Media Report
- Associated Press reports: "China on Friday expressed "grave concern" about a U.S. trade policy report that pledges to pressure Beijing but had no immediate response to President Donald Trump's plan to hike tariffs on steel and aluminum. The report Thursday accused China of moving away from market principles and pledged to prevent Beijing from disrupting global trade. "The Chinese side expresses grave concern," said a Commerce Ministry statement. The ministry said Beijing has satisfied its trade obligations and appealed to Washington to settle disputes through negotiation."
- Reuters reports: "China kicked off this year's parliamentary season on Friday with an attack on those in the West who seek to besmirch the country for their own nefarious purposes, with a government spokesman quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in an appeal for understanding ... Asked about criticism that China was seeking"infiltration" of the West, Wang Guoqing, a spokesman for parliament's largely ceremonial advisory body which meets in parallel with the legislature, dismissed it as a new word"concocted" to besmirch China. "Regretfully we see that certain people in the West, their bodies are in the 21st century, but their brains are still stuck in the Cold War era," he told a news briefing, without identifying anyone.
- The New York Times comments: "This week's announcement that term limits for China's president and vice president would be lifted may have been arresting, but it hardly was surprising: Since Xi Jinping acceded to the presidency in 2013, he has concentrated more power than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. Analysts soon warned that allowing Mr. Xi to keep his position beyond 2023... could make him more authoritarian... The change will strengthen Mr. Xi's influence in China and the country's influence in the world. On the other hand, for nearly three decades, term limits have served as a formal mechanism for transferring power within the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.) — an effective way of regulating the jockeying among political elites and a safety valve in the case of popular discontent. Lifting those limits introduces new unpredictability in a system that abhors uncertainty. What makes Mr. Xi stronger today could make the C.C.P. weaker tomorrow."
Calendar
- 2018-03-01 Beijing makes it easier for Taiwanese to work and study in China, and Taipei is freaking out over it
- 2018-02-28 China expresses 'strong dissatisfaction' with US duties on Chinese aluminum foil
- 2018-02-27 China's new economic guru is trying to stop a trade war
- 2018-02-26 The 'Quad' Is Not A Rival To China's Belt And Road Initiative -- It's A Precursor
- 2018-02-25 The US risks making a strategic blunder over China
- 2018-02-23 China's big conglomerates are no longer buying up the world
- 2018-02-22 Top US Treasury official slams China's 'non-market behavior'
- 2018-02-21 A massive US farming industry fears China trade trouble
- 2018-02-20 China would not be the only country hurt by US steel tariffs
- 2018-02-14 The director of the FBI says the whole of Chinese society is a threat to the US
News
- Associated Press China criticizes US trade report but silent on tariff hikes
- The New York Times After U.S.-Based Reporters Exposed Abuses, China Seized Their Relatives
- Reuters China kicks off parliament season with attack on the West
- The Washington Post China grumbles at Trump's tariff moves but isn't expected to start a trade war over them
- CNN This Chinese investor wants to dump Hilton hotels
- The Wall Street Journal China Tried Hard to Ease Trade Tensions; Trump Had Other Ideas
- The Washington Post China lashes out at US over loosening of Taiwan travel rules
- CNN China has found a new way to block banned words
- Bloomberg China Is Turning Ethiopia Into a Giant Fast-Fashion Factory
- The Wall Street Journal In China's Shadow, Communist Vietnam Links Arms With Old Enemy, the U.S.
- Financial Times China's super-rich lose political clout
- CNBC China could target US soybeans in a trade dispute, but Beijing is holding off for now
- Reuters China's latest conglomerate crackdown casts dealmaking shadow
Commentary
- The New York Times Does a Stronger Xi Mean a Weaker Chinese Communist Party?
- Bloomberg Trump Roars; China Yawns
- CNN China will use Trump's tariffs to its advantage
- CNN Xi Jinping is giving Autocrats Anonymous a rebrand
- Forbes As Trump Turns Up Heat On China Over Trade And Intellectual Property, Will It Backfire?`
- Forbes China Is Reevaluating Economic Ties In 65 Foreign Countries
- Brookings Wind curtailment in China and lessons from the United States