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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Monday, February 22, 2016
China signals no South China Sea backdown as foreign minister goes to U.S.
Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:27am EST
BEIJING | BY BEN BLANCHARD
Reuters
China's South China Sea military deployments are no different from U.S. deployments on Hawaii, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, striking a combative tone ahead of a visit by Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the United States this week.
The United States last week accused China of raising tensions in the South China Sea by its apparent deployment of surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island, a move China has neither confirmed nor denied.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
China's Pivot To Latin America: Beijing's Growing Security Presence In America's Backyard
FEB 20, 2016 @ 08:40 PM 3,030 VIEWS
Paul Coyer , CONTRIBUTOR
I cover foreign policy with a focus on Eurasia.
FORBES
China’s extremely ambitious efforts under Xi Jinping to extend its reach around the globe and to put its economic clout to work aggressively pursuing its strategic goals have had considerable impact on Latin America. As I’ve written previously, the nature of Chinese economic engagement with Latin America, despite having some beneficial aspects, has also had long term negative economic and normative effects in the region and has strengthened anti-American regimes. China’s growing military presence in the region is having a similar effect, and, although it is still relatively limited, is serving to undermine, aided by Washington’s neglect, the United States’ strategic position in its own Hemisphere.
Paul Coyer , CONTRIBUTOR
I cover foreign policy with a focus on Eurasia.
FORBES
China’s extremely ambitious efforts under Xi Jinping to extend its reach around the globe and to put its economic clout to work aggressively pursuing its strategic goals have had considerable impact on Latin America. As I’ve written previously, the nature of Chinese economic engagement with Latin America, despite having some beneficial aspects, has also had long term negative economic and normative effects in the region and has strengthened anti-American regimes. China’s growing military presence in the region is having a similar effect, and, although it is still relatively limited, is serving to undermine, aided by Washington’s neglect, the United States’ strategic position in its own Hemisphere.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
China 'has deployed missiles in South China Sea' - Taiwan
3 hours ago
BBC
China has deployed
surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, Taiwan
says.
Satellite images taken
on 14 February appear to show two batteries of eight missile launchers and a
radar system on Woody or Yongxing Island in the Paracels.
The presence of
missiles would significantly increase tensions in the acrimonious South China
Sea dispute.
China's Foreign
Minister Wang Yi said reports were a Western media invention.
But Mr Wang defended
"the limited and necessary self-defence facilities" on islands
inhabited by Chinese personnel as "consistent with the right for
self-preservation and self-protection.... under the international law".
Monday, February 1, 2016
U.S. Warship Enters Waters Claimed by China Without Approval
Alan Bjerga
January 30,
2016 — 5:53 PM EET Updated on January 31, 2016 — 8:58 AM EET
Bloomberg
The
Pentagon confirmed it sent a ship into waters claimed by China , calling
it a “freedom of navigation” operation meant to challenge attempts by that
country and others to restrict navigation in the area.
The USS
Curtis Wilbur got to within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of Triton Island in the
South China Sea, Defense Department spokesman Mark Wright said by e-mail
Saturday.
The island,
administered by China , is
part of the Paracel islands chain in the South China Sea also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan . Taiwanese President Ma
Ying-jeou ignored a rebuke from the U.S. and visited an island in the
contested area earlier this week, reiterating claims to the disputed waterway.
Monday, January 25, 2016
China Deepens Its Footprint in Iran After Lifting of Sanctions
By THOMAS ERDBRINKJAN. 24, 2016
The
New York Times
ZARRINABAD,
Iran — Rising from the
yellowish, treeless plains so typical for central Iran stands a square labyrinth of
pipes and conveyor belts, topped by a silver chimney that glitters in the
summer sun.
Sanctions
against Iran
failed to halt the construction of the complex, a steel mill that went into
operation in September and now churns out ingots and billets. The sanctions
also did not stop Sheng Kuan Li, a Chinese businessman, from pouring $200
million into the project.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Xi’s new model army
Xi Jinping
reforms China ’s
armed forces—to his own advantage
Jan 16th 2016 | BEIJING
The
Economist
Monday, January 18, 2016
Opposition leader’s landslide win in Taiwan puts onus on China to respond
The Washington Post
By Simon
Denyer January 17 at 2:44 PM
TAIPEI,
TAIWAN — A stunning victory for Taiwan’s opposition and the election of the
island’s first female president Saturday signal a new era and send a clear
message: Taiwan is coming of age as a democracy.
