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haha, will low-educated low-skill ill-health middle-aged white Mericans have some jobs later?
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Trump does want money; but I am not sure he wants it for his clan or the country. In any case, dealing with a smaller Trump clan is easier than dealing with a chaotic US government. At least Trump gets things done like how he killed the TPP, backtracked on SCS islands and Taiwan etc.
China wants to make him look good in his own political turf.
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Chaos in Washington not good news for China
By Yang Chuchu Source:Global Times Published: 2017/6/14
The most powerful country in the world is mired in unprecedented domestic chaos and scandals. Since the start of Donald Trump's presidency, he has faced multiple accusations of collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice. To many Chinese, the chaos does not fit the image the US projected in the past.
The current mess started right after Trump's surprising presidential election victory. At the beginning, the news, such as the sudden dismissal of FBI director James Comey, attracted Chinese netizens' attention. However, as scandals broke one after another, they seem to be taking it as the new normal situation of American domestic politics.
Some hold the view that as the US is struggling to cope with domestic chaos and promote "America First," the country's dominance on international affairs will be consequently reduced, which may be good news for other countries.
However, the US, as it now prioritizes domestic interests and leans toward isolationism, will exert negative impacts on the international community. Stock markets throughout the world have experienced a downward trend recently, a direct response to the woes in Washington.
At a deeper level, the "America First"-focused Trump has made many controversial decisions, such as the travel ban to seven Muslim-majority countries and the US' withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. All these will leave far-reaching influences on the world. The world's largest economy quitting the climate agreement will no doubt have negative effects on other countries, especially on its allies, damaging the influence and appeal of the agreement. In addition, as the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, the US' exit will undoubtedly cast a shadow on the future of global environmental governance.
The current confusion in Washington also makes it hard for Trump to concentrate on diplomatic issues. This leaves some major negotiations in suspense. For example, the North Korean nuclear crisis is facing an uncertain future because of the US' indispensable role in solving this longstanding issue. Plus, the Pentagon's deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in South Korea is another key factor overshadowing the China-South Korea-US trilateral relationship. Nevertheless, the disorder in Washington makes the US ill-prepared to deal with these problems.
And the confusion forebodes uncertainty in US diplomatic policies in the future. During his campaign, Trump accused China of stealing jobs from the US and infringing on intellectual property rights, among other allegations. Facing a more unpredictable US, China needs to be more cautious in handling its trade issues with the US.
In the long-term, the current chaos in US politics will bring more uncertainties to the world. For China, the US will be a harder nut to crack.
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Well, I do not agree with the author, who appears to be a unicorn snowflake pacifist. Chaos means opportunity as well as risk.
By Yang Chuchu Source:Global Times Published: 2017/6/14
The most powerful country in the world is mired in unprecedented domestic chaos and scandals. Since the start of Donald Trump's presidency, he has faced multiple accusations of collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice. To many Chinese, the chaos does not fit the image the US projected in the past.
The current mess started right after Trump's surprising presidential election victory. At the beginning, the news, such as the sudden dismissal of FBI director James Comey, attracted Chinese netizens' attention. However, as scandals broke one after another, they seem to be taking it as the new normal situation of American domestic politics.
Some hold the view that as the US is struggling to cope with domestic chaos and promote "America First," the country's dominance on international affairs will be consequently reduced, which may be good news for other countries.
However, the US, as it now prioritizes domestic interests and leans toward isolationism, will exert negative impacts on the international community. Stock markets throughout the world have experienced a downward trend recently, a direct response to the woes in Washington.
At a deeper level, the "America First"-focused Trump has made many controversial decisions, such as the travel ban to seven Muslim-majority countries and the US' withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. All these will leave far-reaching influences on the world. The world's largest economy quitting the climate agreement will no doubt have negative effects on other countries, especially on its allies, damaging the influence and appeal of the agreement. In addition, as the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, the US' exit will undoubtedly cast a shadow on the future of global environmental governance.
The current confusion in Washington also makes it hard for Trump to concentrate on diplomatic issues. This leaves some major negotiations in suspense. For example, the North Korean nuclear crisis is facing an uncertain future because of the US' indispensable role in solving this longstanding issue. Plus, the Pentagon's deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in South Korea is another key factor overshadowing the China-South Korea-US trilateral relationship. Nevertheless, the disorder in Washington makes the US ill-prepared to deal with these problems.
