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Xinhua: U.S. Engages “Double Standard” on Anti-Terrorism; It Is Like a Dog in the Manger

Xinhua published a commentary to rebut the U.S. State Department spokesman’s statement on the recent incident in Bachu County in Xinjiang, which the Chinese government characterized as violence and terrorism. The article said, “The U.S. not only did not condemn the incident; on the contrary, it criticized China’s ethnic and religious policies for no reason. This type of behavior of engaging in a ‘double standard’ in the fight against terrorism will, in the end, end up being a dog in the manger.”

"In 2002, after the ‘9/11’ incident, the United States cooperated with the international community to support the United Nations Security Council’s decision to list the ‘East Turkistan Islamic Movement’ as a terrorist organization.  However, with the advance of the war in Afghanistan and the Iraq war, Washington began to change its stance; it vigorously implemented a ‘double standard’ in the fight against terrorism. The most prominent manifestation includes selectively ignoring the extremist groups in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian and the "East Turkistan" terrorist organizations that threaten China’s national security.” 
The article advises the United States, in the fight against terrorism, not to do things like a dog in the manger. 

Source, Xinhua, April 26, 2013 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2013-04/26/c_124637279.htm

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Chinese Experts: Obama’s Second Term China Policy Will Reinforce both Contact and Precaution

On April 15, 2013, following U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to China, the Shanghai Institute for International Studies held a forum. Experts and scholars from the institute discussed the Obama administration’s China policy for his second term. 

Experts believe that, in his second term, the Obama administration will continue the main approach from his first term, that is, "contact plus precaution." However, the degree of engagement will be deeper and precautionary actions will also be greater. Washington believes that only by opening up overseas markets and reviving its domestic manufacturing industry will the United States be able to restore its economic strength and fortify its No. 1 position in the world. Therefore, the Obama administration will continue to strengthen economic and trade ties with China to boost its economic power. Meanwhile, the U.S. always believes that in order to ‘integrate’ China into the U.S.-led international system, it must maintain its contact with and influence in China. 
At the same time, Obama’s second term will also increase its precautions against China. This is mainly reflected in how, in many security issues, the United States joins forces with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region against China. This trend may continue over the next two years. Although the U.S.-Japan and the U.S.-Philippine joint security alliances are the products of the Cold War and are not effective in regional security issues, the United States still considers it the "best" choice to guard against China. 
As for North Korea, the Obama administration will continue the policy from his first term: North Korea is not a direct threat to U.S. national security; the North Korea problem is not a priority for United States’ diplomacy. The main goal  of the White House is to prevent the situation in the peninsula from getting out of control. 
For the development of Sino-U.S. relations in the next four years, experts believe that it is going to be a "more cooperative and more competitive" situation. 
Source: Jiefang Daily, also People’s Daily, April 16, 2013  
http://www.jfdaily.com/a/5823855.htm 
http://world.people.com.cn/n/2013/0416/c157278-21147254.html
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The Information Office of the State Council Published the 2012 US Human Rights Record

Xinhua reported that the Information Office of the State Council released the "2012 US Human Rights Record." It was created in response to the “distorted claims” made in the 2012 Human Rights Report that the U.S. State Department published. "According to the ‘2012 Human Rights Record,’ the U.S., the so called ‘Human Rights Defender,’ pointed fingers at over 190 countries about their human rights issues while it kept silent about its own record. … The ‘2012 US Human Rights Record’ was meant to disclose human rights violations that took place in the U.S. in areas including life and personal safety, civil and political rights, economic and social rights, racial discrimination, woman and children’s rights, and the U.S. rights invasions of other countries." According to Xinhua, this is the 14th time that the State Council has published the "US Human Rights Record."

Source: Xinhua, April 21, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-04/21/c_115472314.htm

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Huanqiu Editorial: Welcome Kerry; Hope He Is Different from Hillary

On April 13, 2013, Huanqiu (Global Times) published an editorial on new U.S. Secretary of the State John Kerry’s visit to China. Below are some highlights: 

“This secretary is familiar with diplomatic affairs and is moderate in style, which is different from the former secretary Hillary Clinton.” “To Chinese people, the cold face of Hillary Clinton is hard to forget. [However,] ‘Moderate Kerry’ is only one of the many symbols of the United States. Even though his ‘moderation’ is true, he will not be able to lead the U.S. to reduce its suspicion toward China.” 
"What Sino-U.S. diplomacy is has become a blurred and serious problem. In the past, we considered it to be diplomatic visits by the leaders of the two countries, Sino-U.S. trade, and military talks. Today even ordinary Chinese people can realize that matters such as the friction over the South China Sea, the Diaoyu Islands conflict and the Korean Peninsula chaos all contain ‘Sino-U.S. diplomacy.’ This makes a lot of Chinese people feel uncomfortable whenever the U.S. comes to mind." “Today, a considerable number of Chinese people believe the overall goal of the U.S. toward China is to overthrow the current political system and to ‘crush China’ in a way similar to what U.S. did to the Soviet Union. Therefore, China needs to be extremely vigilant while developing relations with the U.S.” 
“Mutual trust between China and the U.S. cannot reach the same level as the trust among the U.S. and its allies. If the two countries allow each other’s strategic suspicion to go unchecked, the maintenance of "normal relations" between China and the U.S. can only rely on ‘common commercial interests.’ Such a relationship is not as strong as some people believe. It is very clear by just looking at the relationship between China and Japan.” 
“It should be emphasized that the nature of suspicion in China and the United States is different. The U.S. worries that the rise of China is a challenge to its dominant position. Its preventive measures against China are offensive, such as the implementation of the ‘Asia-Pacific re-balancing strategy,’ deploying troops around China, and encouraging China’s neighboring countries to be aggressive in the island dispute with China. On the contrary, China’s precautions against the U.S. are an instinctive protection of the country’s current political and security interests. China’s approach is defensive.”  
Source: Huanqiu, Aril 13, 2013 
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-04/3828126.html
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PLA Daily: The U.S. Cyber Strategy: Cooperation Is a Pretense; Confrontation Is What’s True

