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Why China Represents Such a Global Threat
Just this year, the Chinese Communist Party held an election in the Great Hall of the People where Xi Jinping was voted “president for life.” The vote was 2,958 for and six against. With this vote they proclaimed that China is now realizing its dream of national rejuvenation, and its grand strategy to restore its… -
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A Year Later, Still No Justice for Chinese Voice of America Journalists
World Press Freedom Day was duly celebrated at the Broadcasting Board of Governors late last month. Yet, at Voice of America, a major part of the board, the fate of three Chinese journalists remains in limbo, more than a year after they were placed on administrative leave by Voice of America management for not following… -
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A Vatican Deal With China Would Only Hurt Catholics
The Chinese government’s grip on religious institutions means that, in order for the Catholic Church to appoint bishops in China in the future, it must receive the Chinese Communist Party’s blessing. Toward that end, the Vatican is currently engaged in negotiations with the Chinese government to expand its influence over the Catholic Church there. In… -
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Making Sense of China’s Defense Spending Increase
Back in March, the Chinese government announced an 8.1 percent increase in its annual defense spending. The increase brings China’s total reported defense budget to about $175 billion. But taken by itself, that number says little to nothing about the actual strength of the Chinese military. Countries don’t go to war with budgets. They go to… -
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A Trade War With China Is Not in America’s Interest
A trade war with China would inflict far more damage on the American economy than could be recouped from tariffs and other protectionist levies. That’s the problem with the Trump administration’s unilateral action, taken under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, to levy punitive tariffs on up to $50 billion of goods from… -
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5 Things You Should Know About US Trade With China
It’s true that the U.S. and China continue to have problems with access to certain areas of the Chinese market and that intellectual property theft is a problem. It’s also true that China’s state-led capitalism diverts both its own markets and international markets. We have to find ways to address these problems, but in the… -
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This Chinese Company’s Intellectual Property Theft Is No Isolated Incident
Intellectual property theft has been a thorn in the side of U.S. companies for decades. China has long been a chief offender here, and continues to be in 2018. Just last month, a U.S. court in Wisconsin convicted the Chinese company Sinovel Wind Group Co. of stealing trade secrets from AMSC, a U.S.-based company. Sinovel… -
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What China’s New Leadership Cohort Means for the US
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 19th Party Congress came to a close last month, new members of Chinese leadership emerged on the national stage. This leadership exists in the form of the CCP Central Committee’s Politburo, and in particular, a new Politburo Standing Committee. The seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which includes President Xi Jinping… -
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Trump’s Message for China
President Donald Trump’s visit to Asia has now taken him to the People’s Republic of China, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping staged an elaborate welcome, complete with a personally guided private visit to the famous Forbidden City. Observers have expected that two of the main concerns to be discussed by Trump and Xi would be… -
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Restricting Steel Imports Would Hurt Our Allies, Not China
The Trump administration’s investigation of steel imports as a possible national security concern is the latest in a line of aggressive actions designed to boost the economy. The target of the so-called Section 232 probe is, in large part, imports into the U.S. from China. In recent testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, the… -
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China Is ‘Sticking’ to the Paris Agreement in Name Only, Its Plans Show a Much Different Intent
As President Donald Trump prepared to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the media is rife with stories about how China pledged to fully implement its global warming pledge. China did vow to keep its Paris Agreement commitments, but that won’t really mean much given it pledged to increase greenhouse gas emissions… -
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China Is Abusing Human Rights in Tibet. Here’s What the US Can Do to Help.
Tibet, located in far western China, has long been a distinct ethnic and cultural enclave. It has also frequently come under persecution from the Chinese government in Beijing. That persecution has only escalated in recent years. In 2016, the Chinese government began demolishing one of the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist academies, the Larung Gar, forcing… -
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Trump Signals New US Approach to China With Tough Actions
Two developments in the past few weeks suggest that America’s China policy is on a cusp. The more publicly discussed event involves the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Dewey, which conducted a freedom of navigation operation near Mischief Reef in the Spratlys island group. This is the first freedom of navigation action conducted by the Trump administration…. -
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Did the Chinese Government Influence Voice of America?
The U.S. has long used international broadcasting as a tool in public diplomacy. Yet the nation’s international broadcasting agency—the Broadcasting Board of Governors—has been a distinct, freestanding agency within the U.S. government since the International Broadcasting Act of 1994. The reason often given for this independence is a fear of political influence from either the… -
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Despite the Rhetoric, US Trade Deficit With China Is Not a Big Problem. Here’s Why.
When we discuss international trade and balance of payments, there are two types of accounts. There is the current account, which includes goods and services imported and exported and receives the most political attention. In 2016, the American people imported $479 billion worth of goods and services from Chinese producers, and we sold $170 billion… -
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4 Issues Trump Will Likely Confront Chinese Leader About
North Korea will be the top agenda item for President Donald Trump when he meets Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We have somebody that is not doing the right thing and that’s going to be my responsibility,” @POTUS says. “As you know, I’ll be meeting with the president of China very soon in Florida,… -
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China’s Seizure of US Navy Drone Tests Trump
In the past 48 hours, the temperature in the South China Sea has risen significantly. The first development came with reports that China had placed air defenses and other weapons on the artificial islands it has built in the area of the Spratly Islands. Far more worrisome is China’s decision to seize an unmanned underwater… -
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Passport Recall in Western China Signals a Major Human Rights Problem
Recent developments in western China have brought to light human rights concerns that should have the United States’ attention. On Oct. 20, the Shihezi Public Security Bureau Immigration Office issued a statement citing orders from higher-ranking authorities that all residents of Xinjiang province should turn in their passports to public security authorities for “annual review.”… -
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Is the Chinese Economy Hitting Stagnation?
For roughly three decades, the Chinese economy registered a staggering annual growth rate in the vicinity of 10 percent. Over the past four years, however, it has clearly slowed from that breakneck speed. There has also been increased skepticism about the reliability of the old growth figures, and even whether today’s slower pace of expansion… -
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Heritage Event Explores Geopolitics of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
On Wednesday, September 28, The Heritage Foundation hosted a panel discussion on “Geopolitics and Economic Development: Assessing the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.” The discussion focused on the economic viability of the proposed $46 billion China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), security concerns impacting CPEC, and the geopolitical and geostrategic implications of the formation of an economic corridor linking…