And the confusion forebodes uncertainty in US diplomatic policies in the future. During his campaign, Trump accused China of stealing jobs from the US and infringing on intellectual property rights, among other allegations. Facing a more unpredictable US, China needs to be more cautious in handling its trade issues with the US.
In the long-term, the current chaos in US politics will bring more uncertainties to the world. For China, the US will be a harder nut to crack.
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Well, I do not agree with the author, who appears to be a unicorn snowflake pacifist. Chaos means opportunity as well as risk.
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While the United States engages in an ideological civil war about the role of the government in the economy, China has continued to advance its economy under a stable regime, albeit authoritarian. Many analysts have noted that China has an opportunity to become a world leader on several fronts—economy, international relations, environment—while America’s legislative juggernaut grinds to a halt, and the differences in legislation passed in the U.S. and China after President Trump took office could not throw this into starker relief.
America, polarized and paralyzed
On the economic front, the U.S. is divided into Trump supporters, who advocate for privatization of markets and public goods, including national monuments, Medicare, air traffic control, and infrastructure. Trump supporters also back policies that focus on reducing trade and reshoring jobs. On the other hand are Trump opponents, who push for accessible health care, free trade, environmental protection, “green” sector job creation. Donald Trump has acted as a lightning rod for this polarizing controversy, which has resulted in legislative gridlock and national discontent.
How much economic legislation, after all, has been passed under President Trump? Nothing truly consequential. Trump did issue executive orders that impact the economy, including an order to enforce countervailing duties, which were implemented on Chinese steel imports last year, one potentially permitting offshore drilling, and an order for the U.S. government to buy and hire more American products and workers. None of these is considered major, which would require approval of the Legislature.
China, full-speed ahead
By contrast, since Trump's inauguration date on January 20 of this year, China’s various government departments have passed hundreds of minor measures and several major economic measures , including measures setting up a large fund to promote high valued added service exports, regulating dangerous asset management products, altering the exchange rate valuation, furthering overcapacity policies, and reforming state owned enterprises, among others. These are major, economy-shaping changes that reflect China’s desire to restructure its economy while reining in risks. Furthermore, China’s One Belt One Road policy, which aims to build up infrastructure across Europe, Asia and Africa will have a major economic impact on both China and the world, with the U.S. playing a supporting, rather than a leading, role.
Ongoing differences, dangerous new similarity
To some extent, the difference between China and the U.S. is due to a contrast in regime type. China, with an authoritarian government, can carry out policies from the top down without having to enter into a long debate or even a conversation, while the U.S. must pass most major policies by obtaining the cooperation of Congress and the President, which can take months or years.
However, in less savory ways, China and the U.S. under President Trump are becoming more alike. China has passed legislation that infringes on human rights—for example, banning certain Muslim names for Uighur babies and banning Muslim beards and body coverings. This type of policy would normally have little place in the United States, except of late, as Trump attempted twice to implement a Muslim ban.
Implications for the U.S. and China
This means that the U.S. is at a level of ethics that it has called China out on previously, but at a rate of legislation that is far overshadowed by that of China. Put simply, America is losing its economic and moral superiority to China, with no end in sight. Many Americans would like to see the President support policies and regimes that are more human-rights friendly. This just underlines the fact that the current civil war in the U.S. is one of ideas, one that drills down to the level of basic values and world views.
China is poised to move its economy forward faster in the short to medium run than America, a nation caught in political paralysis. While China may not become surpass the U.S. as an economic power, it is coming closer than ever.
Follow me on Twitter, at @SaraHsuChina.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahs...ivil-war-china-advances-economy/#5dedc25667c3
America, polarized and paralyzed
On the economic front, the U.S. is divided into Trump supporters, who advocate for privatization of markets and public goods, including national monuments, Medicare, air traffic control, and infrastructure. Trump supporters also back policies that focus on reducing trade and reshoring jobs. On the other hand are Trump opponents, who push for accessible health care, free trade, environmental protection, “green” sector job creation. Donald Trump has acted as a lightning rod for this polarizing controversy, which has resulted in legislative gridlock and national discontent.
