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April 18 , 2017
  • The Chicago Tribune：Ivanka Trump awarded trademark approval in China, dines with Chinese president at Mar-a-Lago
    The Chicago Tribune reports: "On April 6, Ivanka Trump's company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world's second-largest economy. That night, the first daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner, sat next to the president of China and his wife for a steak and Dover sole dinner at Mar-a-Lago. The scenario underscores how difficult it is for Trump, who has tried to distance herself from the brand that bears her name, to separate business from politics in her new position at the White House...Using the prestige of government service to build a brand is not illegal. But criminal conflict of interest law prohibits federal officials, like Trump and her husband, from participating in government matters that could impact their own financial interest or that of their spouse. Some argue that the more her business broadens its scope, the more it threatens to encroach on the ability of two trusted advisers to deliver credible counsel to the president on core issues like trade, intellectual property, and the value of the Chinese currency. 'Put the business on hold and stop trying to get trademarks while you're in government,' advised Richard Painter, who served as chief White House ethics lawyer under George W. Bush."
  • Foreign Affairs：Asia in the Trump Era
    Foreign Affairs comments: "Donald Trump ran for office promising to overturn U.S. policy toward Asia. He threatened to launch a trade war against China, calling for a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports to the United States and promising to label Beijing a currency manipulator...Since then, however, Trump has appeared to adopt a more traditional posture...In short, it remains too early to tell what the Trump administration's overall strategy toward Asia will be...To Green, who served as senior director for Asia on George W. Bush's National Security Council, U.S. policy in the region has had a central unifying theme since 1783...He argues that five tensions, which 'reappear with striking predictability,' have defined U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific over the past two centuries: the tension between prioritizing Europe and prioritizing Asia (he argues that when the United States' Asia strategy has been an afterthought to its policy in Europe or the Middle East, 'American policy in the region has proven deeply flawed') between emphasizing relations with continental powers and emphasizing those with maritime powers (or between relations with China and relations with Japan); between promoting self-determination and promoting universal values; between protectionism and free trade; and between forward defense and Pacific depth. 'The Pacific Ocean does not provide sanctuary against threats emanating from the Eurasian heartland,' he writes, 'if the United States itself is not holding the line at the Western Pacific.' "
  • The Washington Post：China defends N. Korea trade after its trucks haul missiles
    The Washington Post reports: "China defended its trade practices on Tuesday after Chinese-made vehicles were seen towing ballistic missiles during a North Korea military parade despite international sanctions against selling military hardware to Pyongyang. Saturday's parade honoring North Korea's country's founder, Kim Il Sung, came amid heightened tensions over the country's nuclear ambitions. It featured a senior official, Choe Ryong Hae, warning of 'all-out war' if North Korea is attacked...'China has been performing its international obligations strictly, including those stipulated in the Security Council resolution. But meanwhile, we carry on normal economic exchanges and trade with all parties including North Korea,' Lu said...International observers have warned that over the past decade North Korea has become adept at circumventing the U.N. sanctions, particularly so-called dual-use equipment that has both military and civilian applications. North Korea makes use of "weak transshipment regulations, falsified cargo declarations and shipping documents, reflagging and disguised materials to import banned materials," according to a 2015 report for the European Union Institute for Security Studies." 
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