The
question is whether Beijing
is listening, and how it will respond.
Even as the
final votes were being tallied, President-elect Tsai Ing-wen was reaching out
to China
and calming any fears the giant neighbor might have.
Tsai’s
Democratic Progressive Party considers Taiwan
to be a sovereign, independent nation, but it sees no need to anger Beijing by making a
formal declaration of independence. But Tsai went further, promising in her
victory speech that she would rise above party politics, maintain peaceful and
predictable relations with Beijing ,
and avoid doing anything provocative.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
After Nuclear Test, South Korea Urges China to Rein In North
The New
York Times
By CHOE
SANG-HUNJAN. 13, 2016
“China has repeatedly said publicly that it would
not tolerate North Korea ’s
nuclear weapons,” Ms. Park said in a nationally televised speech. “I think China is fully aware that if such strong will is
not matched by necessary measures, we cannot prevent fifth and sixth nuclear
tests by the North or guarantee real peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula .”
As Taiwan’s Workers Flock to China, Concerns About Economy Grow
By AUSTIN RAMZYJAN. 13, 2016
The New
York Times
But costs
rose and orders dried up, and they closed up shop in 2011. A few years later,
Mr. Lee left Taiwan for
mainland China , where he was
hired to run an animation studio in the city of Qingdao . Five months ago, he started his own
studio there. He has 20 employees, a number he hopes to double after the
Chinese New Year next month — growth he could not have imagined in Taiwan .
Monday, January 11, 2016
U.S. may send more strategic weapons to Korean peninsula: South Korea
Mon Jan 11,
2016 4:51am EST Related: WORLD, SOUTH
KOREA
Reuters
The United States and its ally South Korea were discussing on Monday sending more
strategic U.S. weapons to
the Korean peninsula, a day after a U.S. B-52 bomber flew over South Korea in response to North Korea 's
nuclear test last week.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
A New Economic Era for China Goes Off the Rails
By KEITH
BRADSHERJAN. 7, 2016
The New
York Times
HONG KONG —
When President Xi Jinping of China
convened a group of top officials to discuss the economy last month, the highly
publicized meeting was seen as a moment of triumph.
A stock
market plunge last summer, and a messy currency devaluation that followed, had
faded from global view. In the relative calm, he seemed to usher in a new era
of economic management, promising policy coordination at the highest levels to
prevent another bout of turmoil.
Less than
three weeks later, his plans have been derailed as China ’s stock market and currency
once again rattle investors around the world. The latest rout sets up a
challenge for Mr. Xi, who has positioned himself as the master of the country’s
economy.
Friday, January 8, 2016
Be Scared of China's Debt, Not Its Stocks
107 JAN 7,
2016 5:34 PM EST
By Noah
Smith
Bloomberg
Monday, January 4, 2016
Stocks Fall Sharply on China Slowdown Worries
Stoxx
Europe 600 falls 2.2%, led by 3.3% drop in Frankfurt ’s
exporter-heavy DAX index
The Wall
Street Journal
By RIVA
GOLD
Jan. 4,
2016 4:20 a.m. ET
1 COMMENTS
Global
stocks sold off sharply on the first trading day of 2016 following fresh signs
of an economic slowdown in China .
Weaker-than-expected
manufacturing data and a falling currency triggered declines in mainland
Chinese stocks so steep that authorities halted trading there for the rest of
the day.
European
stocks also fell sharply, with the Stoxx Europe 600 down 2.2% in early trade,
led by a 3.3% drop in Germany ’s
exporter-heavy DAX index.
