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Avoiding Mutual Misunderstanding: Sino-U.S. Relations and the New Administration

Martin Gerke — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:21:46 +0000

The head of the Carnegie Endowment’s presence in Beijing Tianjian Shi concludes in his publication about the new phase of the Sino-U.S. relations the following theses:

China policy should be crafted with an understanding of what motivates the Chinese Communist Party’s actions andreactions. China expects the United States to lead during the financial crisis and sees its [...]

China & USA hold first military-to-military consultation since Obama took office: “Remaining difficulties”

Martin Gerke — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:47:44 +0000

The talks between the Chinese and the US defense ministries are the fifth of it’s kind and prove to speak out the remaining difficulties of the military relation between the two countries.

According to Qian Lihua, director of Foreign Affairs Office of China’s Defense Ministry, the Chinese side is determined to approach the ongoing Taiwan issue [...]

China despises US celebration of 30th anniversary of Taiwan Relations Act

Martin Gerke — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:43:18 +0000

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu says that the Taiwan Relations Act gravely violates basic international rules and undermines the US commitment to China.

The Taiwan Relations Act exists since 1979. It secures the military support of Taiwan through US supply of defensive arms.

The ongoing issue was intensified due to some US Congress members who [...]

Clinton wraps up her China visit: “Keep buying US Treasury bonds”

Martin Gerke — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:16:35 +0000

As the three-day China visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended, a new allegory for the US-China relations was born:

“We are truly going to rise or fall together. We are in the same boat and, thankfully, we are rowing in the same direction.”

That is especially true when it comes to the heavy investment [...]

Clinton warns China to not repeat the US environmental mistakes

Martin Gerke — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:49:46 +0000

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the environmental consciousness an issue while visiting China. In her speech she told the audience to not repeat the US approach of handling the industrial fumes:

“What we hope is you don’t make the same mistake we made, because I don’t think either Chinese and the world can afford [...]

China is the world’s third largest economy

Martin Gerke — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:51:40 +0000

China took Germany’s place as the world’s third largest economy because of it’s revised growth estimate for 2007 – from 11.9 percent to 13 percent, the fastest rate since 1994.

According to an article of the People’s Daily the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said that at 2007 exchange rates, Germany’s 2007 GDP was 2.4 trillion [...]

Bai Ling – Artist Soldier and Shanghai Baby

Martin Gerke — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:47:27 +0000

Bai Ling is one of the most popular celebreties with asian ancestry. Although she is often reduced to a somehow titillating image due to her frequent naked appearances (PB example – caution!), Bai Ling had a long way to go. Having divorced parents back in China she describes herself as a very shy child who found [...]

The Chinese dragon has to prove it’s leadership abilities

Martin Gerke — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:48:19 +0000

In face of the not ending financial crisis China is overthinking it’s position. The high expectations of the western world are too high to fulfill yet. China still has not the economic power to pull the industrialized world out of the coming recession. But it already makes a difference and still grows with high speed. [...]

Russian scientist: Financial crisis may split USA into six entities

Martin Gerke — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:10:29 +0000

A very popular article of the russian newspaper Pravda quoted the scientist Igor Panarin with a surpring idea. He predicts a civil war in the United States by 2009. He also believes that the financial crisis may split the USA into six entities:

“It was clear back then that the financial and economic power is the [...]

Global Financial Crisis: Lessons for the United States and China (Carnegie Endowment)

Martin Gerke — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:27:06 +0000

Although its economy will remain strong during the global financial crisis, China’s leaders should not see the situation as a failure of capitalism, concluded Albert Keidel in a recent speech before the U.S.-China Business Council. Instead, both China and the United States should learn from the crisis and improve their political and economic systems.

The lessons [...]