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This R&D covers Sino-American relations. The People’s Republic of China has benefited significantly from its trade relationship with the United States, but as its power grows in Asia it is challenging American allies in the region such as South Korea and Japan. Due to the recent protests in Hong Kong, some politicians on Capitol Hill want the U.S. to take a harsher line on China’s human rights record.
“The U.S. Should Engage China” Read @TaoWangCarnegie: http://t.co/EGo7dPNt1Z
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) October 8, 2014
First U.S.-China-Australia joint military drills begin in Darwin http://t.co/TuLPcMboQ2
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) October 7, 2014
Hong Kong Protests Deepen U.S., China Standoff http://t.co/SjmLzBpW1G
— WSJ World News (@WSJworld) October 12, 2014
Why should China & the U.S. expand cooperation? Read @chinadailyusa‘s interview with @RichardBushIII: http://t.co/6CVPAQZoiv
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) October 7, 2014
The ongoing cyber war between the U.S. and Russia and China http://t.co/Qe62Qz4Xkw
— Fortune Magazine (@FortuneMagazine) October 13, 2014
China’s plan for an international bank to finance infrastructure projects has run into U.S. opposition http://t.co/U8tSetcXNw
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 9, 2014
‘Chinese history shows when there’s greater openness, they will have a thriving economy.’ -US-China Business Council http://t.co/3ziJYqrpLQ
— WSJ China Real Time (@ChinaRealTime) October 9, 2014
China ‘overtakes U.S. as the the world’s largest economy’ http://t.co/g6BYJSgTrK
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 9, 2014
Chinese state-run newspaper blames U.S. organization for Hong Kong protests http://t.co/K0e6p5haiX pic.twitter.com/cxtI18cqxG
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) October 11, 2014
U.S. Human Rights Report Elevates Hong Kong on Agenda – http://t.co/Cw8d4Xecqm
— FPI (@ForeignPolicyI) October 10, 2014
What would @JoshKurlantzick have the U.S. do in Hong Kong? Shout at the wind, or stay strategically silent? http://t.co/CMwvzGR1vE
— David Tully (@poliscipunk) October 7, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping warns confrontation with U.S. would be disaster http://t.co/7ITOrec8X6
— Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) July 9, 2014