A Due Regard for Multilateralism

A World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitrator on January 26 ruled on the case of the United States—Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products From China, determining that China may impose trade retaliations against the U.S. with respect to trade in goods in the amount of$645 million annually given the U.S. failure to comply with a WTO ruling in force. China now urges the U.S. to take immediate action to right its wrongs in trade remedy investigations targeting China.     

The Art of Persuasion

French President Emmanuel Macron has recently come under the spotlight. He chose to side with the U.S. and the UK on military action in Syria in April, a decision likely borne of his impulse to cling to America and keep alive his dream of reviving France as a great power. He also visited Washington, D.C. as Europe's envoy in the hope of persuading the U.S. not to forsake the Iran nuclear agreement and to extend Europe's exemption from Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs. Of most concern to Macron at present is the reestablishment of France and Germany's central role in Europe, to push ahead with reform of the euro zone and to revitalize the European Union (EU).     

Expanding Ties

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's visit to Southeast Asia further strengthens U.S. relationship with ASEAN The United States continues on the path toward regarding Viet Nam as a country, not an enemy. In early June, Hanoi welcomed another high-level U.S. official, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. On June 2, Rumsfeld kicked off his first tour of Asia this year. He had three objectives: to attend the fifth Asia Security Conference (known as the Shangri-La Dialogue) in Singapore, to improve military ties with Viet Nam and to continue to improve U.S. relations with Indonesia. "As the two important countries in     

The ‘Green' China Hand

正The new U.S.ambassador has deep connections butlittle experience in managing Sino-U.S.relations On February 21,the day of former U.S.Senator Max Baucus’swearing in as the country’s new ambassador to China,U.S.President Barack Obama caused a ruckus by meeting with the Dalai Lama,a move that Beijing said caused damage to bilateral relations.Although most Chinese analysts on U.S.studies have a positive view of the senior U.S.politician,the complicated Sino-U.S.relationship may mean that the latest incarnation of his political life will not be an easy one.     

Trade Tokens

In the pursuit of balanced trade with the U.S., China pours it on where it counts A week ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's first state visit to the United States, Beijing and Washington reached a series of agreements intended to ease the bilateral trade imbalance, including resuming trade in U.S. beef, increasing Chinese market access to U.S. medical devices, telecom services and express delivery, and cracking down on intellectual property rights infringements.     

An Unfaded Legacy

正A late poet's great granddaughter retraces his footsteps inthe U.S.to find a continued linkWhen Wen Ting walked into the International House in New York City for the first time in 2018,she felt a spiritual connection with her great grandfather Wen Yiduo,who used to live on the ninth floor of the building 95 years ago.Wen Yiduo (1899-1946),one of the prominent poets in early 20th century China,was among the students chosen by the government in 1922 to pursue fine arts and literature in the U.S.He went to Chicago first but his last stop in the U.S.was the Art Students League in New York.a private art school.     

Legal-Ease The Sarbanes-Oxley Act''''s Implications fof U.S. Companies in China

If you are running a listed U.S. company in China, you need to take account of U.S. legislation as well as the Chinese variety, notably the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act on corporate gover- nance. One important implication of the act is that if you are a U.S. company, your Chinese based accountants, whether local or foreign, must be registered with the U.S. authorities. Here, we provide a detailed explanation of the act and its implications.     

After Al-Baghdadi

正ISIS leader’s death should be a call for concerted action by the international community With the years-long U.S.-led hunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the terrorist group ISIS, coming to a dramatic end on October 27 with his death in Syria in a U.S.raid, the group has been dealt a blow at a time     

Robust Growth in Trade

China's foreign trade started on a positive note in theif rst month of 2018, further adding to evidence of steady eco-nomic fundamentals. However, an increase in U.S. protectionism may dampen the future growth of trade. China's foreign trade volume rose 16.2 percent year on year in January to 2.5 trilion yuan ($400 bilion), compared with a 14.2-per-cent rise in 2017, the General Administration of Customs said on February 8.     

WORLD

<正>PANAMA U.S.President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro during a meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas on April 11,marking the first formal meeting between the leaders of both countries in half a centuryISRAEL Soldiers pay tribute to Holocaust victims during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 15 at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem     

Strategic Convergence Or Just Optics?

