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February 05 , 2018
  • CNBC：China says Rex Tillerson is demonstrating US 'disdain' and 'paranoia'
    CNBC reports: "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was showing "disdain" for China's approach to Latin American by saying that the far east nation was assuming the role of "new imperial powers" alongside Russia, a nationalistic Chinese newspaper said over the weekend. 'Chinese people might be surprised to find out that their country is labeled a 'new imperial power,'' said Global Times in an op-ed. 'The question is: What did China do in Latin America? China has no military bases in the region and has dispatched no troops to any of the Latin American countries,' the Chinese Communist Party-linked newspaper added. On the charge that China is using its economic influence to exert political pressure over the region, the paper claimed Beijing's actions brought only benefit to those nations. 'China is merely doing business with Latin America and all the trade ties are based on the countries' free will and for mutual benefit,' it said. 'China respects Latin America and the first principle in trade cooperation is win-win and reciprocity. However, the U.S. has long seen Latin America as its backyard.' China's comments came after Tillerson on Friday said in a speech on Friday about China's influence in Latin America that the region "does not need new imperial powers"... State-owned China Daily responded to Tillerson by saying said there is a "perception gap" between the U.S. and China."
  • The New York Times：China Opens Inquiry Into U.S. Sorghum as Trade Tensions Worsen
    The New York Times reports: "China has opened an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into sorghum imports from the United States, the latest salvo in an escalating trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. The decision, announced by China's Commerce Ministry on Sunday, could result in China imposing steep tariffs on sorghum. It came less than two weeks after the United States said it was imposing tariffs on solar panels and washing machines that were aimed at curbing cheap imports from China and South Korea. In espousing his "America First" agenda, President Trump has pledged to protect manufacturers in the United States... In its statement, China's Commerce Ministry did not link its investigation to the decision on solar panels and washing machines. The ministry said it obtained "preliminary evidence and information" that showed that imported sorghum from the United States had received subsidies from the United States government. The agency found that domestic producers in China had suffered as a result. "It's already a partial trade war," said Li Qiang, chief consultant at Shanghai JC Intelligence Company, an agriculture consultancy. "In our opinion, this is related to the deterioration in the Sino-U.S. relationship.""
  • Australian Strategic Policy Institute：The US and China: status quo powers in revisionist times
    The Australian Strategic Policy Institute comments: "The US is the essential status quo power, led by a revisionist president. China loves the current status quo, while liking how the tide of change flows its way. The labels 'status quo' and 'revisionist' suddenly matter in relations between the top two nations. The US has branded China a revisionist power and announced that conflict with China is a bigger threat than terrorism. In politics and diplomacy, words are bullets. In strategy and defence, bullets are bullets—but the words mount the arguments, set the plans and define the targets. Word salvos are flying. The US national security strategy issued in December uses the word 'revisionist' just once, in describing three sets of challenges: 'the revisionist powers of China and Russia, the rogue states of Iran and North Korea, and transnational threat organizations, particularly jihadist terrorist groups'. The charges against China are that it challenges 'American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity', wants 'to shape a world antithetical to US values and interests', and seeks 'to displace the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, expand the reaches of its state-driven economic model, and reorder the region in its favor'. The strategy trashes 'engagement' as the failed policy of trying to turn rivals 'into benign actors and trustworthy partners'."
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