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January 30 , 2018
  • The Washington Post：U.S. companies complain of unfair treatment in China, want pressure but not war
    The Washington Post reports: "American companies overwhelmingly feel less welcome than before in China and want the U.S. government to put more pressure on Beijing to level the playing field, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said Tuesday. William Zarit, chairman of AmCham China, warned that Chinese officials had told him they would "definitely" retaliate if the U.S. administration introduced tariffs or other restrictions on Chinese imports as a result of ongoing investigations into steel and aluminum imports and intellectual property violations. Zarit said U.S. companies do not want to see a trade war develop because it would obviously undermine their business in China. But there is support, he said, for a tougher stance by the Trump administration toward China after years of bilateral talks that haven't yielded much in the way of results, especially in terms of issues such as greater access to the Chinese market. "There is a sense that strictly just dialogue has not really brought much in terms of progress, so perhaps some pressure will help get us more progress to a more balanced economic and commercial relationship," he said."
  • The New York Times：Powerful Ally of Xi Jinping Makes Political Comeback in China
    The New York Times reports: "Wang Qishan, the formidable Chinese politician who oversaw President Xi Jinping's withering campaign against corruption, has been appointed to the national legislature, official news outlets said on Monday. The announcement added to signs that Mr. Wang, who retired from top Communist Party posts last year, could return to public office as a powerful ally of Mr. Xi. Mr. Wang, 69, previously ran the Communist Party's anticorruption agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, turning it into a fearsome enforcer of loyalty to Mr. Xi. But he stepped down from that and other leadership positions at a party congress in October, following an unspoken retirement rule for high-ranking Chinese politicians. But there has been speculation ever since then that Mr. Xi could see to it that Mr. Wang remained a powerful player in China's political leadership. The reports on Monday of Mr. Wang's appointment to the party-controlled legislature, the National People's Congress, are the clearest sign yet that he will remain in public life."
  • Forbes：China May Be Running Out Of Cards To Play In A Bid To Avoid A Trade War With U.S.
    Forbes comments: "If such thing as a consensus surrounding President Trump exists today, it is that 2018 promises significant action against China's protectionist economy. Some favor it, some are opposed, but most seem to concede it is likely. Last week's announcement of 30% tariffs on solar panels and 20% on washing machines, coming ultimately from Robert Lighthizer–Trump's Trade Representative and a notable China hawk–has been greeted not with shock, but expectation, and as a harbinger of much more to come. Not to be outdone, China has been talking up its own potential for disrupting U.S. trade, but has yet to act. Again the consensus, if there is one, probably leans towards China having much more to lose than the U.S. from a straight trade fight... Now, as the sanctions begin to bite, first on steel and aluminium, then on washing machines and solar panels, and soon with respect to intellectual property violations, China will find itself no longer able to dangle progress on wider strategic matters as a way of forestalling a potential trade war, and will instead have to make good on their threats. It is in this light that China's escalating strategic challenge should be seen, not as a coherent vision of China's future, but an attempt to raise the stakes in a game of strategic poker rapidly coming to an end."
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