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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 5, 2020, 11:50 pm
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The U.S. needs an enemy, and it chose China
[quote]China-U.S. trade deficit is the result of the U.S.'
accounting model, not China's trading practices. China's growing
confidence and its rapid development led the U.S. to make it the
enemy to justify its large military spending, says Paul Craig
Roberts, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for
Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan.[/quote]
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Great point in bold!
I could easily pick 5 enemies of the top of my head that would
make way better enemies for the U.S., and would restore the
U.S.' prestige instantly if fought honorably and efficiently. A
couple of those enemies are currently U.S. allies too....
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 12, 2020, 11:05 pm
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US warns China against Taiwan attack, stresses US ‘ambiguity’
[quote]Senior official stresses amphibious landings difficult,
but also repeats US calls for Taiwan to boost defence
spending.[/quote]
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White House moving forward on arms sales to Taiwan: Report
[quote]Deal covers sale of truck-based rocket launchers,
long-range air-to-ground missiles, and external sensor pods for
F-16 jets.[/quote]
[quote]The White House is moving ahead with three sales of
advanced weaponry to Taiwan, and has sent notification of the
deals to Congress for approval, five sources familiar with the
situation told Reuters news agency.
The move in the run-up to the November 3 US presidential
election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan part
of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to
achieve its aims.[/quote]
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 14, 2020, 8:24 pm
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Chinese President Xi Jinping tells troops to focus on 'preparing
for war'
[quote]Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on troops to "put
all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war" in a visit to
a military base in the southern province of Guangdong on
Tuesday, according to state news agency Xinhua.
During an inspection of the People's Liberation Army Marine
Corps in Chaozhou City, Xinhua said Xi told the soldiers to
"maintain a state of high alert" and called on them to be
"absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable."
The main purpose of Xi's visit to Guangdong was to deliver a
speech Wednesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, which was established in 1980 to
attract foreign capital and played a vital role in helping
China's economy become the second-largest in the world.
But the military visit comes as tensions between China and the
United States remain at their highest point in decades, with
disagreements over Taiwan and the coronavirus pandemic creating
sharp divisions between Washington and Beijing.
The White House notified US Congress Monday that it was planning
to move ahead with the sale of three advanced weapon systems to
Taiwan, according to a congressional aide, including the
advanced High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).[/quote]
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It's amazing to me how many Trump supporters are now using the
"FACT" that Trump hasn't started any new wars while in office
and has withdrawn troops from the middle-east. Well, Russia is
filling the vacuum left by Trump in the middle-east currently
and the Trump administration is provoking China. A war with
China would certainly also draw in Russia and Iran. These Trump
supporters don't seem to care that Trump is constantly
attempting to put more sanctions on Iran for Israel's behalf and
he is doing so in the midst of a pandemic which is absolutely
devastating to ordinary Iranian citizens. Atleast with a Biden
presidency war with China is off the table most likely....
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: acc9 Date: October 19, 2020, 4:31 am
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HTML https://worldaffairs.blo
g/2020/10/10/chinas-terrible-propaganda-and-journalism/
Excellent article pointing out that journalism and PR skills of
the Chinese government leaves a lot to be desired....
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 19, 2020, 11:18 am
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Good read and excellent points in that blog post. Not just for
China either.
