Rationalizing Relations

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson demonstrates Washington’s more pragmatic approach to ChinaEven before Henry Paulson kicked off his first China tour as guardian of the U.S. national coffers, hopes were high in China that the new treasury secretary’…     

Building a‘Special Relationship’

The U.S.secretary of state’s China trip helps promote mutual trust Following a packed day of meetings with Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping,Premier Li Keqiang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi,John Kerry hailed his first visit to China as U.S.secretary of state as "extremely positive and constructive...beyond what I anticipated in many regards" in the media briefing held in Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on April 13.     

A New Deal on the Cards?

<正>Economic cooperation between China and the U.S.is of paramount importance As a candidate for president of the United States,Donald Trump’s criticism of China was frequent and often incendiary.The then real estate mogul and reality television host accused the world’s second-largest economy of"cheating"American businesses and"raping"the U.S.economy with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation—charges dismissed as false by Chinese offi cials.Undeterred,Trump threatened to slap a 45 percent retaliatory tariff on Chinese goods entering the U.S.     

New Approach

The United States is attempting a new method to tackle its widening trade imbalance with China. This is what Carlos Gutierrez’s latest China visit, on November 13-17, has signaled. This time round the U.S. secretary of commerce focused on “expansion of U.S. export opportunities,” instead of pressing Beijing to concede on issues such as textile trade, intellectual property and renminbi’s revaluation that dominated his previous three trips. The change in tactical direction coincides wit…     

The Making of China’s Public Policy

Editor’s note: Last April 17 U.S. o cials came to the Center for U.S.-ChinaRelations at Tsinghua University to attend a seminar on such topics as China’spolitical system, foreign policy, trade policy, military modernization and media.As contacts between China and the U.S. are growing closer, mutual communication and trust become     

Educating for Disaster:A Long Way to Go

REGARDING disaster prevention and mitigation education,it’s just not enough to rely on public organizations," said Guo Xiao,assistant to secretary general of China Children and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF). "Government departments like the Ministry of Education are making up for the missed ‘lesson,’ but it’s a little bit late." This "lesson" drew widespread attention from Chinese society.     

Reconsidering The U.S. Narrative

<正>As U.S.critics malign China’s human rights record and in light of the recent official visit to China by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet—who noted China’s incredible achievements and room for improvement—it’s important to bring a critical perspective to America’s claim that it champions human rights while China debases them.     

WEEKLY WATCH

LANDMARK TALKSChinese Vice Premier Wu Yi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson greet each other before they co-chaired the first strategic economic dialogue between China and the United States on December 14. The two-day meeting, focusing on “China’…     

CHAMPION OF GREAT CHANGES

<正>The 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its First Plenary Session on October 25 and re-elected Xi Jinping as general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.On the same day,Xinhua News Agency published a feature story on its website about Xi’s vision and resolve in leading China toward national rejuvenation.The edited excerpt of the article is as follow:     

On Chinese Media

South Reviews Issue No.5,Published on February 25,2015President Xi’s New Diplomacy March 2015 witnessed the end of the second year of President Xi Jinping’s tenure.The"One Belt,One Road"flagship of China’s new diplomatic initiative has also been at full sail for a year and a half.As the Year of the Sheep commences,a look back on the     

NPC & Western Parliaments:Similarities and Differences

PEOPLE’S congresses arethe basis of China’s politi-cal system.As a form ofrepresentation,they havesimilarities in role and function toparliaments of the West.Both arerepresentative and legislativeorgans.China’s people’s congress—es and Western parliaments do,however,have the following fun—damental differences. First,people’s congresses are     

At Risk ofDeflation

<正>The United States is ramping up adjusted anti-dumping and countervailing duties on China’s tire industry China’s tire industry faces adjusted anti-dumping and countervailing duty(CVD)rates imposed by the U.S.Department of Commerce on passenger vehicle and light truck tires,according to a Federal Register notice announced on August 10.Anti-dumping rates range from     

Searching for Xiaokang

正Economists predict slower,more sustainable growthJustin Yifu Lin,Honorary Dean at Peking University’s National School of Development,delivers a speech at the annual Forecast of China’s Economy held by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in New York City on January 7As China’s stock market plunged for a second time in a week,fueled by a weakening yuan,leading economists gathered     

ECONOMY

正Green App Chinese ride hailing and sharing company Didi Chuxing was selected for Fortune magazine’s 2016 Change the World list,shortly after the acquisition of Uber China that cemented Didi’s leading position in China’s transportation services market.As the only Chinese mainland company on the U.S.magazine’s     

Rising From Blueprints

One-year-old Sansha is taking shape as a city As China’s youngest city to administer about 2 million square km of islands,coastal areas and territorial waters in the South China Sea,Sansha in Hainan Province was established on July 24,2012,as an important base to safeguard China’s sovereignty and serve marine resources development.It is the country’s     

SOCIETY

<正>Raising Awareness Middle school students in Hefei,capital of east China’s Anhui Province,form a red ribbon on November 30 to mark World AIDS Day,which falls on December 1.As of the end of October,China reported 575,000 carriers and AIDS patients,according to the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention.     

China's Approach to Global Governance

正EDITOR’S NOTE:Robert Lawrence Kuhn,a U.S.public intellectual and renowned China expert,delivered a speech at the BRICS Semi-nar on Governance in Quanzhou of southeast China’s Fujian Province on August 17.Edited excerpts of his speech are as follow:     

Launching of Sinhala Book People’s China

Mr. Amaradasa Gunawardena, the president of the Sri Lanka China Society presented the first copy of the book People’s China to President Mahinda Rajapakshe of Sri Lanka on Oct. 2, 2008 in the Presidential Residence "Temple Trees". Ambassador Ye Dabo of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka, Guthila Wickramasinghe, secretary of the Society, Wilmon Wickramasinghe and Jinith de Silva, co-editors of the book were present on the occasion.     

Moderate Yuan Depreciation——More Good Than Harm

<正>As the quantitative easing policy is gradually withdrawn by the U.S.Federal Reserve on the basis of economic recovery,the U.S.dollar will enter a phase of continuous interest rate increases.U.S.dollar’s appreciation will become an inevitable trend.Against this backdrop,the Chinese currency,the yuan,will face more depreciation pressure.As a matter of fact,the timing for the yuan to moderately depreciate has come,judging from both external and internal factors.Moderate depreciation of the Chinese currency is not only beneficial for economic recovery,but will also lift China’s A-share market.     

BALANCING ACT

<正>China is navigating between being a rising power and a developing nation The next five years will be a crucial period for China’s goal of building a moderately prosperous society by 2020—in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China(CPC)in 2021.As the international media focus on China’s annual growth rate following the Fifth Plenary Session of