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People’s Daily Condemns Obama’s Meeting with the Dalai Lama

A July 16, 2011, a People’s Daily commentary criticized U.S. President Obama, because, against the objections of the Chinese government, he met with the Dalai Lama in the White House map room. “The development of events shows that the U.S. insists on interfering with China’s internal affairs and has harmed the Sino-U.S. relationship.”

The article said, “While begging for a meeting with U.S. government officials and profiting from U.S. tax payers money, Dalai has repeatedly neglected the historic facts, intensified attacks on the Chinese government, and claimed ‘to cause trouble for China.’”

The commentary further added, “a (U.S. State Department) official announced that by the end of July this year, the U.S. government will allocate funding of $2 million for a two-year project to support the Tibetans settling down in India, Nepal, Bhutan and other South Asia countries, with the goal of ‘increased economic opportunities which will encourage youth to remain in the settlements, strengthen community ties, and preserve cultural and linguistic traditions.’ This type of monetary ‘support’ will undoubtedly encourage and intensify the Dalai clique’s separatist activities.”

Source: People’s Daily Online, July 16, 2011.
http://world.people.com.cn/GB/15172544.html.

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Huanqiu: China Aviation Company Becomes U.S. Defense Contractor

An article from Huanqiu repeated a report from a French newspaper on the U.S. Air Force purchasing 25 SR20 aircraft from Cirrus Aircraft. Through a merger agreement back in March 2011, Cirrus Aircraft, a U.S. company, is now wholly owned by China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company under the China Aviation Industry Corporation. The Huanqiu article titled “China Aviation Industry Becomes US Defense Contractor for the First Time” reported that the value of the purchase is over $6 million and the SR20 aircraft will be used for training at the Academy Airfield (AFF) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Source: Huanqiu, July 11, 2011
http://mil.huanqiu.com/Exclusive/2011-07/1810429.html

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Xinhua: Watch Out as the U.S. May Repudiate Its Debts.

A Xinhua commentary cautioned about the possibility that the U.S. may default on its debt. The article said, “No one wants to see the U.S. breach its debt obligations, but (everyone) has to be prepared (in case it happens). As long as no one can shake the U.S.’s (global) hegemony in military, currency, and media, any U.S. ‘action to repudiate its debts’ will benefit itself at a cost to others.” “In the current situation, only by ‘repudiating its debts’ can the U.S. rapidly decrease its debt ratio and reduce its heavy debt burden, so as to have ‘consumption recover.’” 

The article argued that, in the short term, the U.S. cannot expand its economy through investments or exports. “In the short run, the U.S. must continue to walk the path of ‘relying on consumption’ to improve its economy. In fact, the Republicans, the voice for the oil and financial conglomerates on the East Coast, are very aware of the reality. Therefore, they are not afraid of the U.S. defaulting on its debt, and have even proposed a ‘technical default.’” 
“The world’s countries will have nothing to say but acknowledge their bad luck if the U.S. ‘defaults on its debt’ or ‘engages in disguised debt default’ in order to reduce its fiscal deficit. If the default causes the collapse of bond prices and the skyrocketing of commodity prices, those who suffer will be countries with foreign exchange reserves and industrial manufacturing countries. To avoid their capital loss and remedy their economies, these countries will have to unconditionally agree to the U.S debt restructuring. Historically, the collapse of the Bretton Woods system was a typical case of the U.S. ‘repudiating its debt.’ This is also why the author worries about the ‘U.S. repudiating its debt.’”

Source: Xinhua, July 7, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-07/07/c_121635675.htm

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New Characteristics of Sino-U.S. Security Relations

A scholar from the Research Center of World Affairs under Xinhua News Agency, published an article discussing the new characteristics of Sino-U.S. security relations. As China’s comprehensive power increases, China’s national interests are surpassing its national boundaries, its international influence is expanding, and the conflicts with the U.S. in its strategic goal and its interest in dominating the globe are increasing. Due to their increasing inter-dependence, however, the content and scope of co-operation in their common security interests, particularly in dealing with the challenges of global issues, are also broadening. 

The article believes that Sino-U.S. security relations are becoming more and more complicated. In geographic security, they have surpassed the area of East Asia; in space, they have expanded into air space; in security, they have surpassed military areas and broadened to the economy, energy, resources, and the Internet. 
It concluded: 1) Complications come from two factors. First, as China’s power increases, the U.S. is getting more wary and suspicious of China and structural conflicts are becoming more prominent. Second, the contradictions due to their different strategic goals (affect relations). 2) Due to the rapid development of economic globalization, both countries are not only economically inter-dependent; in security relations, the area that requires cooperation is also increasing.

