China Says U.S. ‘Entirely’ to Blame for Strained Ties (Update1) – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in March 2nd, 2010 | no comment

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I view Chinese comments like this to mean that we should get more hostile with China. And why exactly are we trading with a hostile country like China with nuclear weapons pointed at us?
“The responsibility for the current difficulties in China- U.S. relations goes completely to the U.S. side,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang [...]

China’s hawks demand cold war on the US – Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Favorites, New Cold War, Army And Navy, Barack Obama, beijing, Beijing China, Change Internet, China And America, China War, Chinese Language, climate change, Cold-War, Foes, Hawks, Human Rights, Independent Survey, Internet Freedom, Language Media, Military Showdown, Navy Officers, New War, Political Leaders, poll, Sunday Times, Taiwan, Three Months, Tibet

MORE than half of Chinese people questioned in a poll believe China and America are heading for a new “cold war”.
The finding came after battles over Taiwan, Tibet, trade, climate change, internet freedom and human rights which have poisoned relations in the three months since President Barack Obama made a fruitless visit to Beijing.
An independent [...]

U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in January 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, American Counterparts, Assertiveness, Beijing China, China Economy, China Relations, Climate Talks, Climax, Economic System Works, Entourage, Foreign Minister, Global Economic Crisis, High Risk, Obama, S System, Security Team, Social Unrest, Strains, Swagger, Triumphalism, Wen Jiabao

While China senses that today it’s system appears to be superior to that of the United States, it’s system is about to be tested within the next year or two. Soon we will find out how China’s rigid economic system works under real stress. It’s not going to be pretty. China is highly unstable now [...]

How China gifted 50kg uranium for two bombs to Pakistan – The Times of India

Posted by Matt in November 13th, 2009 | no comment

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China’s dirty little secret of nuclear proliferation to Pakistan, including virtually giving Islamabad two nuclear weapons on aplatter while the US remained oblivious and smug, has exploded in Washington. Embarrassingly for President Barack Obama, the disclosures come on the eve of his much-anticipated visit to Beijing.
How China gifted 50kg uranium for two bombs to [...]

China and Russia Seek Pact on Oil and Natural Gas – TIME

Posted by Matt in October 18th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Energy, Beijing China, Bonhomie, Bradshaw, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Common Interests, Corbis, Google, Hinges, Livejournal, Mixx, Premier Wen Jiabao, Ramzy, Russian Natural Gas, Russian Prime Minister, Square In Beijing, Stumbleupon, Tiananmen Square, Time Russia, Vladimir Putin, Years Of The Cold War

Russia and China: An Old Alliance Hinges on EnergyBy Austin Ramzy Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, right, walks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People beside Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on Oct. 13, 2009Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, walks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the [...]

US sounds alarm on China seapower – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2009 | no comment

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The United States voiced concern Wednesday about rising tension between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea as a senator led calls to boost US seapower faced with Beijing’s growing military.
Experts at a Senate hearing pointed to a string of incidents — including standoffs this year between US and Chinese ships — as evidence [...]

Sun Liping: The Biggest Threat to China is not Social Turmoil but Social Decay (Part II)

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 8b, B9, Beijing China, Blog, Blogosphere, Cdt, China Map, Current Vice President, Key Map, Lt, Major News, Phd, Professor Sun, Republic Of China, Social Decay, Social Turmoil, Sociology Department, Superviser, Xi Jinping

Sun Liping is a professor in the Sociology Department of Tsinghua University. He was also the PhD superviser of Xi Jinping, the current vice-president of the People’s Republic of China. Professor Sun’s main research area is modernization and transitional sociology. He wrote the following post on his sociology blog on Feb. 28. It [...]

Wen warns economic crisis spreading in China

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2009 | no comment

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Premier Wen Jiabao warned that the impact of the global financial crisis was still spreading in China and the country faces the long and arduous task of combating its effects.
The official Xinhua News Agency quoted Wen as saying Saturday that China “must strengthen confidence in the face of the crisis and be ready to take [...]

Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador – What’s Going On?

Posted by Matt in July 27th, 2008 | 2 comments

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A New Cold War in the Caribbean?
The significance of the Izvestia bluster isn’t that the Russians could be coming again — Moscow’s Defense Minister later said any air force arrangement in Cuba would most likely involve stops for fuel rather than actual bases — but that they’ve returned to the idea of using the Caribbean [...]

East confronts west in Latin America

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2008 | 1 comment

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China and Russia are challenging the US for dominance in Latin America by pursuing trade and military deals
During a visit to Beijing in November, Correa said China could turn the Manta base into a transit port from which to exploit the riches of the Amazon. China, which is engaged in a headlong rush for timber, [...]