How much economic legislation, after all, has been passed under President Trump? Nothing truly consequential. Trump did issue executive orders that impact the economy, including an order to enforce countervailing duties, which were implemented on Chinese steel imports last year, one potentially permitting offshore drilling, and an order for the U.S. government to buy and hire more American products and workers. None of these is considered major, which would require approval of the Legislature.
China, full-speed ahead
By contrast, since Trump's inauguration date on January 20 of this year, China’s various government departments have passed hundreds of minor measures and several major economic measures , including measures setting up a large fund to promote high valued added service exports, regulating dangerous asset management products, altering the exchange rate valuation, furthering overcapacity policies, and reforming state owned enterprises, among others. These are major, economy-shaping changes that reflect China’s desire to restructure its economy while reining in risks. Furthermore, China’s One Belt One Road policy, which aims to build up infrastructure across Europe, Asia and Africa will have a major economic impact on both China and the world, with the U.S. playing a supporting, rather than a leading, role.
Ongoing differences, dangerous new similarity
To some extent, the difference between China and the U.S. is due to a contrast in regime type. China, with an authoritarian government, can carry out policies from the top down without having to enter into a long debate or even a conversation, while the U.S. must pass most major policies by obtaining the cooperation of Congress and the President, which can take months or years.
However, in less savory ways, China and the U.S. under President Trump are becoming more alike. China has passed legislation that infringes on human rights—for example, banning certain Muslim names for Uighur babies and banning Muslim beards and body coverings. This type of policy would normally have little place in the United States, except of late, as Trump attempted twice to implement a Muslim ban.
Implications for the U.S. and China
This means that the U.S. is at a level of ethics that it has called China out on previously, but at a rate of legislation that is far overshadowed by that of China. Put simply, America is losing its economic and moral superiority to China, with no end in sight. Many Americans would like to see the President support policies and regimes that are more human-rights friendly. This just underlines the fact that the current civil war in the U.S. is one of ideas, one that drills down to the level of basic values and world views.
China is poised to move its economy forward faster in the short to medium run than America, a nation caught in political paralysis. While China may not become surpass the U.S. as an economic power, it is coming closer than ever.
Follow me on Twitter, at @SaraHsuChina.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahs...ivil-war-china-advances-economy/#5dedc25667c3
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China Says Trump Open to Cooperating on Silk Road Projects
Bloomberg News
June 23, 2017, 12:11 PM GMT+10 June 23, 2017, 5:05 PM GMT+10
President Donald Trump told China’s State Councilor Yang Jiechi in a meeting that the U.S. is willing to cooperate with Beijing on projects related to its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry.
Since his April meeting with Xi in Florida, Trump has toned down the anti-China rhetoric he campaigned on, and sent Matt Pottinger, National Security Council senior director for East Asia, as the U.S. representativeat China’s first Belt and Road Forum in May. Engagement with President Xi Jinping’s signature project to build new trade and investment links between Asia, Europe and Africa would mark a contrast to the Obama administration, which turned down the opportunity to be a founding member of the related Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Yang told Trump in a White House meeting Thursday that China highly appreciated the U.S. attendance at the gathering and would be willing to work with the U.S. on the initiative, the ministry said in the statement. The president responded that he would also be open to working together on related projects, according to the statement.
The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Trump told Yang that he’s happy with the positive progress made in relations since meeting Xi and is looking forward to meeting him again in the Group of 20 nations summit next month in Hamburg, Germany, and visiting China within the year, according to the statement.
China Visit
As signs that a visit by the U.S. President were not on the cards multiplied, China had invited Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, both of whom have official jobs in the White House, to visit later this year, Bloomberg reported this week, citing people familiar with the matter.
Support from the White House for Belt and Road would be "a boon for China-U.S. relations," said He Weiwen, deputy director of the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, and a former business attache in the Chinese consulates of New York and San Francisco. "The Belt and Road projects are so big that Chinese companies can’t do them alone. They need to find partners elsewhere, including the U.S."
U.S. companies have already been deeply involved in the projects along the path, and business leaders in both sides have been calling for cooperation in third countries, he said.
Full Cooperation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, a Beijing-based think tank staffed by a number of retired senior government officials, said in a joint statement Wednesday that the two nations can engage in full cooperation under the Belt and Road initiative and through a number of other means including the AIIB, World Bank, and other multilateral investment and financing institutions.
