By treating China as a grave threat the US is attempting to dilute China's rising influence in the globe and curb the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Chinese experts said on Friday following a series of spurious and aggressive rhetorical attacks made by top US officials against China in recent weeks.
On my flight from Beijing to Los Angeles, I watched US Vice President Mike Pence's speech on China policy and felt a chill that reminded me of the Cold War. But when I walked out of the airport, a tender breeze alleviated that uneasy feeling.
Last week at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered the Trump administration’s first major policy speech on China. The speech was highly anticipated in both the United States and China because of its significance and the context in which it was delivered. Indeed, the Trump administration, since it took over in January 2017, has been criticized (rightly) for lacking a coherent China policy or even any China policy.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Asia trip was aimed at promoting the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. He conducted a short "shuttle diplomacy" in Japan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and China. Moreover, the trip took place against the background of rising tensions between China and the US. At a time when Washington seems to want to add pressure on Beijing, whether it can continue to cooperate with the Chinese authorities on the DPRK n
Many observers expect the meeting in Beijing between the top diplomats of China and the US to quell tensions amid an escalating trade war and frequent military skirmishes. However, it seems their hopes have fallen through since the talks commenced with deep grievances that leave little room for compromise.
There is little doubt that the most consequential geopolitical event this year is the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. A full-blown trade war between the two largest economies in the world is already in place with the most recent round of tariffs, with the United States imposing another $200 billion worth on Chinese goods and China retaliating with a $60 billion round on U.S. goods. Various analysts and commentators have hotly debated who will win the trade war and the impa
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off his fourth trip to the DPRK this year on Oct. 7. How would the US and the DPRK restart the deadlocked denuclearization negotiations? That is the main focus of international attention.
US Vice-President Mike Pence delivered a speech on Thursday in which he criticized China on multiple fronts. Among other things, Pence accused China of meddling in the US' midterm elections in a bid to undermine the Donald Trump administration. Some have claimed his speech indicates the start of a new "Cold War". What does the speech mean for bilateral ties? Three experts share their views with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in landed in Pyongyang on Tuesday for a much-anticipated three-day summit with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un.