China Lands Test Flight in Disputed Island Chain
The Wall Street Journal
By TE-PING
CHEN
Updated
Jan. 3, 2016 3:54 p.m. ET
105
COMMENTS
The flight
drew a quick protest from Vietnam ,
which said China
had “seriously violated” its sovereignty. A Philippines
foreign ministry spokesman said Manila ,
another claimant in the Spratlys, also planned to lodge a protest with the
Chinese.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
What China Can Learn From Greece
By SERGEI GURIEVDEC. 9, 2015
The
New York Times
As a
political economist, I make my living studying the impact of politics on
economics. My friends and co-authors who are political scientists focus on how
economics affects politics. Which is more relevant in real life? Do countries
with bad politics suffer from poor economic outcomes because bad economic
policies are driven by bad politics? Or because persistent economic
difficulties make reasonable politics hard to sustain?
Every year
offers examples of both kinds. The year 2015 was no exception, producing two
very important stories: Greece
and China .
Both are dramatic and multifaceted.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Euro to Bear Brunt of Yuan's Inclusion in Reserve-Currency Club
Netty Idayu Ismail
Lillian Chen
Bloombgerg
The euro’s
worst year in a decade is looking even grimmer after the Chinese yuan’s
inclusion in the International Monetary Fund’s basket of reserve currencies.
The
19-nation currency’s weighting in the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights basket will
drop to 30.93 percent, from 37.4 percent, the organization said Monday. The
yuan will join the dollar, euro, pound and yen in the SDR allocation from Oct.
1, 2016, at a 10.92 percent weighting.
The euro
has tumbled 13 percent against the dollar this year, the most in a decade, and
central banks have reduced the proportion of the currency in their reserves to
the lowest since 2002. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signaled on
Oct. 22 that policy makers are open to boosting stimulus, after embarking on a
1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) asset-purchase program in March.
Friday, November 27, 2015
China Unveils Biggest Army Overhaul in Decades to Project Power
By Bloomberg News
November
26, 2015 — 12:56 PM EET Updated on November 27, 2015 — 3:40 AM EET
President
Xi Jinping announced a major overhaul of China ’s military to make the
world’s largest army more combat ready and better equipped to project force
beyond the country’s borders.
Under the
reorganization, all branches of the armed forces would come under a joint
military command, Xi told a meeting of military officials in Beijing Thursday, the official Xinhua News
Agency reported. Bloomberg in September reported details of the plan, which may
also seek to consolidate the country’s seven military regions to as few as
four.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Could Greece Pivot To Russia And China?
Raoul
Ruparel Contributor
Forbes
Greek Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras heads to Moscow tomorrow
amongst significant noise around a potential Greek pivot towards Russia and China . But how realistic a
proposition is this? The short answer is, not very. Most of the noise is
precisely that, just noise. But it is worth exploring in more detail just why
this is the case and what it means for the current negotiations around Greece ’s
position in the Eurozone and EU-Russia relations.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
David Ignatius: A U.S.-China ‘reset’?
The Washington Post
By David
Ignatius Opinion writer December 16 at 7:11 PM
This year
began with some Chinese and American foreign-policy analysts looking back a
century to World War I and wondering if confrontation was inevitable between a
rising power and a dominant one. But now there has been progress on climate,
trade and security issues and what seems a modest “reset” of the Sino-American
relationship.
Future
disagreements between the United States
and China
are inevitable. But the surprise of a high-level dialogue here last weekend was
the interest by both sides in exploring what the Chinese like to call “win-win”
cooperation.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
COLUMN-China is the elephant in the situation room
Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:43pm GMT
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/24/bremmer-china-idUKL1E8NO3DF20121224
(Reuters) -
Earlier this month the U.S. National Intelligence Council released its Global
Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds report - a document that comes out once per
presidential administration - mapping out likely geopolitical trends over the
next two decades or so. As usual, it's a must-read, offering comprehensive
analysis of the disparate factors that will drive global politics through 2030.
Further,
the NIC took bold steps to correct some previous weaknesses in past reports. In
the past the report nailed the "what" more often than the
"when." That is particularly the case with its treatment of the United States , for which "past works
assumed U.S.
centrality." This time around the NIC sets an increasingly
"multi-polar world" - which I call the G-Zero - as the backdrop of
its report, acknowledging that the lack of global leadership has accelerated in
the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008-09. America 's status as a "hegemonic
power" is eroding, and no country is likely to take its place.
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