Media Report
The Wall Street Journal reports, "China's military ambitions have given its leaders growing confidence about their capabilities, according to a new U.S. assessment that warns that Beijing may believe it can wage a regional conflict while maintaining its expanded global presence. 'We now have to be able to look for a Chinese military that is active everywhere,' said a senior defense official who briefed reporters on the new report by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency. Washington and Beijing are engaged in a trade fight, and tensions over Taiwan persist, although the official said there is no indication that China is looking to take military action anywhere soon. 'But they are present in a lot of places and we will have to interact with them, engage with them, deal with them, monitor them more broadly than we've ever had to before when they were very regionally focused and near their own shores.'"
- TIME reports, "China expressed its 'strong dissatisfaction' with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday over his criticism of a death sentence given to a Canadian accused of drug smuggling at a retrial that followed a chilling of relations over the arrest of a senior Chinese technology executive. Trudeau should 'respect the rule of law, respect China's judicial sovereignty, correct mistakes and stop making irresponsible remarks,' foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. 'We express our strong dissatisfaction with this,' Hua told reporters at a daily briefing. Her comments are the latest sign of a sharp cooling of China-Canada ties since Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, on Dec. 1 at the request of the United States."
- CNBC reports, "United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer saw no progress on key issues in last week's talks aimed at settling the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley. The Iowa Republican said Lighthizer believes negotiators made little headway in resolving structural issues at the heart of the dispute. 'He said that there hasn't been any progress made on structural changes that need to be made,' Grassley told reporters on a conference call. 'Let's say that would include intellectual property, stealing trade secrets, putting pressure on corporations to share information with the Chinese government and industries. So structure-wise not much progress, but the Chinese are coming over here in a couple weeks and there will be more negotiations,' he said."
Calendar
- 2019-01-15 Huawei CEO says company doesn’t spy for China and praises Trump in rare appearance
- 2019-01-14 China sentences Canadian man to death in drug case linked to Huawei row
- 2019-01-13 Clouds loom over global business as Chinese economy falters
- 2019-01-11 China's Liu Expected to Visit U.S. Soon for Trade Talks, Mnuchin Says
- 2019-01-10 U.S.-North Korea Summit Looks Imminent, South Korean Leader Says
- 2019-01-09 Talks to End U.S.-China Trade War Now Shift to Make-or-Break Rounds
- 2019-01-08 Xi Jinping’s top economic aide unexpectedly attends China-US talks
- 2018-12-05 China Breaks Its Silence on 90-Day U.S. Tariff Truce
- 2018-12-04 U.S. stocks are battered in one of their worst days of 2018 as U.S.-China trade deal appears to sputter
- 2018-12-03 Stocks Rise After U.S. and China Put Trade War on Hold
News
- TIME Tense Relations Between China and Canada as Trudeau Criticizes Canadian Citizen's Death Sentence
- The Wall Street Journal China's Confidence Rises in Its Military, U.S. Says
- CNBC US Trade Rep Lighthizer saw no progress on 'structural issues' in China trade talks, Sen Grassley says
- The New York Times Huawei's Reclusive Founder Rejects Spying and Praises Trump
- Reuters U.S., Canada express solidarity amid China's death sentence for Canadian
- Bloomberg After Orders to Shrink, China's Small Banks Face a Tougher 2019
- CNBC China just injected a record amount of money to stimulate its economy
- Reuters Germany, China to sign deals to deepen cooperation in financial sector: document
- The Guardian China has some of world's most advanced weapon systems, Pentagon warns
- The Wall Street Journal China Speeds Long-Sought Foreign-Investment Law
- The Hill US, UK navies conduct first drills in waters claimed by China
- The Wall Street Journal U.S.-Russia Nuclear-Arms Pact Moves Closer to Collapse
- Axios Despite U.S. concerns, Djibouti may see gains from Chinese finance
- NPR Cotton Seed Sprouts In China's Lunar Lander
- Seattle Times Philippines arrests, hands over to China corruption fugitive
- The New York Times Short Pants and Long Sleeves: China's Soccer Team Plays Under Tattoo Ban
Commentary
- Bloomberg Big Winners of the Shutdown: China and Russia
- The Washington Post What's the best way to respond to China's economic and military might?
- The New York Times Will China's Economy Hit a Great Wall?
- Bloomberg Is China Really Cheating?
- Foreign Affairs How the U.S. Can Step Up in the South China Sea
- Reuters Are China, Russia winning the AI arms race?
- Financial Times Trump's America rethinks engagement with China
- Foreign Policy The Belt and Road Initiative Is a Corruption Bonanza