U.S.President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India on the last leg of his presidency has been a momentous event for both sides.This showcasing of his popularity in a country with the second largest population and fi fth largest economy could improve his popularity in the presidential election with a large number of Americans being of Indian origin.It is certainly going to bring some excitement to India’s economic slowdown in recent times.     

A Bigger Political Gamble

The tough U.S. stance on Iran could trigger another round of games that is more perilous than the one it played in Iraq The United States has taken a number of steps against Iran recently, arresting and detaining five Iranian consular staffers in Erbil, north Iraq,freezing all the assets of Bank Sepah within the United States and sending a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf region.News reports predicting a U.S. military strike on Iran have run wild, with some Arabic media speculating that Washington has decided to launch an attack from the sea before April.     

Trojan Horse Strategy

The U.S. interest in Hong Kong is not for residents' welfare but to prop up its own waning influence The new $900-billion relief package signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, designed to supplement the U.S. economy over the impact of the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19), is hardly straightforward in its purpose. It is being utilized as a vehicle for other things, which in fact have little to do with the virus or the U.S economy.     

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

正Chinese-Americans ready to work in harmony with new U.S.president By Sudeshna SarkarDing Ying As she was watching the election drama unfold in the United States,a strong feeling dawned on TaiYin Huang.The chairperson of the East Penn Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce,a naturalized American citizen who had gone to the United States from Taipei in 1991 to do her Ph.D.,Huang regretted the absence of any ChineseAmericans in the contest."One of the     

PEOPLE & POINTS

正NEW MFA SPOKESPERSON On February 24, Zhao Lijian, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, debuted as the 31st MFA spokesperson and hosted the daily press conference.Born in November 1972 in Hebei, north China, Zhao worked in the Department of Asian Affairs in the ministry and embassies in the U.S. and Pakistan, and has accumulated a high level of diplomatic expertise and communication skills during his diplomatic career spanning 24years. He was appointed deputy director general of the ministry’s Information Department in 2019.Zhao became a celebrity on Twitter when he worked in the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan from 2015 to 2019, due to his measured clarifications on China on several occasions on the social media. He became famous as a"wolf warrior" diplomat after a heated debate with Susan Rice, former U.S. national security adviser, during which he tweeted appreciation for the support of ambassadors of 37 countries to China’s Xinjiang policy.     

Does the Crimea Issue Presage Cold War II？

AN overwhelming 96.6 per- cent of Crimeans voted in the referendum on March 16 to secede from Ukraine andjoin the Russian Federation. President Vladimir Putin welcomed Crimea＇s re- turn, and signed a decree on March 18 confirming the region as part of Russia. The move triggered sanctions from the U.S., EU and Japan. Russia retaliated with a list of senior U.S. officials andlawmakers now banned from entering its territory.     

IPR Awareness Crucial

Back in April, the United States lodged two complaints with the World Trade Organization against China, one of the charges being that the Chinese leadership had failed to con-tain the spread of rampant piracy and infringements on copy-right and intellectual property rights (IPR). This is one of a series of American criticisms against China in this regard over recent years. While this issue has often been cited as a direct cause for bilateral trade frictions and proof of U.S. companies' loss of com-mercial interests in China, it is also seen by some observers as an American way of mounting greater pressures on China to further open its local market for U.S. IPR products.     

TheHomecoming King

<正>Together with success in Cuba and Iran,is bolstering U.S.-Africa relations intended to be the final component of a foreign relations hat trick?Twenty-eight years after his first visit,U.S.President Barack Obama set foot once more on the soil of Kenya,birthplace of his father and a place which some people believe to be more his hometown than his native Hawaii.On the first visit,Obama was met by a half-sister and an aunt in a battered     

Perseverance Towards a Pragmatic Cooperative Relationship with the U.S.

THERE is much to look forward to this year as regards relations between China and the U.S. A new, younger leadership with a clearer global vision has taken over the helm of the Asian power, and U.S. President Obama recently embarked on his second term, which calls for new adjustments of domestic and foreign poli- cies. Fresh faces feature in the newly assembled diplomatic teams of both administrations.     

The Race Goes On

Drama in the U.S.presidential election drags on and will ultimately put China-U.S.relations to the test It is being dubbed as one of the most ef- fusive presidential primaries in a long time and one that will surely go clown in political chronicles.U.S.Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack H.Obama have gone toe-to-toe for four grueling months since the primaries began at the Iowa caucus on January 3,with no quarter asked or given. The most recent results of the Pennsylvania