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04.13.18China Wary after Trump’s U-Turn Could See US Rejoining TPP
South China Morning Post
Chinese analysts have said they are wary about the possibility that the United States will rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but shrugged off the immediate need to make policy changes.
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11.14.17China or the U.S.? Asian Nations' Answer: Neither
Wall Street Journal
It’s a neat narrative: America’s inevitable decline means the inexorable rise of China. But Asian countries have more to say.
The NYRB China Archive
10.12.17
The Chinese World Order
from New York Review of Books
Ten years ago the journalist James Mann published a book called The China Fantasy, in which he criticized American policymakers for using something he called “the Soothing Scenario” to justify the policy of diplomatic and economic engagement with...
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06.28.17Trump Is China’s Chump
New York Times
Beijing is now quietly encouraging everyone in the neighborhood to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, China’s free-trade competitor to TPP.
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06.06.17China Doesn't Want To Be the Only World Leader, Says State Council Counselor
CNBC
Rather than fully stepping into a global leadership vacuum that could be left by an increasingly isolationist U.S., China is looking to be but one of the world's leaders.
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05.03.17How Not to Lose Asia to China
Foreign Policy
This week, the foreign ministers of the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are coming to Washington for an annual U.S.-ASEAN dialogue.
Viewpoint
03.01.17
Is the U.S.’s Withdrawal China’s Gain in Latin America?
Latin Americans can’t afford to wait four years to see when the United States will be willing to have an honest and reciprocal conversation about economic prosperity in the Western Hemisphere. Luckily for the U.S.’s southern neighbors, over the past...
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02.09.17Here Are Five Ways China’s New Silk Road Is Good for Western Companies
Forbes
China’s One-Belt-One-Road initiative is the most ambitious infrastructure project in history. Referred to as “OBOR,” this immense network of planned highways, railways, energy grids and port facilities will create economic corridors between 65...
Viewpoint
02.02.17
The Art of a China Deal
By his own admission, President Donald J. Trump is a brilliant businessman, a master negotiator, an exceptional deal maker, somebody who always wins. When it comes to China, he is prepared to do just that—win. “I’ve read hundreds of books about...
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01.31.17Make China Great Again
New York Times
America’s rivals and enemies have enjoyed a very good 10 days.
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01.31.17Asia Pacific Nations Are Tilting Closer toward China as Trump Declares ‘America First’
CNBC
There are strong signs that countries in Asia and the Pacific region are turning away from the United States and tilting toward China as the Trump administration emphasizes “America First.”
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01.31.17How China Can Win as America Turns Inward
Newsweek
As the U.S. was backing away from a major international agreement, China continued its push to strike pacts with other nations.
Conversation
01.27.17
TPP is Dead, Now What?
On Monday, on his first full working day as president, Donald Trump officially withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a 12-nation trade pact that did not include China and did not have the votes to...
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01.25.17As Trump Stresses ‘America First,’ China Plays the World Leader
Reuters
China is calmly mapping out global leadership aspirations from trade to climate change, drawing distinctions between President Xi Jinping’s steady hand and new U.S. President Donald Trump
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01.25.17China Can Thrive in the Trump Era
New York Times
China has a chance to become a full-fledged superpower if it responds to the Trump presidency by opening up more to the world economically and politically.
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01.13.17Ambassador to China Shares Lessons Learned with the Next Administration
NPR
Democrat Max Baucus, the U.S. ambassador to China since 2014, is preparing to hand over the post to his successor. He discusses the future of the U.S.-China relationship.
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01.09.17China’s New Silk Road Is Getting Muddy
Foreign Policy
With the future of U.S.-China relations an open question for the incoming Donald Trump administration, many have focused on whether the president-elect’s promise to withdraw from negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will enhance...
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11.23.16China Touts its Own Trade Pact as U.S.-Backed One Withers
Wall Street Journal
Nations begin to coalesce around China-led trade group after Trump reiterates plan to withdraw from TPP
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11.21.16As Trump Tweets about SNL and Hamilton, China’s Xi Embraces a New, Powerful Role
Quartz
Trump’s talk of increasing trade barriers and disdain for global organizations and agreements could create a more isolationist US, leaving China to fill the gap
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11.21.16A Retreat from TPP Would Empower China
New York Times
China will take full advantage of the American shift to press its own trade vision--the Beijing-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
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11.21.16Trans-Pacific Partnership Failure May be China’s Gain, Asia’s Loss
South China Morning Post
Many Asian economies will benefit less under a China-led trade pact than they would have done under the now-doomed TPP, analysts argue
Caixin Media
11.18.16
Is the Trump Victory a Blow to Globalization?
The 2016 U.S. presidential election ended with the surprise victory of property mogul Donald J. Trump. An outsider without a political track record, Trump defied predictions by most polls, pundits, and political observers when he defeated Hillary...
