Media Report
- CNBC reports that U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that bilateral talks with China's Xi Jinping had been "extremely productive," as world leaders gathered for a G-20 summit expected to address sluggish global economic growth and the looming spectre of protectionism...Obama, who arrived on Saturday, held talks with Xi that ran late into the night. He urged Beijing to uphold its legal obligations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, and stressed U.S. commitments to its regional allies...Xi said China would continue to safeguard its sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea.
Reuters reports that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, the Japanese government said, the first such meeting in more than a year as Asia's two largest countries are locked in a territorial dispute.The meeting will follow the conclusion of the two-day G20 summit that started on Sunday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.Tension flared up last month after more than a dozen Chinese coastguard and other government ships sailed near a group of East China Sea islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed also by Beijing, making a meeting between the two top leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit uncertain.
- Wall Street Journal comments that determination to fix economic trends on growth, trade and investment—and sliding confidence about the benefits of globalization—permeates a draft of a communiqué expected to be adopted Monday by G-20 leaders. But according to a copy seen by The Wall Street Journal, the G-20 list of remedies rivals the world economy in its complexity, running on for 7,000 words with ideas about migration, terrorism, energy and the spread of the Zika virus. The final document, said a European diplomat involved in the negotiations, risks looking "like a Christmas tree."...China's president has staked considerable global capital on an often unwieldy G-20 as he tries to peddle Beijing's vision for the global economy. Many of the measures in the draft had Mr. Xi's fingerprints, including more than 25 references to making growth "innovative," a term much in use by China's leadership these days.But many other government leaders came to Hangzhou hoping to see pledges of straightforward action: drastic cuts in China's steel production.
Calendar
- 2016-09-02 Hangzhou G20: China's ambitions for global leadership
- 2016-09-01 Obama Heads to Asia Seeking Breakthrough on Trade and Climate Change
- 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
News
- Wall Street Journal China Corrals White House Reporters, Spawns Some Tension as Obama Arrives in Hangzhou
- Bloomberg China Is About to Get Serious With Bad Debt
- Financial Times G20 takes up global inequality challenge
- Financial Times Chinese private groups play a growing role in M&A
- Wall Street Journal US Spy Agency Tweets, Deletes, Then Apologizes
- USA Today Obama downplays alleged diplomatic snub by China
- Reuters China, US commit to refrain from competitive currency devaluations
- www.bbc.com G20 leaders told 'avoid empty talk' by China's Xi Jinping
- Reuters Philippines worried, says more Chinese boats spotted at disputed shoal
- Bloomberg Hong Kong Voters Flood Polls in Election Test of China's Sway
- Wall Street Journal China Faces New Pressure From EU to Curb Steel Overproduction
- Reuters China says achieved progress in investment rules talks with US
- Reuters UN chief praises China, US climate change deal
- Reuters Chinese consumers take credit for boom in car loans
- Wall Street Journal US, China Reach Agreement to Stem US-Bound Flow of Fentanyl
Commentary
- The Washington Post Hong Kong election shows fight for independence is far from over
- The Economist G20 leaders meet in China
- The Diplomat Resources, 'National Unity' Underpin Xi's Trip to Western China
- Financial Times Week Ahead Political Diary: G20 faces globalisation backlash
- Wall Street Journal G-20 Leaders to Endorse Cross-Border Investment Guidelines
- Reuters China wary as Hong Kong election exposes underlying strains
- Reuters China says should constructively handle disputes with India
- Financial Times Security concerns stalk "golden era" China-UK relations
- Forbes At China's G20, Economics Is The New Militarism
- The Hill The South China Sea and America's role in global stability
- Bloomberg Moonlight Stroll Can't Mask Lingering Tensions Between Obama, Xi