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Yang Jiemian, Dean of the Shanghai International Studies Institute, predicted a change in the Sino-U.S. relationship. Yang suggested that, over the next five years, instead of being under U.S. influence, China will have more and more influence over the U.S. 

“The United Nations remains the most authoritative and legitimate entity over world affairs, but regional organizations and forums will have more influence.” The gap between the developed countries (with the U.S. as the representative) and the developing countries (with China as the representative) is closing, but the developed countries will remain in the leadership positions. “The China-driven change of rules in the global scheme of things will manifest mainly in the international monetary system and trade.” “China’s influence will remain limited when it concerns such areas as the military, technology, cultural influence, international speaking power and rule making.” “The Asia-Pacific will be the main platform where China and the U.S. interact.”

Source: Social Science in China, December 30, 2010
http://sspress.cass.cn/news/16379.htm

On December 29, 2010, China Review News published an article titled “American Presence Impacts Sino-US Relations,” stating that the U.S. intention in returning to Asia is to be on guard against and contain China.

According to the article, on the one hand, Asia-Pacific countries are afraid of “Sino-US joint rule.” On the other hand, they do not really want to see a confrontation or even a war between China and the U.S. They would like to see a re-balancing of Sino-US relations, which would make Sino-US relations more complicated. “However, the U.S. and China still share common interests and a willingness to cooperate. In this sense, China should be more proactive in guiding Sino-US relations, prompting China and the United States to find more appropriate and comfortable ways to cooperate in the course of global and regional structural adjustments.”

Source: China Review News, December 29, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/5/3/3/101553322.html?coluid=148&kindid=0&docid=101553322&mdate=1229002330

On December 24, 2010, Huanqiu republished an article from China Youth Daily (Ed. note: the original article cannot be found on China Youth Daily) titled “Targeting the PLA: the U.S. Army Expands in the West Pacific Areas with a Combination of Air and Sea Combat Forces.”

The article states that talk of a nuclear confrontation on the Korean Peninsula is no longer alarming. The United States, Japan, and South Korea are eager to issue new sanctions against North Korea. “Undoubtedly, the scheme is to ruin the DPRK’s reputation in the world, so as to call for the power of the whole world, in the same way that Saddam Hussein was treated, in the name of justice, to force North Korea into submission.”

“However, the DPRK is not Iraq. This scheme of the United States, Japan, and South Korea will actually be very difficult to carry out.”

Source: Huanqiu, December 24, 2010
http://mil.huanqiu.com/Observation/2010-12/1368860.html

China Review News published an article on December 26, 2010, saying that Chinese scholars believe that the United States is surrounding China by drawing China’s neighboring countries to its side for the purpose of containing China. “In order to weaken China’s competitiveness, the United States is creating tension in the Korean peninsula by supporting its strategic allies, Japan and (South) Korea.”

The article states that the “United States is an invasive country” and “is likely to take risks to wage regional wars around China in order to disrupt the pace of China’s economic development” and “consolidate its own economic hegemony.” “The Chinese government should give severe warnings to the surrounding countries that rely on the might of the United States.” On the other hand, “The Chinese government should tell the truth to the international community through the UN Security Council and ask the international community to condemn the troublemaking behavior of the U.S."

Source: China Review News, December 26, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/4/5/0/101545088.html?coluid=136&kindid=4711&docid=101545088&mdate=1226002844

China Review News published an article on December 24, 2010, summarizing the “Top 10 Contradictions” that need to be resolved as China rises:

1. The rise of China and how the U.S. and the West curb China 
2. How the U.S. deals with the “China challenge”
3. Friction with different countries
4. The actual level of China’s development and the higher expectations that the international community has of China
5. The attitude of “suspicion of China” that China’s surrounding countries have and their “reliance on the U.S. to contain China” 
6. Friction between China and large emerging countries
7. China’s socialism vs. American and Western ideology
8. The severe turbulent situation in the international strategic setup due to China’s rise
9. Avoiding direct confrontation with the current hegemony and the world political system
10. The international factors in China’s internal problems and the Chinese factors in the international problems

Source: China Review News, December 24, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/4/7/8/101547824.html?coluid=148&kindid=0&docid=101547824&mdate=1224000949

According to China Review News on December 17, 2010, Major General Peng Guangqian of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a Deputy Secretary-General of China’s National Security Policy Committee at the China Association of Policy Science, recently visited the headquarters of China Review News in Hong Kong.

Peng said that the U. S. is more and more of a “troublemaker” than a “peacemaker” in the Asia Pacific area. He believes that China must be vigilant and ready to deal with any new troubles the U.S. creates. “In recent years, because of the global financial crisis, the U. S. has suffered serious setbacks in its economy, its moral image, and its values." Peng said that "because it is worried about its hegemony, the U.S. has increased its involvement in the East so it can hold back China’s development."

Source: China Review News, December 17, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/3/8/8/101538847.html?coluid=151&kindid=0&docid=101538847&mdate=1217013326
 

An editorial that appeared on Huanqiu on December 2, 2010, questions the background of WikiLeaks. “The biggest question: How can a website that is dedicated to exposing American scandals survive in the Western world?” ”The scandals created by WikiLeaks release of information are either old stories or irrelevant gossip; the United States has quickly digested the ‘negative impact’ they brought about. … If the authority of WikiLeaks is established, it may just be banter in Western countries, but in the non-Western world, leaking unverifiable documents could subvert the State.”

Source: Huanqiu, December 2, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-12/1308891.html

The International Herald Leader published an article on December 3, 2010, about the U.S. lack of responsibility in dealing with North Korea. While China suggested the six-party talks, meant to resolve the crisis of the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. was not interested. The article stated that the U.S. response showed that the U.S. does not want to pay its due, but instead wants China and Russia to “control” North Korea. It wants South Korea to bear all the risk for the failure to control North Korea. The article also stated that the U.S. joint military exercise with South Korea and Japan had no impact on North Korea. “Now North Korea is certain that the U.S.-South Korean joint military exercise won’t turn into a military attack against North Korea,” so the U.S. just saved face without any great effect.

Source: International Herald Leader, December 3, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2010-12/03/c_13633559.htm