Source: Xinhua, July 7, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-07/07/c_121635114.htm

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Government Scholar: Deal with U.S. Global Hegemony Strategy Using both Hard and Soft Approaches

Global Times published an opinion article based on a book by Yang Bin titled, “The Hidden Economic and Financial War of the United States.” Yang is a research fellow at the Institute of Marxism, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

“The study indicated that the U.S. government’s China policy often fluctuates between softness and toughness. Behind the apparent erratic changes lies the ‘carrot and stick’ psychological warfare strategy. The strategy can produce a strong psychological shock in opponents and cause internal disagreement and conflict within international opponents. It is just like iron and steel which are, hard as they are, not afraid of direct impact, but cannot withstand repeated bending and will break due to a lack of flexibility. The study argues that China should alternate between ‘toughness and softness’ to respond to the U.S. "carrot and stick" two-pronged strategy. Regardless of whether the U.S. takes a soft approach to lure China or a hard approach to intimidate China, China should not panic, but remain clear-headed, and deal with it calmly. According to a 2010 U.S. public opinion poll, most Americans do not support Obama for re-election. The next president is likely to take a tough foreign policy, or even intentionally perform ‘irrational madness’ to promote U.S. interests. China should be fully prepared for U.S. foreign policy to change from a soft to a hard approach."

Source: Huanqiu, June 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/dialogue/2011-06/1743429.html

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Is It a U.S. Conspiracy to Attract Wealthy Chinese Immigrants?

China Business Times published an article on July 4, 2011, blaming the United States for adjusting its policies in order to attract wealthy Chinese immigrants and drain China of all of its wealth. “Many people believe that it is an America’s conspiracy to attract wealthy Chinese to the U.S.”

“According to the ‘2011 China’s Private Wealth Report’ issued by China Merchants Bank, 60% of the individuals in China with a high net worth, i.e., those who have 10 million yuan ($US1.546 million) in individual assets, are not only considering emigration through investment but have almost completed their immigration process. According to the article, among those who possess over 100 million yuan (US$15.46 million), 27 % have already emigrated overseas, while 47% are considering leaving China.” The article continued, “A non-profit organization ‘Global Financial Integrity,’ ranked China as the top exporter of illicit capital in the world, having exported US$2.18 trillion between 2000 and 2009. Based on China’s huge population, the average outflow of illicit money from China is US$1,600 per Chinese.”

Source: China Business Times, July 4, 2011
http://www.cbt.com.cn/a/lilunpinglun/lailun/2011/0704/16788.html

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“The U.S Purpose in Returning to Southeast Asia is to Impede China’s Freedom of Navigation”

On July 1, 2011, Xinhua published an article titled “What is the Real Intention of the United States’ Show of Concern about ‘Freedom of Navigation’ in the South China Sea?” The writer of the article argues that “freedom of navigation” in the South China Sea has never been a problem for the United States. The real purpose for the United States to come back to the area is to obstruct China’s freedom of navigation in the East China Sea. “The old Western sea control theory is to ensure their own freedom to use the waters, and obstruct others’ freedom of use. … The ‘freedom of navigation’ proposed by the United States is in fact the substitution of a concept (for the real one), which does not reflect ‘freedom of navigation’ in international law. Instead, it reflects the old Western sea control theory of ‘Control Power’ over the sea.”

“After the Vietnam War, the United States was forced to withdraw from Southeast Asia. The U.S. lost two military bases in the Philippines, the Clark and Subic bases. Now the United States has re-proposed the ‘Philippine-US Joint Defense Treaty’ in the name of protecting its allies and is discussing a return to Clark and Subic. … This military deployment will affect China’s national interests such as freedom of navigation.”　

Source: Xinhua, July 1, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-07/01/c_121606697.htm

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Xinhua: U.S. Adopts Ambiguous Diplomacy in South China Sea Conflict

A June 30, 2011, Xinhua article characterizes the U.S. strategy in the conflict in the South China Sea sovereignty issue as “Ambiguous Diplomacy,” in which the U.S. government publicly portrays itself as a “neutral mediator,” while behind the scenes, it assists the smaller Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam. 

The article quoted Zhang Guoqing, a scholar of international affairs at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who said, “This kind of two-faced tactic is to maintain the ‘balance of power’ in the South China Sea, i.e., to prevent any country from taking a dominant position so that the U.S. can maximize its own interests.” Zhang said, “Currently, due to domestic economic issues, the U.S. has kept a low profile in foreign relations and the military, but it has not given up keeping its lead role around the globe. Therefore, it needs to create some conflicts now and then. Maintaining a certain level of tension can give the U.S. the initiative to become a mediator, and provide the U.S. with excuses and opportunities to return to Asia.” 
Zhang listed three U.S. motives to get involved in the South China Sea conflict for its own interests: “firstly, to disrupt the economic cooperation between China and ASEAN nations, weakening China’s influence in the region; secondly, by keeping a certain level of tension, to increase arms trade with Southeast countries and make money; lastly, to expand cooperation with relevant countries on oil and gas exploration, and keep an advantageous position in the fight for the resources in the region.”
 
Source: Xinhua, June 30, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2011-06/30/c_121606208.htm
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