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Bolton revelations undercut Trump’s reelection message of toughness on China
In The News
President Trump was in a White House event with governors Thursday when he took a moment to punch out a tweet from his cellphone — threatening to decouple the U.S. economy fro...
By Ely Ratner
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Matthew Pottinger faced Communist China’s intimidation as a reporter. He’s now at the White House shaping Trump’s hard line policy toward Beijing.
In The News
In February, as President Trump was projecting confidence that China’s Xi Jinping had the coronavirus under control, his deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger rec...
By Ely Ratner
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As U.S. struggles to stem coronavirus, China asserts itself as global leader
In The News
With Italy in dire need of medical equipment, an economic superpower stepped in to help. No, not the United States. It was China. Beijing last week promised Rome a thousand ...
By Ely Ratner
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100 things the United States must do to compete with China
In The News
There is a growing bipartisan consensus in Washington that the United States is losing its advantage in the strategic competition with China. But, so far, there has been littl...
By Ely Ratner & Eric Sayers
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US to restrict visas for China officials linked to Uighur detentions
In The News
The Trump administration will impose visa restrictions on Chinese government officials connected to the mass detention of Uighurs in western China, another escalation in tensi...
By Ely Ratner
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Generational clash emerges among U.S. experts in China policy debate
In The News
An emerging generation of China policy experts is advocating a much sharper tone and approach toward Beijing, in contrast with a number of veteran China hands whose careers we...
By Ely Ratner
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U.S. and China agree to restart trade negotiations following meeting between Trump and Xi at Group of 20 summit
In The News
President Trump’s decision Saturday to relax limits on Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and to delay new tariffs on Chinese goods may revive stalled trade talks with Be...
By Ely Ratner
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Key energy issues to watch as Trump meets G20 leaders in Japan
In The News
Energy security, OPEC production cuts, trade tensions and US oil sanctions are likely to come up in one-on-one talks between US President Donald Trump and world leaders at thi...
By Ely Ratner
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Pence puts off China speech sequel ahead of Trump-Xi talks
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called off a planned China speech that had been cast as a sequel to a blistering broadside he delivered in October to avoid exacerbati...
By Ely Ratner
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The Finance 202: China becomes early 2020 flashpoint as Trump and Biden trade blows
In The News
Joe Biden is getting tougher on China. Whether voters think it's tough enough could shape the direction of the 2020 race. The former vice president, leading early polling for...
By Ely Ratner
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As Trump escalates China trade dispute, economic ties lose stabilizing force in matters of national security
In The News
The United States for years relied on economic interdependence with China as a stabilizing force in relations with Beijing, with business between the two nations forming what ...
By Ely Ratner
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U.S. prepares to slap tariffs on remaining Chinese imports, which could add levies on roughly $300 billion in additional goods
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The United States and China traded blows on Monday in the latest escalation of their tariff war, unnerving Wall Street and threatening to draw American consumers into the fray...
By Ely Ratner
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Trump Warns China to Act on U.S. Trade Deal or Face Worse Terms
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President Donald Trump said it would be wise for China to “act now” to finish a trade deal with the U.S., warning that “far worse” terms would be on offer for them after what ...
By Ely Ratner
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A Rising China Is Driving the U.S. Army’s New Game Plan in the Pacific
In The News
As an organization based solidly on dry land, the U.S. Army’s increasing focus on the Pacific might seem puzzling to some. But with China continuing to expand its military, b...
By Ely Ratner
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In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet newcomer: Chinese troops
In The News
Two miles above sea level in the inhospitable highlands of Central Asia, there’s a new power watching over an old passage into Afghanistan: China. For at least three years, C...
By Ely Ratner
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Davos: trade warriors US and China race for technology of future
In The News
In mid-November, the US commerce department published a short notice that was striking for its wide-ranging implications. In it, the Trump administration presented a list of e...
By Ely Ratner
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Trump administration to condemn China over hacking and economic espionage, escalating tensions between superpowers
In The News
The Trump administration is preparing actions this week to call out Beijing for what it says are China’s continued efforts to steal American trade secrets and advanced technol...
By Ely Ratner
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How China, Russia Interfere in U.S. Elections
In The News
In early 2011, U.S. solar panel manufacturing giant Solyndra was considered one of the world's most innovative companies, following an encouraging visit from then-President Ba...
By Ely Ratner
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China rattles Washington’s tech debates
In The News
A common thread is running through nearly every tech debate in Washington these days: fear that an ambitious China is poised to win the next wave of technology. The worry that...
By Ely Ratner
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US and Chinese warships came perilously close to collision, and it’s probably going to keep happening
The grainy surveillance photos look like something from the Cold War. But they were captured early this week, when a US Navy destroyer had to change course to avoid colliding ...
By Ely Ratner
