PAULSON’SUNMASKING

<正>Former U.S.treasury secretary’s insider view on China-U.S.relations By Corrie DoshHenry "Hank" Paulson, Jr. has a unique and intimate perspective on China’s economic rise.As chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Paulson played a key role in introducing private capital to China’s state-owned enterprises.As treasury secretary,Paulson created the highly successful Strategic and     

DIPLOMATIC DYNAMICS

China and U.S. Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo would meet with U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in south China’s Hainan Province,China’s Foreign Ministry said on October 27.     

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’…     

Can Tillerson Improve U.S.Foreign Policy?

正The new U.S. dispensation needs to discard hegemonic baggage and mend fences with both Russia and China President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Rex Til erson for secretary of state offers many possibilities to improve the conduct of the United States’foreign relations.A realistic,practical,and businesslike approach to foreign relations is certainly in order for Washington.But Til erson faces political obstacles.     

China Can Maintain Its Economic Growth

正EARLIER this year sections of the Western media tried to spin a story that the world economy was experiencing"severe slowdown in China"and"strong recovery in the U.S."In other words,China’s economy was allegedly in trouble and the U.S.was doing well.Now that the factual data is in for the fi rst half of the year it shows the opposite was true.China’s economic growth was 7.5 percent to the second quarter of 2014;that of the U.S.was 2.4 percent.China’s economy thus grew more than three times as fast as the U.S.’s.Still more signifi cantly for the U.S.,its own statistical agencies and the IMF have offi cially revised their projections for long-term U.S.growth.Both now estimate it at     

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 Slant of the Union

<正>A look at China’s changing image as reflected in the annual U.S.presidential address U.S.President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address set off a firestorm of controversy in the Chinese media after asserting that the United States,rather than China,should write the rules for the AsiaPacific—the world’s fastest-growing region.The annual policy address has a significant role in U.S.     

Reassessing U.S. Policy

正Washington should be more constructive in Asia The motives for U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry’s Asian tour in January were as nebulous as his itinerary was odd.The top U.S.diplomat’s first two stops were to countries that have had nothing to do with the South China Sea issue.Nonetheless,Kerry asked Laos     

China Must Participate in the Debate on World Order

WORLD ORDER,the book authored by 91-year-old statesman Dr.Henry Kissinger,who served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford,and whose opinion was subsequently sought by five U.S.Presidents,sparked a global discussion upon its publication in 2014,one that merits China’s attention.     

Standing Firm

<正>China should remain resolute in the face of shifting U.S. policy Is China really"the most serious long-term challenge to the international order"as U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserts?Does competition remain the crux of the ChinaU.S.relationship?Is the U.S.trying to mobilize allies in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe to increase competition with China?     

Human Rights Record of the United States in 2013

<正>EDITOR’S NOTE:The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China published a report titled"Human Rights Record of the United States in 2013"on February 28,2014.Following is the full text of the report:Foreword The State Department of theUnited States,which posed as"theworld judge of human rights,"madearbitrary attacks and irresponsibleremarks on the human rights situation     

Confidence in Anti-Trust Laws

<正>Cooperation between Chinese and U.S. anti-monopoly enforcers is helping China improve its laws to encourage free competition china and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation in antitrust and anti-monopoly investigations in Beijing on July 27. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) signed the document with the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).     

Legitimate Sovereignty

Historical and legal evidence proves China’s indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea At the foreign ministers’ meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Viet Nam on July 23, U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the UnitedState Hillary Clinton said the United States has a national interest in the South China Sea, hinting that Washington may interfere in the territorial disputes in the area. Her remarks caused a strong reaction from China.     

Setting Direction

正China’s proposals on U.S. ties show the way out of the current strain At a China-U.S. think tanks and media online forum on July 9, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, said China-U.S. relations, one of the most consequential bilateral relationships in the world, is facing the most severe challenge since the establishment of diplomatic ties.     

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:     

FOCUS

正Photo NewsJuly 9,2014The 6th round of China-U.S.Strategic and Economic Dialogue opens in Beijing.The forum is co-chaired by Vice Premier Wang Yang(front,third right),State Councilor Yang Jiechi(front,second right),who is the special representative of President Xi Jinping,U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry(front,far left)as President Obama’s special representative and U.S.Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew(front,second left).     

ECONOMY

<正>Forex Reserves China’s foreign exchange (forex)reserves came in at more than$3.13trillion at the end of February,according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.The U.S.dollar index increased and the prices of global financial assets generally fell that month,affected by global macroeconomic data and monetary policy expectations of major economies.China’s forex reserves fell due to the combined effects of currency translation and asset price changes,according to the administra...     

Creating a Commercia Civilization

正Business ties contribute to the development of a new type of Sino-U.S.great-power relationship By Patrick Mendis U.S.President Barack Obama’s vision for better relations with China is based on a time-tested commercial foundation.To enhance his Asia"pivot"strategy and the TransPacific Partnership(TPP)plan,then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially launched the"100,000 Strong"educational exchange initiative for American students to study in China.     

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.     

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.