Media Report
- CNBC reports: "China said on Wednesday that "blackmail" wouldn't work and that it would hit back if the United States takes further steps hindering trade, as the Trump administration considers slapping a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The proposal would increase the potential tariff rate from 10 percent the administration had initially put forward on July 10 for that wave of duties in a bid to pressure Beijing into making trade concessions, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday. The tariffs target thousands of Chinese imports, including food products, chemicals, steel and aluminum and consumer goods ranging from dog food, furniture and carpets to car tires, bicycles, and baseball gloves and beauty products."
- The Wall Street Journal reports: "As trade tensions with Washington rose, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan used a meeting with American businessmen in May to rebuff U.S. criticism of Beijing's industrial policies, expounding on what he called American ignorance of Chinese history. Describing himself as a "student of America," Mr. Wang chided the U.S. for failing to appreciate China's struggle to escape poverty, suggesting that if Americans did they would be more understanding of the Communist Party and its policies... He punctuated his message with a maxim from Sun Tzu's ancient strategy treatise, "The Art of War": "Know yourself and know your enemy." A confidant of President Xi Jinping who ruthlessly prosecuted the anticorruption drive that tightened his friend's grip on power, Mr. Wang returned from a brief retirement to be installed in March in the ceremonial vice presidency."
- The Verge reports: "Google is reportedly planning to relaunch its search engine in China, complete with censored results to meet the demands of the Chinese government. The company originally shut down its Chinese search engine in 2010, citing government attempts to "limit free speech on the web." But according to a report from The Intercept, the US tech giant now wants to return to the world's biggest single market for internet users. According to internal documents provided to The Intercept by a whistleblower, Google has been developing a censored version of its search engine under the codename "Dragonfly" since the beginning of 2017. The search engine is being built as an Android mobile app and will reportedly "blacklist sensitive queries" and filter out all websites blocked by China's web censors (including Wikipedia and BBC News)."
Calendar
- 2018-07-31 New US spending in Asia won't match China but it's significant in other ways
- 2018-07-30 It's in China's interest to reconsider its trade surplus with the US
- 2018-07-29 Tariffs would work — if Trump could build an economy like China's
- 2018-07-27 China Rails Against U.S. Trade Attacks With New Tariffs Looming
- 2018-07-26 Lone suspect in blast near U.S. embassy in Beijing caught
- 2018-07-25 Giving In to China, U.S. Airlines Drop Taiwan (in Name at Least)
- 2018-07-24 Defense bill offers harsh words for Russia and China
- 2018-07-23 U.S.-China trade war is now becoming a currency war, too
- 2018-07-22 China Premier Orders Probe Into Vaccine Makers After Violations
- 2018-07-20 Trump: ‘Ready to go’ with tariffs on all Chinese imports
News
- CNBC China vows retaliation if Trump slaps 25% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese imports
- The Wall Street Journal Xi's Right-Hand Man Is Message-Bearer in China-U.S. Trade Dispute
- The Verge Whistleblower reveals Google's plans for censored search in China
- CNN International army games opportunity to sell weapons: Chinese state media
- The Wall Street Journal U.S. Defense Bill Aims to Counter China as Rivalry Deepens
- CNBC A private survey of Chinese manufacturing hits an 8-month low amid trade spat
- The New York Times As China's Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home
- The Wall Street Journal Trump Advisers Urge Raising Additional China Tariffs to 25%
- The Wall Street Journal China Names New Internet Overseer
- CNBC Major markets in Asia close mixed as US-China trade dispute affects sentiment
- Bloomberg Trump Says China May Be 'Getting in Our Way' on North Korea
- The Wall Street Journal Chinese Surveillance Expands to Muslims Making Mecca Pilgrimage
- Bloomberg Trump's Tariffs Push Electronics From China to Southeast Asia
- The Wall Street Journal Malaysia Suspects Chinese Cash Paid Troubled Fund's Debt
- The Wall Street Journal U.S. Seeks to Avoid a Pakistan Bailout That Would Repay China
Commentary
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute Stronger but with enduring weaknesses: China's military turns 91
- The Los Angeles Times The Chinese view: Ten truths about U.S.-China trade
- Foreign Policy Will Djibouti Become Latest Country to Fall Into China's Debt Trap?
- Lawfare China Prepares for an International Order After U.S. Leadership
- The New York Times China's Plan to Win Friends and Influence Includes Ski Slopes and Spas
- Bloomberg Trump Can't Split Russia From China — Yet