简介:DuringtheearlydaysofTrump’sadministration,theMar-a-lagosummit,heldbetweenUSandChineseleaders,onceinjectedhigh-levelmomentumintobilateraltradetalksandlaidasolidfoundationforthereleaseoftheinitialactionsoftheChina-USEconomicCooperation100-DayPlan.ThebilateraltraderelationsbeganamicablyearlyinTrump’spresidency.However,theUSsoonbegantoplayhardballagainstChina,initiatinganti-dumpingandcountervailinginvestigationsandimposingpunitivedutiesonseveralChineseimports,andlaunchedtheSection301investigationonwhatitallegedwasChina’stheftofUSintellectualproperty.TheUSalsodeniedChina’smarketeconomystatus,promotedreformsthatgaveastrongerhandtotheCommitteeonForeignInvestmentintheUnitedStates(CFIUS),vetoedseveralmergersandacquisitionscasesinvolvingChineseinvestmentintheUSandinterferedintherelevantoperationsofChineseenterprises.Recently,ithasevenspearheadedChineseproductsandinvestmentinstrategichightechfields.ThispolicytransitionnotonlyembodiesTrump’s“AmericaFirst”principlebutalsoshowsthatnon-economicfactorshaveplayedanincreasinglyimportantroleinUSpolicy-making.
简介:TheUSfinancialcrisisanditsresult-asevererecession-arespreadingquicklyacrosstheworld.WhyhastheUS,theheadoftheworldeconomy,beenhitsohardallofasudden?OristheUSeconomyindeedsufferingsomuch?WhatimpactdoesthecrisishaveonthefutureofUSeconomichegemony?OrwillthecrisisconsiderablyweakenthecomprehensivestrengthoftheUSandthuschangeitsrelationswithallothercountriesintheworld?ThisessayanalysestheeconomicsituationofAmericafromtheperspectivesofhistoryandtheanglesofinternationalpolitics,andpaysspecialattentiontothepotentialinfluenceofthecurrentcrisisonthefutureofUSeconomichegemonyandtheinternationalrelations.
简介:Atthedawnofanewcentury,thehealthofUSeconomyisclaimingworldwideconcernwithitsshockwavesinmind.Willthenine-yearoldrobusthigh-growth,low-inflationboomhold,withrichrewardsforinvestors?Orrather,isabustjustaroundthecorner,withastockcrash,risinginflation,dollardevaluationandasuddenbrakeontheeconomicgrowthinstore?Theauthorshouldliketoof-fersomeofherviews.
简介:TakingalookattheTrumpadministration'sforeignpolicydecisionsoverthecourseofthelastyear,theyindicateacertainstrategyaswellasunpredictabletactics.ChinashouldtacklenotonlydiplomacystrategybutalsogettogripswiththedetailsofChina'sUSpolicy.TheTrumpadministrationisfamiliarwithChina'sdiplomaticmodel,sothepreventionoftacticalrigiditiesandanadjustmentofbehaviorpatternsisrequired.
简介:FollowingtheeruptionofEuropeandebtcrisisinthewakeofthefinancialcrisis,anewdebtcrisisbegantofermentontheUSsoils.OnMay16th,withUSdebtexceedingitsstatutoryceilingof$14.29trillion,USTreasury'ssolvencybecamesostretchedthatitcouldhardlylasttoAugust2nd.Asaresult,thecountrywasplungedintogreatdefaultrisks.Thetwoparties,throughheatedpoliticalstruggles,finallymanagedtoreach
简介:InternationalReligiousFreedomActof1998InOctober1998,theClintonAdministrationproducedtheInternationalReligiousFreedomActof1998(IRFA).ItisoneoftheimportantlawspassedbytheUSCongressinrecentyears.Theactisverycomplicated.Themainsectionscanbesummarizedasfollows:(1)AppointmentofanAmbassadoratLargeforInternationalReligiousFreedomtoheadanOfficeonInternationalReligiousFreedomwithintheDepartmentofState;
简介:US-Chinatensionsanddistrustonmaritimeissueshavebeenescalatinginrecentyears.TheUS'spivottowardstheAsia-PacificregionhasonlyexacerbatedmutualdistrustManyUSscholarsandofficialshavevoicedconcernsthatarisingChinawilltransformthestatusquooftheAsiaPacificregion.Thisarticlewilldelveintotheinteractionsbetweenthetwocountriesonmaritimesecuritypost-WorldWarIIandoffersomesuggestionstoeasetensions.
简介:Withtheadventoftheeraofeconomicglobalization,theUnitedStateshasintensifieditshumanrightsculturalexpansionasthebaseofitshumanrightsdiplomacy.SomepeopleintheUnitedStatesaretrumpetingabout"humanrightsdialogue"toengagein"transnationalcivilsociety"movementtosell"universalism."ThisnewdevelopmentintheUShumanrightsculturemeritsfullattention.Thispapertriestomakeaninitialanalysisofthisdevelopmentfordiscussionwithexpertsandscholars.
简介:AftertheendoftheColdWar,therehaveemergedaseriesofnewsignificantphenomenaininternationalrelations.First,asaresultofthecollapseoftheformerSovietUnionandthedisintegrationoftheWarsawTreatyOrganization,thereisnolongeracommonenemyforWesternEuropeandtheUS.Second,con-
简介:Sincehetookoffice,thenewUSpresident,DonaldTrump,hasunveiledhisbroadeconomicpolicy—nowcalledTrumponomics.Itemphasizesneoliberalismathome,lessgovernmentregulations,moregrowthandweakeningthewelfarestate.Internationally,TrumponomicsembracesprotectionismandnativismwithafocusonUSeconomicinterests.Trumponomicscaterstothelower-middleclasses,areflectionofthecountry'scurrenteconomicanddiplomaticchallenges.TrumponomicswillbringuncertaintytoChina-USeconomicandtraderelations.ChinashouldcarefullystudythepoliciesoftheTrumpadministrationandpreparecontingencyplans.
简介:The‘FreedomofNavigation'issuehasbeenvolatileandofteninfluencedbySino-USrelationsinrecentyears.ThisproblemwasrootedindifferentinterpretationoftheUNCLOSbyChinaandtheUS.IthasalsoreflectedtheirdifferentnationalInterestsandmaritimestrategies.Thisissuehascausedfrequentfrictionsbetweenthetwosidesandmayleadtotheirfuturecontestforseapower.Atthesametime,italsourgesthebothsidestosetupnewmechanismforconfidencebuildingthatmayhelpthemtomanageitinamorerationalway.