Militant Groups
Reuters
Up to 5,000 ethnic Uighurs from China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang are fighting in various militant groups in Syria, the Syrian ambassador to China said on Monday, adding that Beijing should be extremely concerned about it.
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05.04.17After North Korea Criticism, China Says Wants to Be Good Neighbor
Reuters
China said on Thursday it wants to be good neighbors with North Korea, after the isolated country’s state news agency published a rare criticism of Chinese state media commentaries calling for tougher sanctions over the North’s nuclear program.
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05.03.17China Tells U.S. and North Korea to ‘Stop Irritating Each Other’
Independent
China has called on all parties in the Korean standoff to stay calm and “stop irritating each other” a day after North Korea said the United States was pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war.
Viewpoint
05.03.17
Thinking about War with China
Let’s not kid ourselves. The armed forces of the United States and China are now very far along in planning and practicing how to go to war with each other. Neither has any idea when or why it might have to engage the other on the battlefield but...
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05.03.17As U.S. And China Find Common Ground on North Korea, Is Russia the Wild Card?
Reuters
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Lunar New Year greetings this year, the first card went to Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead of leaders from China and other allies of the isolated country, according to its official news agency.
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05.03.17Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to China Says He Will Work with Beijing on North Korea
Washington Post
President Trump’s choice to be ambassador to China pledged Tuesday to leverage a personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping to persuade China that it is risking its own security if it fails to prevent a nuclear crisis with North Korea.
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05.01.17Trump Warns North Korea on Missile Tests, Says ‘We’ll See’ If Military Action Is Needed
NBC News
President Donald Trump declared that neither the U.S. nor China would be “happy” if North Korea tested more missiles, and said “we’ll see” if military action would be needed to curb the country’s nuclear ambitions.
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05.01.17Pals Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Still Split on North Korea
Daily Beast
Even President Trump’s newfound and well-advertised friendship with Xi Jinping may not be enough to overcome the sharp differences between the United States’ and China’s goals on North Korea.
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05.01.17Holiday Hush as Chinese Tourists Shun South Korean Resort Island amid THAAD Missile Shield Row
South China Morning Post
During the May Day holiday, the Jeju Cruise Terminal in South Korea used to be packed with thousands of passengers from the ports of Shanghai, Tianjin and Qingdao disembarking from large cruise liners and boarding their tourist buses.
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04.27.17Philippines’ Duterte Says Helpless against China
Channel NewsAsia
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday (Apr 27) there was no point protesting Chinese artificial island building in disputed areas of the South China Sea because it could not be stopped.
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04.27.17China Tried to Hack Group Linked to Controversial Missile Defense System, U.S. Cybersecurity Firm Says
A cybersecurity firm in the United States believes state-sponsored Chinese hackers were trying to infiltrate an organization with connections to a U.S.-built missile system in South Korea that Beijing firmly opposes.
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04.26.17Why China’s New Aircraft Carrier Is Significant
ABC
China on Wednesday launched the navy’s second aircraft carrier, its first to be entirely homebuilt.
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04.26.17China Is Crushing South Korea’s Tourism Industry
CNN
Pro tip for countries looking to keep their tourism numbers up: Don’t annoy China. That’s the lesson South Korea is learning the hard way. The country suffered a 40% plunge in Chinese visitors last month, according to the Korea Tourism Organization.
Conversation
04.25.17
What's the Best Way for Trump to Persuade China to Up the Pressure on North Korea?
China’s President Xi Jinping called U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday morning urging American restraint in reaction to North Korea. Tensions between the United States and North Korea have risen to new levels ever since Pyongyang’s April 16...
Sinica Podcast
04.24.17
Chris Buckley: The China Journalist’s China Journalist
from Sinica Podcast
Chris Buckley is a highly regarded and very resourceful correspondent based in Beijing for The New York Times. He has worked as a researcher and journalist in China since 1998, including a stint at Reuters, and is one of the few working China...
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04.24.17China’s Leader Urges Restraint on North Korea in Call With Trump
New York Times
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has urged President Trump to show restraint toward North Korea despite signs that the North may be preparing a nuclear test. Mr. Xi made the appeal in a phone call with Mr. Trump on Monday that reflected growing alarm...
