China to Trump: We don’t want a trade war — but if there is one, you’d lose - March 15, 2017

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March 15 , 2017

The Washington Post：China to Trump: We don't want a trade war — but if there is one, you'd lose
The Washington Post reports: "China's premier told the United States on Wednesday: We don't want a trade war with you, but if one breaks out, your companies would bear the brunt. Yet despite tensions over jobs, currency rates and 'security matters,' Li Keqiang told a news conference in Beijing ahead of the first visit by the new U.S. secretary of state that he remained optimistic about the future of China's relationship with the United States. 'Our hope on the Chinese side is that, no matter what bumps this relationship may run into, it will continue to move forward in a positive direction,' he said...The two countries share extensive common interests and should 'sit down to talk to each other' to build trust and narrow differences, Li told journalists at the end of China's annual parliamentary session. He added that diplomats were working toward a face-to-face meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Trump. Experts say China has been pushing hard to arrange such a meeting, realizing how important personal chemistry between the two leaders could be in maintaining stable ties, and U.S. media has since reported that one has been tentatively scheduled for April 6-7 at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida."
The Wall Street Journal：Trump Trade Nominee Robert Lighthizer Puts a Target on China
The Wall Street Journal reports: "President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. trade representative said he would work with Congress to deploy potent new tools to hold China and other trading partners accountable for alleged trade violations. Lawmakers from both parties showed a willingness to back the nominee, Robert Lighthizer...In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Lighthizer, a longtime Washington trade lawyer, said he would use a variety of levers to hold China to account for its state-subsidized production flooding world markets and other economic practices weighing on American industry. 'We have to start thinking about some new remedies,' Mr. Lighthizer said. 'We have to think of more systemic approaches. Some of that may be going to the WTO,' he said, referring to the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based trade body that includes most economies around the world...'I don't believe the WTO is set up to deal effectively with a country like China and their industrial policy,' Mr. Lighthizer said, responding to a question about China's steel production levels, which American firms say depress world prices and put jobs at risk. Mr. Lighthizer has previously said the U.S. should consider the possibility of ignoring its WTO obligations with respect to China if the country continues to give its companies unfair advantages."
Foreign Policy：American Unrest Proves China Got the Internet Right
Foreign Policy comments: "In 2016, social media dominated the internet and the world. On November 8, Republican Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States, in some ways because of his social media support. At the same time, the internet in which Americans take such pride has been beset with social crises. It has become ever more extreme, filled with an endless stream of fake news. By contrast, the Chinese internet, long mocked by the Western world, has entered a period of peace and calm. China's system of internet management, it's now clear, has worked; and the West's model of free speech is showing cracks in a new media era...What should the United States do? One view of the web, which the United States often seems to support, is that the internet is sui generis, both part of yet removed from the real world, and requires an entirely new and bespoke system to govern it. Another view holds that some lessons learned from the past, and from the physical world, can be adapted and deployed to govern online behavior. That's China's view."

Calendar

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News

The Washington Post China to Trump: We don't want a trade war — but if there is one, you'd lose
The Wall Street Journal Trump Trade Nominee Robert Lighthizer Puts a Target on China
The New York Times U.S. May Soon Increase Pressure on China to Constrain North Korea
Reuters China e-commerce confusion catches Australian retailers on the hop
Bloomberg China's Next Class of Leaders Garners Buzz At Political Pageant
The Financial Times China-Hong Kong Bond Connect link to open by year-end
BBC Who's up, down and out at China's congress?
The New York Times China's Premier, Li Keqiang, Strikes Upbeat Tone Amid U.S. Tensions
Bloomberg China's Name-and-Shame TV Show Puts Household Brands on Edge
The Wall Street Journal Trump Weighs More Pain for Chinese Firms Found Aiding North Korea
The Associated Press UN agency: China has explosive growth in patent applications
Reuters China's Anbang denies report of Kushner property investment
The Financial Times Lighthizer vows to crack down on unfair China practices

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