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March 02 , 2017
  • The Washington Post: Opinions：How Trump could find common ground with China, thanks to the Islamic State
    The Washington Post comments: "Since the election of Donald Trump, the relationship between Washington and Beijing has appeared strained. Despite diplomatic efforts to bridge the gap, China and the United States are at loggerheads over a variety of issues, including trade and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. However, there is one subject close to President Trump's heart that could bring the two powers closer together: the threat of terrorism by Islamist extremists...China has long complained of the threat posed by Uighur groups based in China and abroad, often claiming that there was a "double standard" whereby acts of terrorism in the West received worldwide sympathy but those aimed at China received little international attention...In the new U.S. president, China may find a more receptive audience for its concerns about Uighur militancy. Trump has repeatedly spoken of the threat posed by the Islamic State and other extremists. He and his closest advisers have painted the threat posed by  Islamist militants with a broad brush, downplaying nonreligious motives and using the label 'radical Islamic terrorism.' The shift in U.S. leadership comes as Uighur involvement with international extremist groups is growing. 'There's no denying it,' said Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank, who has studied Uighur militancy."
  • The LA Times：China, upset over a planned missile-defense system, is taking aim at South Korea's pop stars and TV shows
    The LA Times reports: "Washington and Seoul plan to deploy the U.S.-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system on South Korean soil before the end of the year...Beijing, a longtime ally of Pyongyang, sees the system as part of a U.S. strategy to contain China, since it could also be deployed against Chinese missiles. And as THAAD's deployment date draws near, its denunciations have reached fever pitch, spurring retaliations online and in the streets. Chinese authorities have denied visas to South Korean pop stars who frequently perform on the mainland; rejected imports of South Korean cosmetics; and scrubbed at least five enormously popular South Korean TV shows — some with hundreds of millions of Chinese viewers — from Chinese video streaming sites. 'We don't have to make the country bleed, but we'd better make it hurt,' the Global Times, a Chinese state-run tabloid, said in an editorial on Wednesday. The measures have stirred anxiety in South Korea's business community, upset Chinese TV fans and cast uncertainty over the future of the China-South Korea relationship"
  • The Wall Street Journal：China's Xi Positions Allies for Transition Battle
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "China's President Xi Jinping's considerable clout is set to be tested over the next two weeks, when nearly 3,000 lawmakers gather for an annual meeting amid building resentment within party ranks over some of Mr. Xi's policies...Mr. Xi is heading into this political season well armed, with newly installed allies in key government posts. Near the end of his first five-year term, he faces no clear challenger, having used disciplinary campaigns to neuter rivals and demand fealty from the party's 89 million members. Some party insiders say Mr. Xi may be maneuvering to stay in power beyond a second five-year term, which would be a break from recent practice...Mr. Xi 'is more interested than ever in showcasing the party's unity and its achievements.' said Matthias Stepan, a specialist in Chinese domestic politics at the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies...In recent weeks, Mr. Xi has stepped up his campaign to enforce 'strict party governance,' urging officials to demonstrate 'self-discipline.' "
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