Trump isn’t the only U.S. leader who’s expressed openness to Belt and Road. California Governor Jerry Brown told Xi in a meeting in Beijing this month the most populous state is willing to join the initiative and expand cooperation on green technology, innovation and trade, according to a statement from the governor’s office and a report from the official Xinhua News Agency.
Yang and Trump also discussed North Korea, with the president saying the U.S. looks forward to better cooperation with China on addressing nuclear issues and working toward the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the ministry said. Yang reiterated that China is willing to keep working with parties including the U.S. to ease tensions in the region.
Yang and other top officials were in Washington this week to take part in the new U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, a forum aimed at addressing key disputes between the world’s two largest economies, as well as security issues where they can work together.
— With assistance by Miao Han
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...s-willing-to-work-on-belt-and-road-initiative
Bloomberg News
June 23, 2017, 12:11 PM GMT+10 June 23, 2017, 5:05 PM GMT+10
President Donald Trump told China’s State Councilor Yang Jiechi in a meeting that the U.S. is willing to cooperate with Beijing on projects related to its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry.
Since his April meeting with Xi in Florida, Trump has toned down the anti-China rhetoric he campaigned on, and sent Matt Pottinger, National Security Council senior director for East Asia, as the U.S. representativeat China’s first Belt and Road Forum in May. Engagement with President Xi Jinping’s signature project to build new trade and investment links between Asia, Europe and Africa would mark a contrast to the Obama administration, which turned down the opportunity to be a founding member of the related Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Yang told Trump in a White House meeting Thursday that China highly appreciated the U.S. attendance at the gathering and would be willing to work with the U.S. on the initiative, the ministry said in the statement. The president responded that he would also be open to working together on related projects, according to the statement.
The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Trump told Yang that he’s happy with the positive progress made in relations since meeting Xi and is looking forward to meeting him again in the Group of 20 nations summit next month in Hamburg, Germany, and visiting China within the year, according to the statement.
China Visit
As signs that a visit by the U.S. President were not on the cards multiplied, China had invited Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, both of whom have official jobs in the White House, to visit later this year, Bloomberg reported this week, citing people familiar with the matter.
Support from the White House for Belt and Road would be "a boon for China-U.S. relations," said He Weiwen, deputy director of the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, and a former business attache in the Chinese consulates of New York and San Francisco. "The Belt and Road projects are so big that Chinese companies can’t do them alone. They need to find partners elsewhere, including the U.S."
U.S. companies have already been deeply involved in the projects along the path, and business leaders in both sides have been calling for cooperation in third countries, he said.
Full Cooperation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, a Beijing-based think tank staffed by a number of retired senior government officials, said in a joint statement Wednesday that the two nations can engage in full cooperation under the Belt and Road initiative and through a number of other means including the AIIB, World Bank, and other multilateral investment and financing institutions.
Trump isn’t the only U.S. leader who’s expressed openness to Belt and Road. California Governor Jerry Brown told Xi in a meeting in Beijing this month the most populous state is willing to join the initiative and expand cooperation on green technology, innovation and trade, according to a statement from the governor’s office and a report from the official Xinhua News Agency.
Yang and Trump also discussed North Korea, with the president saying the U.S. looks forward to better cooperation with China on addressing nuclear issues and working toward the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the ministry said. Yang reiterated that China is willing to keep working with parties including the U.S. to ease tensions in the region.
Yang and other top officials were in Washington this week to take part in the new U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, a forum aimed at addressing key disputes between the world’s two largest economies, as well as security issues where they can work together.
— With assistance by Miao Han
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...s-willing-to-work-on-belt-and-road-initiative
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Donald Trump considering China sanctions over North Korea, say officials
Inaction over Pyongyang and trade war thought to have prompted the US president to look at options including tariffs on steel imports
Reuters
Wednesday 28 June 2017 04.03 BST
US president Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its
inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials told Reuters.
The officials said Trump was impatient with
China and was looking at options including tariffs on steel imports, which commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has already said he is considering as part of a national security study of the domestic steel industry.
Whether Trump would actually take any steps against China remains unclear. In April, he backed off from a threat to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) after he said Canadian and Mexican leaders asked him to halt a planned executive order in favour of opening discussions.