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 20, 2020, 2:14 pm
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China rejects claims of IP theft, exchange rate manipulation
[quote]China has rejected allegations of intellectual property
theft and exchange rate manipulation to attack the U.S. economy.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on
Tuesday that "China has always fulfilled its responsibilities as
a major trading country. The improvement of its business
environment is obvious to all. As for the issue of exchange rate
manipulation, that's even more nonsensical. Authoritative
institutions such as the International Monetary Fund recognize
that the Renminbi exchange rate is consistent with China's
economic fundamentals, and there is no obvious overestimation or
underestimation."[/quote]
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 21, 2020, 11:09 pm
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[quote]Pres. Trump maintains a bank account in China that he has
never publicly disclosed, according to tax documents obtained by
The New York Times. Trump's account in China has remained a
secret because it is held under a corporate name, Trump
International Hotels Management. In 2017, that company 'reported
an unusually large spike in revenue — some $17.5 million, more
than the previous five years’ combined,' The Times reported. 'It
was accompanied by a $15.1 million withdrawal by Mr. Trump from
the company’s capital account.' Trump has repeatedly assailed
Joe Biden as 'soft on China.' Tax records show Trump paid
$188,561 in taxes in China through his company from 2013 to
2015, vastly more than the $750 he paid in federal U.S. income
taxes in 2016 and 2017. A lawyer for the Trump Organization
would not disclose the bank where the president maintains his
account.[/quote]
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Just when you think things couldn't possibly get anymore
clownish....
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 22, 2020, 9:26 pm
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Beijing urges Washington to stop arms sales to Taiwan
[quote]China urges Washington to stop arms sales to Taiwan and
to consider the serious consequences. This comes after the
United States approved a potential $1.8 billion arms sale to
Taiwan. In another development, U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo has announced the State Department is designating the
U.S. operations of six more China-based media companies as
foreign missions. Washington required the Chinese media outlets
to register as foreign missions in February and in June, and
announced in March it would cut the number of journalists
working in the U.S. Chinese Foreign Ministry has responded to
the U.S. moves. [/quote]
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 23, 2020, 10:12 pm
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US to base Coast Guard ships in western Pacific to tackle China
[quote]The United States will deploy Coast Guard patrol ships in
the western Pacific to counter what it described as
“destabilizing and malign” activities in the region by China,
the country’s top security adviser said on Friday.
The US Coast Guard was “strategically homeporting significantly
enhanced Fast Response Cutters … in the western Pacific,” White
House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said in a
statement.[/quote]
[quote]Describing the US as a Pacific power, the statement added
that China’s “illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and
harassment of vessels operating in the exclusive economic zones
of other countries in the Indo-Pacific threatens our
sovereignty, as well as the sovereignty of our Pacific neighbors
and endangers regional stability”.
It said US efforts, including by the Coast Guard, were “critical
to countering these destabilizing and malign actions.”
The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to a request for
comment on the statement, which came just ahead of a planned
visit to Asia by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.[/quote]
[quote]
Pompeo led a meeting of the so-called Quad in Tokyo this month.
Washington hopes the grouping of the US, Japan, India and
Australia can act as a bulwark against China’s growing
assertiveness and extensive maritime claims in the region,
including to nearly all of the South China Sea.
On Sunday, Pompeo will begin a five-day tour of India – where he
will be accompanied by US Defense Secretary Mark Esper – and
then he will continue on to Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia.
Maritime security and a “free and open Indo-Pacific” will be
high on the agenda, the State Department said.[/quote]
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Re: China and United States Relations
By: guest5 Date: October 25, 2020, 4:30 pm
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US election: What would a Biden victory mean for China? |
Counting the Cost
[quote]It is rare to see cross-party support for anything in
Washington but one thing is for certain - both Republicans and
Democrats see China as a major geopolitical threat.
US President Donald Trump has blamed the Democrats for China's
unchecked economic rise.
Between 2001 and 2013, an estimated 3.2 million jobs were lost
in the United States, as the country's trade deficit with China
grew.
In September, Democrats announced a $350bn plan to confront
China.
Plus: We look at Chinese President Xi Jinping's plan to rival
Silicon Valley as Washington restricts the export of
semiconductors.
And, we discuss doing business in Africa during the
pandemic.[/quote]
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Senate Democrats present $350 billion strategy to counter China
[quote]Senate Democrats plan Thursday to present their most
comprehensive strategy yet to confront and compete with China,
rolling out sprawling legislation that would provide more than
$350 billion over a decade to build the United States’
industrial capacity and challenge Beijing.[/quote]
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