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China Review News recently reviewed an article by East China Morning News on shaping people’s attitudes toward China. The article suggested that not all Americans are willing to see a strong China. They will try their best to create trouble for China. They are worried about the global expansion of China and that it may strike at the U.S. position as a super power. China should avoid a direct showdown with the U.S. At the same time, China should be fighting back, without hesitation, using a reasonably measured means. Versatile foreign relations should be applied to constrain the negative side of U.S. politics.

Source: China Review News, September 6, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/3/7/4/101437427.html?coluid=148&kindid=0&docid=101437427&mdate=0906001356

China Review News published a commentary on August 31, 2010, titled "The U.S. Is the Black Hand Stopping Normal Cross-Strait Military Communications." According to the article, the fact that retired Taiwanese high-ranking military officials have frequently visited Mainland China in recent years has attracted much U.S. attention. The United States has expressed its concerns through Taiwan’s representative in the U.S., Yuan Jiansheng, and wanted Taiwan to provide an explanation.

“As we understand it, the largest third hand (interfering with) cross-strait military relations is the United States. … Therefore, calling the U.S. a black hand is not wrong.”

Source: China Review News, August 31, 2010　　
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/3/0/4/101430474.html?coluid=111&kindid=0&docid=101430474&mdate=0831000959

China’s foreign aid is to serve its national interest, and not to fulfill a so-called “international responsibility” that is “forcibly imposed” on China, an International Herald Leader article stated. It made this statement to rebut Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, who suggested China take more responsibility to provide aid to Pakistan after its flood catastrophe. The article argued that foreign aid is an important means of foreign diplomacy, and its target is selective and different from country to country. China should provide more aid to its close allies, so that it can attract more friends.

Source: International Herald Leader, August 30, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2010-08/30/c_13469316.htm

China Review News republished an article from Huanqiu warning that the U.S. is trying to use its dominant military power to reduce its debt. The article argued that the U.S. faces two issues: the crisis of the national debt and its over expanded military power. The U.S. is losing its political and economic dominance over the world. The only thing it has is the absolute advantage of its military. The U.S. is actually bankrupt in its fiscal budget. Its foreign policy’s mission is to attract U.S. dollar assets back to the U.S. to help it reduce the debt crisis. That means depriving other nations of wealth. The U.S. might also use its military power to achieve that goal.

Source: China Review News, August 31, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/3/1/6/101431617.html?coluid=148&kindid=0&docid=101431617&mdate=0831001542

According to an article published on August 20, 2010, on Huanqiu, the Chinese edition of Global Times, the purpose of the U.S. decision to send an aircraft carrier to the Yellow Sea for military drills was to lure China into an arms race with the United States so as to weaken China’s economic strength and induce China’s neighboring countries to contain China together with the U.S. 

“With rich experience in the international struggle, especially with a deep understanding of the former Soviet Union’s lessons, China will never be lured into an arms race with the United States.”

Source: Huanqiu, August 20, 2010
http://mil.huanqiu.com/Exclusive/2010-08/1032701.html

“The U.S. is shifting the focus of the U.S.-China relationship from the economy to politics, the military and security,” according to a commentary by the China Review, citing the recent U.S.-Korea military exercises, Hilary’s statement and the appearance of the U.S. fleet in the Yellow Sea.

The commentary suggested that the shift was caused by the U.S. inability to have China change its currency exchange rate while China remains as the largest debt holder of the U.S. The recent actions taken by the U.S. in Asia were to take over its lost influence from China, increase its strategic pressure on China and limit China’s overseas expansion.

Source: China Review, August 25,2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/1/9/4/101419440.html?coluid=1&kindid=0&docid=101419440&mdate=0825001912

On August 21, 2010, China Review News published an article commenting on the one-week joint military exercises of the United States and Vietnam in the South China Sea that started on August 11.

According to the article, “the United States uses Vietnam to restrain China. Vietnam, on the other hand, relies on the U.S. to enhance its own position. Vietnam will regret this one day.” “China and the U.S. are highly dependent on each other economically. Even if the two countries have some strategic conflicts, the overall bilateral relations will not be affected. Vietnam is only a strategic chess piece the U.S. is using to return to Asia. Up to now, Vietnam still has not understood the whole situation. It will probably pay the price for its decision.”

Source: China Review News, August 21, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1014/1/5/5/101415524.html?coluid=148&kindid=0&docid=101415524&mdate=0821001000