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China warns U.S. that 'trade war' will hurt Americans even more

rudkla — 2010-03-23T11:25:00Z

China's minister of commerce warned that United States on Sunday that if it launches a "trade war" against China by leveling punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, the United States would suffer the most.

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Chinas American enablers

rudkla — 2010-03-17T08:56:00Z

Our Future Blog
by Dave Johnson

03/16/10

China argues that some American companies will suffer if China stops subsidizing manufacturing and adjusts their currency to market levels. Theyre right. The fight over Chinese violations of trade rules is also another story about Wall Street and big, monopolistic corporations vs Main Street and American workers. A China Daily story says Chinas huge export surplus is being misread. The Chinese government says that US companies the ones who close US factories, lay off workers, devastate communities and throw the costs onto the government are also beneficiaries of Chinas government subsidies...

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China calls U.S. a hypocrite over human rights

rudkla — 2010-03-15T21:32:00Z

China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its own rights record was terrible.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_china_usa_rights

Full Text of Human Rights Record of the United States in 2009

China's Information Office of the State Council published a report titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2009" here Friday. Following is the full text.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-03/12/c_13208219.htm

China defends currency policy

China's prime minister has rejected foreign calls for allowing the yuan to appreciate and blamed the US for strained ties between Washington and Beijing.

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China Dumping US Treasurys: Whats the Message?

rudkla — 2010-02-19T05:06:00Z

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Concerns Grow Over China's Sale of US Bonds
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/evans-pritchard25.html

A Termite-Riddled House: Treasury Bonds
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl2/termite-ridden-house-treasuries.html

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China circled by chain of US anti-missile systems

Military experts have noted that Washington's latest proposed weapon deal with Taiwan is the key part of a US strategic encirclement of China in the East Asian region, and that the missiles could soon have a footprint that extends from Japan to the Republic of Korea and Taiwan.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-02/22/content_9481548.htm

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A reality check on China
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Get Your Own House In Order: Hands Off China

rudkla — 2010-02-10T05:16:00Z

http://www.lewrockwell.com/clancy/clancy21.1.html

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China's hawks demand cold war on the US

MORE than half of Chinese people questioned in a poll believe China and America are heading for a new "cold war".

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7017951.ece

China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.

Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6183KG20100209

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How could China hit back at U.S.?

rudkla — 2010-02-01T04:53:00Z

China suspends military ties with US

China suspends military exchanges with the US and threatens to impose sanctions on US arms companies over a Washington decision to sell weapons to Taiwan.

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=117442§ionid=351020404

China renews US arms-sale warning

"China is resolved not to yield or compromise on this issue. China's army will be determined in fighting against any conduct that threatens China's sovereignty, integrity and national security."

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/01/201013172334633535.html

Scenarios: How could China hit back at U.S.?

Beijing has not said how it may retaliate. Here are some of the steps it could take.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60T0IK20100130

Thousands in Tokyo Protest Against US Troops in Japan

On Saturday, labor unionists, pacifists, environmentalists and students marched through central Tokyo, yelling slogans and calling for an end to the U.S. troop presence.

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US deal forces China to boost defense budget

It would be justified and proper for China to increase military expenditure as the US has posed a threat and challenged China's core strategic interest by planning a $6.4 billion arms sale to Taiwan, Chinese experts said.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/01/content_9404320.htm

China, Iran Spur U.S. to Develop Air-Sea Battle Plan

The U.S. military is drawing up a new air-sea battle plan in response to threats such as China's persistent military build-up and Iran's possession of advanced weapons, according to the Pentagon's latest strategy review.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=ajDFeH4dy2qo

China to establish military bases overseas

China has signaled that it wants to establish military bases overseas, following US steps to portray India as a regional super power.

http://pakobserver.net/201001/30/news/topstories11.asp

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Will the dragon awake?

AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

02/01/10

Imagine if Texas governor Rick Perry carried out his half-serious suggestion that Texas secede from the Union, and China opted to sell the Republic of Texas $6 billion worth of Patriot missiles, Blackhawk helicopters, and sophisticated detection systems for defensive purposes only, of course. Washington would rightly consider this very close to an act of war. To the Washington Post, however, other nations have no right to assert their sovereignty: indeed, such impertinence is usually punishable by having rogue nation status conferred upon the transgressor, who is from that moment a prime candidate for regime change...