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11.10.16China Pushes Asia-Pacific Trade Deals as Trump Win Dashes TPP Hopes
Reuters
China will seek support for a Beijing-led Asia-Pacific free trade area at a regional summit in Peru later this month, after Donald Trump's U.S. election win dashed hopes for a U.S.-led free trade pact.
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11.10.16In China and Around Asia, Disbelief that Trump Means What He Says on Trade
Washington Post
China has largely dismissed Trump’s talk of new trade tariffs as election rhetoric
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11.09.16Beijing Reacts Cautiously to Trump Triumph
Financial Times
President-elect has threatened China with trade and currency wars
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11.04.16TPP’s Failure Would Hand U.S. Business in Japan to China, White House Says
Wall Street Journal
Exporters could miss gains from Pacific trade deal, lose market share, according to study
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05.18.16Abandoning TPP Free-Trade Deal Would Give China Free Pass: Chamber of Commerce
CNBC
If America backs out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, free trade allies in the region may turn to China.
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11.24.15China and U.S. Say They’ve Made Strides in Trade Talks
New York Times
The United States and China said that they had made progress on sticking points in trade.
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11.18.15Obama Calls on Beijing to Stop Construction in South China Sea
New York Times
President Obama addressed the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Manila, where he discussed China, trade and climate change.
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10.09.15China’s AIIB and OBOR: Ambitions and Challenges
Diplomat
The two ambitious projects have become an integral part of Chinese diplomacy.
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10.09.15Why China Doesn’t Mind Being Left Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Global Post
In case you hadn’t heard, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a really big deal— unless you're China.
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10.08.15China and Europe May Team Up to Snub TPP
CNBC
The world's largest trade deal in recent decades may wind up creating high school-esque cliques on the international stage.
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10.07.15What Does China Think of the TPP?
Diplomat
China is taking a wait-and-see approach on the U.S.-led trade deal.
Conversation
10.06.15
What Will the TPP Mean for China?
On Monday, the U.S., Japan, and ten other countries concluded negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP—the largest regional trade accord in history. If approved, the agreement will set new terms for the nearly $28 trillion in trade and...
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10.06.15U.S. Allies See Trans-Pacific Partnership as a Check on China
New York Times
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal was welcomed as a win for the United States in its contest with China for clout in Asia.
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10.06.15Japan's Abe Says TPP Would Have Strategic Significance If China Joined
Reuters
"It would contribute largely to our nation's security and Asia-Pacific regional stability, if China joined the system in the future."
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10.05.15Trans-Pacific Trade Deal a Setback for China
Wall Street Journal
TPP marks a victory for Japan and other U.S. allies in the battle with China over shaping the future of global commerce.
Media
05.20.15
China Liked TPP—Until U.S. Officials Opened Their Mouths
After a brief but frightening setback for proponents, U.S. congressional leaders looked set on May 13 to pass legislation for an eventual up-or-down (“fast-track”) vote on what would be one of the world’s largest trade accords, the U.S.-led Trans-...
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05.03.15The U.S.-China Disconnect on Trade Deals
Wall Street Journal
Obama cautions on Beijing’s rise as he pushes TPP at home; a look at key differences in how the U.S. and China approach trade expansion.
Features
04.28.15
Where Do We Draw the Line on Balancing China?
from Foreign Policy
Is it time for the United States to get serious about balancing China? According to Robert Blackwill and Ashley Tellis, the answer is an emphatic yes. In a new Council on Foreign Relations report, they portray China as steadily seeking to increase...
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01.22.15The Trans-Pacific Partnership Can Help the U.S. Counter China’s Expansion
Washington Post
We’ve faulted President Obama for his less-than-full-throated support of free-trade agreements that enjoy the nominal backing of his administration. There was no such cause for complaint about his State of the Union address Tuesday night, however,...
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04.22.14Obama Faces Headwinds on Trans-Pacific Partnership in East Asia trip
South China Morning Post
Negotiations with Japan on a 12-nation transpacific trade liberalisation deal are bogged down, while support for it is waning in Malaysia, which could pull out altogether under pressure from business concerns. Analysts say the negotiations...
Conversation
12.03.13
What Posture Should Joe Biden Adopt Toward A Newly Muscular China?
Susan Shirk:United States Vice President Joseph Biden is the American political figure who has spent the most time with Xi Jinping and has the deepest understanding of Xi as an individual. Before Xi’s selection as P.R.C. president and C.C.P. general...
Reports
10.25.11
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Honolulu: A Preview
Peony Lui
Congressional Research Service
The United States will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC’s) 19th Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Honolulu, HI, on November 12 & 13, 2011. APEC was founded in 1989 to facilitate trade and investment liberalization in the Asia-...
Reports
04.15.10
East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy
Peony Lui
Congressional Research Service
The global financial crisis, the end of the Cold War, the rise of China, globalization, free trade agreements, the war on terror, and an institutional approach to keeping the peace are causing dramatic shifts in relationships among countries in East...