Media Report
The New York Times reports: "President Obama set off on a trans-Pacific voyage on Wednesday, his 10th trip to Asia as president and most likely his last chance to showcase two of his most cherished projects: the focus on Asia and the campaign to curb climate change. For Mr. Obama, it is a mixed record. He hopes to announce further progress with China on climate change, which has become a rare bright spot in an otherwise fraught relationship. But his drive to reassert the United States' presence in Asia has been jeopardized by a political backlash against his ambitious trade pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. On Wednesday, the president began his travels by focusing on climate change on the American side of the Pacific Rim. On his way to Asia, he stopped at Lake Tahoe, on the Nevada-California border, and in Hawaii to speak at two conferences dedicated to conservation and environmental preservation."
- The Washington Post reports: "Chinese manufacturing activity grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years in August, according to an official survey Thursday, in a possible sign that the world's No. 2 economy is steadying thanks to government stimulus....The survey, which focuses on China's large state-owned enterprises, uses a 100-point scale with numbers below the 50-point mark indicating contraction. Separately, the private Caixin/Markit survey, which is based mainly on small, privately owned companies, eased to 50.0 last month from 50.6 the month before. It was still the index's second highest level since 2014, analysts noted....'The two manufacturing gauges again pointed to different directions in August. But on a moving average basis, both indicators suggest that economic activity is still improving, supported by fiscal expansion,' said HSBC China economist Julia Wang."
- Reuters reports: "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he had had difficult conversations with Chinese leaders on human rights, as his government announced the signing of 56 deals with China worth more than C$1.2 billion ($915 million)....A day earlier, the family of Canadian citizen Kevin Garratt, indicted by China in January on charges of spying and stealing state secrets, expressed frustration by the lack of progress in securing his release. Speaking to businesspeople in China's commercial capital of Shanghai following meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, Trudeau said he told both men that acceptance of diverse perspectives would strengthen China. 'And I remind everyone that as a country that has seen the benefits first hand of free expression and good governance, Canada encourages China to do more to promote and protect human rights,' he said."
Calendar
- 2016-08-31 China Will Have to Get Used to Being a Terrorist Target
- 2016-08-30 China’s Passive-Aggressive Diplomacy
- 2016-08-29 Why China won’t own next-generation manufacturing
- 2016-08-28 Beneath Yuan's Quiet, China Worries Rise
- 2016-08-26 They built towering new cities in China. Now they're trying it in downtown L.A.
- 2016-08-25 The New Face of Chinese Nationalism
- 2016-08-24 The Morning Risk Report: Uneven Enforcement Worries U.S. Firms in China
- 2016-08-23 UN envoy: China must give public voice to stamp out poverty
- 2016-08-22 China slams U.S.-South Korea military drills even as it stages naval war games of its own
- 2016-08-21 Chhines Ships, Planes Hold War Games in Sea of Japan
News
- Reuters Canada PM presses China on rights, signs C$1.2 billion in deals
- The Washington Post Official survey: China factory activity at 22-month high
- The New York Times Obama Heads to Asia Seeking Breakthrough on Trade and Climate Change
- The Wall Street Journal China Manufacturing Index Returns to Expansion Land
- The Washington Post Britain's May hopes to assure Chinese over nuclear plant
- NPR One Result Of China's Buildup In South China Sea: Environmental Havoc
- Reuters China quelling evidence weakening its spy case against U.S. woman, husband says
- Financial Times Europe lobby warns on China market barriers
- The Wall Street Journal J.P. Morgan Gets Stand-Alone Asset-Management License in China
- Bloomberg WeChat Chats Fuel China Money Exodus Into Hong Kong Policies
- The New York Times Hong Kong Independence Movement Contests Beijing at the Polls
- Reuters Australia must choose between United States and China: U.S. Army official
- TIME Chinese Cancer Patients Are Illicitly Importing and Preparing Their Own Drugs
Commentary
- The New York Times: Sinosphere China's 'Core Socialist Values,' the Song-and-Dance Version
- Reuters China is wrong venue for an SDR revival
- The National Interest Is the World Really Getting More Dangerous for America?
- Bloomberg View What Are the U.S. and China Fighting Over?
- The Financial Times: The Big Read China foreign policy: Throwing out the rule book
- The New York Times: What in the World How Some Chinese Men Meet Summer's Swelter: With Midriff Bare and Bulging
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time Robin Li vs. Wild; Baidu's CEO Accepts Challenge From Bear Grylls
- The Diplomat The West and the New, Tech-Savvy China
- Huffington Post 3 Aspects of China-U.S. Relations to Watch at the G-20 Summit