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2010/01/31/will-the-dragon-awake/

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Understanding China
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US vs. China: Watch the Power Game Play Out

rudkla — 2009-12-24T07:41:00Z

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China's yuan 'set to usurp US dollar' as world's reserve currency

rudkla — 2009-05-19T07:48:00Z

The Chinese yuan is preparing to overtake the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, economist Nouriel Roubini has warned.

http://snipurl.com/iad6q

US Backing for World Currency Stuns Markets

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner shocked global markets by revealing that Washington is "quite open" to Chinese proposals for the gradual development of a global reserve currency run by the International Monetary Fund.

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Asia will author its own destruction if it triggers a crisis over US bonds

Japan beware, crashes have a habit of bringing regime change.
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The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy

rudkla — 2009-05-02T08:25:00Z

Seth Sandronsky, Truthout: "A bit like Malcom X, author Minqi Li used prison time to read widely. The latter studied radical political economy for two years when Chinese leaders locked him up for a critical public speech after the Tiananmen upsurge in 1989. That was then. He is an author and assistant professor of economics at the University of Utah now. Li's 'The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy' is a must-read for all concerned with the future of the earth and its people."

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Chinas threat to the US is exaggerated

rudkla — 2009-04-14T07:37:00Z

Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland

04/13/09

The Pentagons annual publication, Military Power of the Peoples Republic of China 2009, accused China of stocking its military with weapons that can be used to intimidate or attack Taiwan and mitigate U.S. air and naval superiority near its territory. Even if the Department of Defenses report has not exaggerated the threat from China unlikely since the department has an inherent conflict of interest in evaluating threats and building weapons to counter those threats the report is good news. You would never know it by the statement of Ike Skelton, Democratic Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who warned that Chinas military budget continues a trend of double-digit increases and questions remain about Chinas strategic intentions. Unfortunately, no questions exist about U.S. strategic intentions, even under a new more liberal president...

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2475

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China: The next big enemy?

rudkla — 2009-03-11T07:11:00Z

AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

03/11/09

[T]he Chinese, even more than we, are well aware that Americas moment may be passing. The biggest holders of U.S. debt are Chinese state-owned companies. No wonder theyre resentful of our spy ship trawling their coastline: after all, they paid for it. What ought to be worrying the Obama administration is that the interest theyre getting on their loan may not be enough to cover their national pride deficit. We may have the mightiest military in the world, but if the Chinese stop buying our debt, then the whole structure of the American warfare-welfare state will come tumbling down with astonishing rapidity...

http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=14384

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Chinas six-to-one advantage over the US

rudkla — 2008-12-02T09:40:00Z

Asia Times
by Spengler

12/01/08

America outspends China on defense by a margin of more than six to one, the Pentagon estimates. [1] In another strategic dimension, though, China already holds a six-to-one advantage over the United States. Thirty-six million Chinese children study piano today, compared to only 6 million in the United States.[2] The numbers understate the difference, for musical study in China is more demanding.It must be a conspiracy. Chinese parents are selling plasma-screen TVs to America, and saving their wages to buy their kids pianos - making American kids stupider and Chinese kids smarter. Watch out, Americans - a generation from now, your kid is going to fetch coffee for a Chinese boss...

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JL02Ad01.html

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America must live within its means

rudkla — 2008-10-23T09:18:00Z

Independent [UK]
by Hamish McRae

10/22/08

On present trends China will take over from the US as the worlds largest economy in about 20 years time. Of course that is not certain but if the Goldman Sachs economic growth model continues to reflect correctly the way the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are gaining growth vis-à-vis the present developed nations, something like that will happen. That raises a stark question for the US: is it really wise to be so in hock to your greatest commercial rival, the only country that has threatened your economic supremacy for more than a century?

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/hamish-mcrae/hamish-mcrae-america-must-live-within-its-means-968552.html

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State Department Arms Control Board Declares Cold War on China

rudkla — 2008-10-09T16:18:00Z

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U.S. and China Go Bump in the Middle East

rudkla — 2008-06-28T07:44:00Z

For China these days it seems that nothing -- not rising energy prices; not sanctions aimed at its more unsavoury business partners, Burma and Sudan; not even the prospect of a nuclear Iran -- can curb its thirst for oil.

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