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November 09 , 2017
  • CNN：Trump trades barbs for flattery in gambit to win over China
    CNN reports: "Outside the Great Hall of the People here on Thursday, President Donald Trump watched with an unmistakable air of satisfaction as cordons of Chinese troops marched stiff-legged in his honor, an eight-cannon salute preceding their parade. It was just the latest display of elaborate pageantry put on by his Chinese hosts, and inside the cavernous state edifice two hours later, the outsized display of flattery appeared to pay off. Instead of lashing China for trade practices he once compared to rape and theft, he praised the country and its powerful leader, Xi Jinping, for cunningly exploiting the US to benefit his own citizens -- and harm American workers. 'Who can blame a country for being able taking advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens?' Trump said as Xi watched on from a few feet away. Nervous laughter rippled through the crowd of Chinese and American business executives, whose firms are inking new deals here in a spectacle meant to demonstrate Trump's negotiating prowess... It was a remarkable show of deference to Xi, who emerged from last month's Communist Party Congress the most powerful Chinese leader in a generation. And while US officials downplayed the significance of the remark, it nevertheless laid bare the lengths to which Trump is prioritizing his personal chemistry with his counterparts here as he seeks to advance an agenda of isolating North Korea and brokering new trade deals.Trump's praise for his Chinese counterpart wasn't limited to the remarks at the signing ceremony for the $250 billion in US-Chinese business deals. At the top of a bilateral meeting, the accolades dripped from Trump's mouth as he expressed his gratitude for the welcome mat Xi had laid out."
  • USA Today：Is China really stepping up as the world's new climate leader?
    USA Today reports: "In October, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a bold statement in publicly positioning his country as the next global leader in combating climate change. 'Taking a driving seat in international cooperation to respond to climate change,' Xi said at the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress last month. 'China has become an important participant, contributor, and torch-bearer in the global endeavor for ecological civilization.' China and the U.S. acted together two years ago to pave the way for a successful Paris agreement. Now, under President Trump, the U.S. is backing away from that agreement and China sees an opportunity to lay claim to the process and carve out space for itself as a diplomatic leader. After months of affirming its commitment to cutting carbon, Xi's phrase 'taking a driving seat' removed any doubt that the country is positioning itself not just as a willing participant, but as a leader in global climate action... China appears well ahead of its Paris agreement target of hitting peak carbon emissions by 2030. And even though it still burns more coal than any other country, it's working to wean itself off the dirty fuel. China canceled plans for more than 100 new coal-fired power plants this year."
  • The Washington Post：Some frank advice for President Xi
    The Washington Post comments: "Dear President Xi Jinping: As you welcome President Trump to your country, here's a bit of advice: Don't assume you can dodge a crisis in your relations simply by appealing to his vanity. A backlash is brewing against your country in the United States, and it goes well beyond Trump. You may be deluded by some of Trump's early efforts to make nice. He appointed his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to work on the relationship, and you may have tried to sweeten the pot by giving a series of trademarks to the Trump family. But Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner don't run China policy anymore, if they ever did... In the year since Trump was elected, other people in the U.S. government have begun to influence the president. These people — including those on the National Security Council and in the Defense Department — have a far less rosy-eyed view of your country and of the relationship between the United States and China. They want your country to do more on North Korea than your country has ever done. So much so that, unlike the Obama administration, they have begun to sanction Chinese firms for helping North Korea's economy, and it looks likely that, once the summit is over, they will sanction more. They also want your country to open its markets to American products and to stop forcing American firms to hand over their technology to Chinese firms... Many of my colleagues, even those from the Democratic Party, are in complete agreement with Trump's former aide, Stephen K. Bannon, that the United States is in an economic war with China and that Americans have done far too much to facilitate your nation's rise."
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