Media Report
- Reuters reports, "Two U.S. warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies. Beijing and Washington are locked in a trade war and the two sides are trying to hammer out a deal ahead of a March 1 deadline when U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports are scheduled to increase to 25 percent from 10 percent...The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the two guided-missile destroyers traveled within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters, where Chinese, Japanese and some Southeast Asian navies operate."
- The Hill reports, "White House officials have informally discussed the prospect of having a summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, according to Axios. The news outlet, citing two administration officials with direct knowledge of the conversations, reported that the officials talked about having the summit there in March with the goal of ending a months-long trade war. The officials told Axios that Mar-a-Lago was the 'likely' location for the next meeting between Trump and Xi. But the two cautioned that nothing was was set in stone. The meeting could take place as soon as mid-March, the officials added to Axios. A third official told Axios that Beijing has also been discussed as an option for a meeting."
The Wall Street Journal reports, "China rebuked Turkey for criticizing the mass incarceration of Turkic Muslims in western China and said a musician who Ankara says died in Chinese custody is alive. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday that a video posted online showed that the musician and poet Abdurehim Heyit is 'in good health.' Ms. Hua criticized Ankara for saying he had died and for using that as evidence to condemn China's policies in Xinjiang. 'The Turkish side has made a very bad mistake, which is quite irresponsible,' she said at a routine media briefing in Beijing. She urged Turkey to recant its remarks, which she said are 'obviously based on lies.' A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement, released Saturday, denounced China's mass-detention program of Uighurs, a Turkic ethnic group, in Xinjiang, calling it 'a great shame for humanity.'"
Calendar
- 2019-02-10 White House discussing possible trade summit with China at Mar-a-Lago: report
- 2019-02-01 Trump plans to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping to resolve trade dispute
- 2019-01-31 Trump Says No Final China Trade Deal Until He Meets With Xi
- 2019-01-30 Critical China trade talks open amid tough U.S. action against Huawei
- 2019-01-29 China slams US over 'unreasonable crackdown' on Huawei
- 2019-01-28 Canada’s Ambassador to China Pushed Out Over Controversy
- 2019-01-27 America Pushes Allies to Fight Huawei in New Arms Race With China
- 2019-01-25 China says Soros' criticism of Xi is 'meaningless'
- 2019-01-24 China Appears to Block Microsoft’s Bing as Censorship Intensifies
- 2019-01-23 Top White House adviser says no trade meetings with China canceled
News
- The Hill Trump officials considering Mar-a-Lago for next meeting with China's Xi: report
- Reuters U.S. destroyers sail in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
- The Wall Street Journal China Pushes Back Against Turkey's Criticism of Its Uighur Detentions
- Business Insider Stocks are rallying before fresh trade war talks between the US and China kick off
- The Wall Street Journal U.S. Campaign Against Huawei Faces Challenge in Eastern Europe
- NPR Asian Markets Close Higher Reflecting Optimism Ahead Of U.S.-China Talks
- CNBC iPhone shipments crashed nearly 20% in China because Apple charges too much: IDC
- The Wall Street Journal Rural U.S. Carriers Resist Proposed Chinese Telecom Ban Aimed at Huawei
- Reuters China Lunar New Year retail sales rise, but pace slowest in years
- The Washington Post Pompeo warns of risks to US cooperation over Huawei
- The Washington Post Registration mistake turned back New Zealand flight to China
- Bloomberg China's Potential HIV Contamination Revives Drug Safety Fears
- TIME Sen. Schumer Introduces Fentanyl Sanctions Bill Ahead of U.S.-China Trade Talks
Commentary
- The Washington Post Why much of the world now feels more threatened by the U.S. than by China or Russia
- Bloomberg Trump Shouldn't Take the Easy Way Out Over China
- Financial Times US-China conflict echoes Europe's past
- Forbes Either China Stimulates Economy More, Or Trade War Whacks Market Hard
- Financial Times The Maldives counts the cost of its debts to China
- The Diplomat How China Came to Dominate South Sudan's Oil