China’s military newspaper PLA Daily published an article claiming that the U.S. proposal to cooperate with China on the issue of cyber security is no more than a pretense. Confrontation is the real truth. The article referred to two news reports on April 9, 2013, regarding the U.S. cyber strategy. The first one said that, at the sixth China-U.S. Forum on the Internet, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Hormats stated, “Both sides need cooperation rather than confrontation." The second one said that John Hayden, deputy commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, announced at the U.S. National Space Symposium, "The U.S. Air Force has officially designated six kinds of Internet tools as weapons." The article said, “Taking the two news items together, one cannot help but wonder how sincere the United States’ proposal for cooperation really is.” 

The article concluded, “Whether the United States is talking about cyberspace cooperation or promoting the development of Internet tools, it cannot cover the fact that its purpose is to maintain hegemony in the name of cooperation and the intention to threaten other countries by displaying new cyber weapons. One thing is for sure; the U.S. military bringing cyberspace into the arms race will make the fighting on cyberspace strategy increasingly fierce.” 
The article was republished on almost all of China’s state-run media’s major websites. 
Source: PLA Daily, April 15, 2013 
http://chn.chinamil.com.cn/jwjj/2013-04/15/content_5299495.htm 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2013-04/15/c_124579968.htm http://military.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2013/0415/c1011-21135822.html

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China Review News: Figure out the Significance of Kerry’s Visit to China

On April 16, 2013, China Review News published an article on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to China, titled “Figure out the Significance of Kerry’s Visit to China.” “Kerry usually supports the positive development of cooperative relations between the U.S. and China.” "Sino-US bilateral relations have achieved a good start."

“Over the next 10-15 years, Sino-US relations are bound to face unprecedented challenges. Currently, the two powerful countries are building a new type of relationship. The window won’t stay open. The leaders we need are those who have wisdom, courage, and responsibility to seize the opportunity and shape the future.”

Source: China Review News, April 16, 2013
http://www.zhgpl.com/doc/1025/0/3/5/102503528.html?coluid=148&kindid=7550&docid=102503528&mdate=0416002227

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A Chinese Military Scholar Commented on U.S. Military Exercises in the Asia Pacific

People’s Daily recently reported on Zhen Zehao, Associate Professor at the National Defense University, who stated in a commentary that the purpose of the U.S. military exercises in the Asia Pacific region is to contain China and reestablish its superpower image.  

Zhen said, “At the end of 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed in high-profile "to return to the Asia-Pacific." Since then, the Pacific has no longer been ‘pacific.’ The United States has frequently organized joint military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region.” 
Zhen asked, “Why is the United States so fond of the Asia-Pacific region? Why does it so frequently use such an action as military exercises?" 
Zhen explained, “From a geostrategic perspective, the Asia-Pacific is an irreplaceable part of the ‘anticommunist levee’ that the U.S. has built in the Far East. Containing China in the Asia-Pacific region is an integral part of the U.S.’s China policy." 
“In recent years, by organizing a series of joint military exercises, the United States has sought to broaden its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region; it continues to strengthen its political and military intervention activities in the region; it has had a significant impact on security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region; and it has exacerbated conflicts of interest between all parties in the region. The region was thrown into a complex situation in which competition and cooperation are intertwined, causing a new round in an arms race that is leading the region to be ‘politically cold and economically hot.’” 
In conclusion, Zhen said, “The United States intends to use the joint military exercises to disrupt the order in the Asia-Pacific; it is taking full advantage of these military exercises to multilaterally contain China and thus enhance U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region. This is probably the most fundamental intent of the U.S. In addition, the United States has chosen the Asia-Pacific region, not only to use it as a trump card to clamp down on China’s ‘regional hegemony,’ but also to reinforce its far-reaching intention of displaying its power and reestablishing its superpower image.” 
Source: People’s Daily, April 8, 2013 
http://military.people.com.cn/n/2013/0408/c1011-21050399.html
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U.S. Returning to Asia-Pacific Allows China to Have More Reasons to Strengthen Its Military

Xinhua republished a Huanqiu (Global Times) article that a PLA scholar wrote, claiming that adequate military confrontation can be a good thing for China. 

 The article stated that merely mentioning the U.S.’s C-type encirclement of China used to cause people to feel much pressure. Since Chairman Xi’s successful visit to Russia, they have felt relieved. 
 The article said, “Strategic confrontation is nothing to be afraid of. The national strength of the Soviet Union was developed through its confrontation with the United States. If the two countries had not fought with each other in their thinking (ideology) and if it were not for the self-destruction [the Soviet Union’s collapse] in the area of politics, the United States would not be able to do anything economically or militarily [to the Soviet Union]. In China today, as long as the military competition is mutually beneficial and interdependent with the economy, we are not afraid even if the United States enters Asia. The premise is that we must accelerate the development of our military, economic, and technological strength simultaneously. In a certain sense, the United States entering Asia has increased our demand for arms. It has also been favorable to China. It gives us more reasons to strengthen China’s military power and take the path of empowering the nation independently.” 
Source: Xinhua, April 2, 2013 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2013-04/02/c_124534132.htm

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