Media Report
- The Wall Street Journal reports: "The U.S. and China agreed to a United Nations resolution that diplomats said would impose significant new sanctions on North Korea in response to its recent nuclear and missile tests. American Ambassador Samantha Power will submit a draft resolution Thursday to the Security Council, the 15-member body that would impose the penalties, the diplomats said, following negotiations that stretched for nearly six weeks and strained relations between Washington and Beijing....The new resolution 'includes multiple elements that are much stronger and effective than the past,' a spokesman for South Korea's foreign ministry said in a press briefing in Seoul on Thursday. Unclear is how the initiative might restrain North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from pursuing weapons of mass destruction when past U.N. efforts have failed."
- The New York Times reports: "This month, Chinese banking officials omitted currency data from closely watched economic reports. Just weeks earlier, Chinese regulators fined a journalist $23,000 for reposting a message that said a big securities firm had told elite clients to sell stock. Before that, officials pressed two companies to stop releasing early results from a survey of Chinese factories that often moved markets....The government moved to bolster confidence on Saturday by ousting its top securities regulator, who had been widely accused of contributing to the stock market turmoil. Mr. Xi is also putting pressure on the Chinese media to focus on positive news that reflects well on the party."
- Reuters reports: "A spate of proposed Chinese takeovers of U.S. companies, from the Chicago Stock Exchange to makers of high-end semiconductors, has created a vibrant business for a small circuit of Washington insiders who advise on how to get cross-border deals approved by the U.S. government. Several former U.S. officials have in recent years joined the ranks of lawyers, consultants and lobbyists that have emerged as key brokers in trying to get Chinese acquisitions or investments in U.S. companies approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which scrutinizes deals for national security concerns....There have been 22 M&A transactions announced in the United States so far in 2016 involving Chinese acquirers, worth a combined $23 billion, according to Thomson Reuters data. That is a massive increase from 88 deals worth $13 billion for all of 2015, and 88 deals for $7 billion in 2014."
Calendar
- 2016-02-24 China says media ignores other claimants' weaponry in South China Sea
- 2016-02-23 China Appears to Have Built Radar Facilities on Disputed South China Sea Islands
- 2016-02-22 Beijing to Raise Threshold on Red Alerts for Smog
- 2016-02-21 China's Debt Seen Rising Through 2019, Peaking at 283% of GDP
- 2016-02-19 China accuses US of militarizing South China Sea
- 2016-02-18 Apple Pay Launches in China Where e-Payments Widely Used
- 2016-02-17 China: Missiles have been on South China Sea island for years
- 2016-02-16 South China Sea takes center stage at U.S.-ASEAN summit
- 2016-02-15 Chinese premier says economy faces great challenges, new uncertainties
- 2016-02-14 China's bank chief defends currency regime as markets poised for another volatile week
News
- The Wall Street Journal U.S., China Agree to Sanction North Korea on Nuclear Program
- The New York Times As China's Economic Picture Turns Uglier, Beijing Applies Airbrush
- Reuters The Washington insiders who work to get Chinese deals approved
- Bloomberg Business PBOC Officials Say China Can Handle Raising Budget Deficit to 4%
- The New York Times China Gives Glimpse of Its Solutions to Economic Problems
- Reuters China says 'really needs' South China Sea defenses in face of United States
- The Washington Post China facing pressure to reassure on economy at G-20 meeting
- Bloomberg Business China's Equities Plunge Most in a Month as Volatility Reignites
- The Wall Street Journal Treasury's Lew: China Must Make Clear No 'Major Devaluation' Coming
- Reuters U.S., China agree on draft North Korea sanctions resolution at U.N.: envoys
- The Washington Post China accuses US commander of using smears to seek funds
- The Wall Street Journal Foreign Money Could Be Slow to Enter China's Bond Markets
- CNN U.S., China agree to draft resolution on North Korea
- Reuters With eye on China's rise, Australia to boost defense spending by $21 billion
Commentary
- The New York Times: Sinosphere China, Facing Land Shortages, Encourages Saving Space 6 Feet Under
- The Diplomat China Warns THAAD Deployment Could Destroy South Korea Ties 'in an Instant'
- ABC News South China Sea: Beijing 'dissatisfied' with 'negative' remarks in Australia's Defence White Paper
- Foreign Policy: The Cable Chinese, Russian Subs Increasingly Worrying the Pentagon
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time A Victory for China over Japan … on Condom Thinness
- The National Interest Look out, China: India's Lethal Ballistic Missile Sub Is Ready to Go
- The Diplomat Maritime Asia: Responding to the China Challenge