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04.24.17China Is Sending the U.S. a New Message about North Korea
CNBC
Beijing appears to be sending fresh signals about its view on North Korea, in order to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to take less aggressive action against the rogue nuclear state, several political analysts say.
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04.24.17China Is Squeezing North Korea - but Not Too Hard
CNN
China wields huge influence over the North Korean economy, accounting for more than 80% of its smaller neighbor’s foreign trade and serving as its main gateway to the rest of the world.
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04.24.17Why Xi Jinping Is Planning a Historic Move to Rename China’s Army Corps
South China Morning Post
Army corps in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are likely to have their unit numbers changed for the first time in their history as part of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to reshape the world’s biggest army, military sources said.
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04.24.17Made-In-China Aircraft Carrier Is Readied for Launch
South China Morning Post
China was making final preparations to launch its first domestically built aircraft carrier as it marked the 68th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy on Sunday.
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04.21.17China Reveals New Dongfeng Missiles
Huffington Post
China has been staging its armed demonstrations recently, which seems to be aimed at suppressing rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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04.21.17US Official: With Eye on North Korea, China Puts Bombers on ‘High Alert’
CNN
China put cruise missile-capable bombers ‘on high alert’ this week as the United States sees evidence the Chinese military is preparing to respond to a potential situation in North Korea, a US defense official told CNN.
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04.21.17Why Trump’s Plan to Use China against North Korea Is Probably Doomed
Vox
President Trump believes the road to disarming North Korea runs through China, its biggest and most powerful ally. The problem is that Beijing doesn’t seem willing to do much of anything to rein Pyongyang in.
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04.21.17China Needs Its Friend the Philippines More Than the Philippines Needs China
Forbes
If China can choreograph its own relations with all four Southeast Asian nations that dispute its aggressive, decade-old expansion in the same 3.5 million-square-kilometer sea, it can easily ignore threats from the United States, the world court or...
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04.20.17Why China’s New Cargo Space Ship Is So Important
Diplomat
China’s first indigenously built Tianzhou cargo ship, which is being launched between April 20 and 24, is a major accomplishment.
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04.20.17China Criticizes North Korea, Praises US on Nuclear Issue
CNN
China may be getting fed up with continued nuclear bluster from long-time ally North Korea and tilting toward the United States.
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04.20.17China Left as Observer as Tensions Rise on Korean Peninsula
Washington Post
China’s foreign minister recently likened the U.S. and North Korea to two speeding trains hurtling toward each other, an analogy that would seem to place China in the role of helpless bystander. And indeed, while tensions have risen, Beijing has...
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04.20.17
Recreating China’s Imagined Empire
from New York Review of Books
China’s influence in the world has become a persistent theme of these early days of the Donald Trump era. During his campaign, Trump portrayed China (not entirely incorrectly) as the leading malefactor in the politics of international trade—holding...
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04.19.17China Hits ‘Provocative’ US on North Korea after Saying USS Carl Vinson Was Headed to the Peninsula
News.com.au
China has avoided directly criticising the United States for lying about the course of its nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, but warned that such actions might compromise regional peace.
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04.19.17China Reshuffles 84 Corps-Level Military Units
Xinhua
China announced Tuesday a military reshuffle with 84 corps-level units newly adjusted or established, a move hailed by President Xi Jinping as another major step in strengthening the country’s armed forces.
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04.19.17China’s President Is Playing Donald Trump Like a Fiddle
Week
President Trump thinks he has worked out a magnificent “deal” with China. The outlines of the deal are fairly simple to understand: Trump is prepared to drop his economic grievances against China in exchange for China's help in fixing “the...
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04.18.17Trump: I Haven't Softened My Stance on China
Politico
Trump left open the possibility that China might ultimately be unable, or unwilling, to apply sufficient pressure on North Korea.
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04.18.17Trump: I Haven't Softened My Stance on China
Politico
Trump left open the possibility that China might ultimately be unable, or unwilling, to apply sufficient pressure on North Korea.
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04.18.17The North Korean threat is literally on parade. Can Trump get China to act?
Washington Post
Is Mr. Trump driving toward a new outcome with China or the same old dead end?
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04.17.17China-Nepal Exercises Don’t Worry Us: India
Hindu
The enduring ties between Kathmandu and New Delhi are not concerned with the ongoing military exercises between China and Nepal, the External Affairs Ministry said.