The officials said there was no consensus yet on the way forward with China and they did not say what other options were being studied. No decision was expected this week, a senior official said.
Chinese steel is already subject to dozens of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy orders. As a result it has only a small share of the US market.
“What’s guiding this is he ran to protect American industry and American workers,” one of the US officials said, referring to Trump’s 2016 election promise to take a hard line on trade with China.
On North Korea, Trump “feels like he gave China a chance to make a difference” but has not seen enough results, the official said.
The US has pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs. Beijing has repeatedly said its influence on North Korea is limited and that it is doing all it can.
“They did a little, not a lot,” the official said. “And if he’s not going to get what he needs on that, he needs to move ahead on his broader agenda on trade and on North Korea.”
The death of American university student Otto Warmbier last week, after his release from 17 months of imprisonment in Pyongyang, has further complicated Trump’s approach to North Korea, his top national security challenge.
Trump signalled his disappointment with China’s efforts in a tweet a week ago: “While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!”
Trump had made a grand gesture of his desire for warm ties with China’s president, Xi Jinping, when he played host to Xi in April at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Palm Beach, Florida. “I think China will be stepping up,” Trump said at the time.
Since then, however, North Korea’s tests of long-range missiles have continued unabated and there have been reports Pyongyang is preparing for another underground nuclear test.
Trump dropped by last Thursday when White House national security adviser HR McMaster and Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner were meeting Chinese state councillor Yang Jiechi, an official said. China’s inability to make headway on North Korea was one of the topics that was discussed, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
Officials in Beijing did not respond to a request for comment on the meeting.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ons-over-north-korea-say-officials?CMP=twt_gu
Inaction over Pyongyang and trade war thought to have prompted the US president to look at options including tariffs on steel imports
Reuters
Wednesday 28 June 2017 04.03 BST
US president Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its
inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials told Reuters.
The officials said Trump was impatient with
China and was looking at options including tariffs on steel imports, which commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has already said he is considering as part of a national security study of the domestic steel industry.
Whether Trump would actually take any steps against China remains unclear. In April, he backed off from a threat to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) after he said Canadian and Mexican leaders asked him to halt a planned executive order in favour of opening discussions.
The officials said there was no consensus yet on the way forward with China and they did not say what other options were being studied. No decision was expected this week, a senior official said.
Chinese steel is already subject to dozens of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy orders. As a result it has only a small share of the US market.
“What’s guiding this is he ran to protect American industry and American workers,” one of the US officials said, referring to Trump’s 2016 election promise to take a hard line on trade with China.
On North Korea, Trump “feels like he gave China a chance to make a difference” but has not seen enough results, the official said.
The US has pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs. Beijing has repeatedly said its influence on North Korea is limited and that it is doing all it can.
“They did a little, not a lot,” the official said. “And if he’s not going to get what he needs on that, he needs to move ahead on his broader agenda on trade and on North Korea.”
The death of American university student Otto Warmbier last week, after his release from 17 months of imprisonment in Pyongyang, has further complicated Trump’s approach to North Korea, his top national security challenge.
Trump signalled his disappointment with China’s efforts in a tweet a week ago: “While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!”
Trump had made a grand gesture of his desire for warm ties with China’s president, Xi Jinping, when he played host to Xi in April at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Palm Beach, Florida. “I think China will be stepping up,” Trump said at the time.
Since then, however, North Korea’s tests of long-range missiles have continued unabated and there have been reports Pyongyang is preparing for another underground nuclear test.
Trump dropped by last Thursday when White House national security adviser HR McMaster and Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner were meeting Chinese state councillor Yang Jiechi, an official said. China’s inability to make headway on North Korea was one of the topics that was discussed, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
Officials in Beijing did not respond to a request for comment on the meeting.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ons-over-north-korea-say-officials?CMP=twt_gu
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U.S. announces sanctions on Chinese bank, arms-sales package for Taiwan
By David Nakamura and Greg Jaffe | June 29, 2017
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering money for North Korean companies and approved a $1.4 billion arms sales package for Taiwan, a pair of measures that could ruffle feathers in Beijing.
Officials said the actions were unrelated and emphasized that the administration was not targeting China. But the moves are likely to raise concerns among Chinese leaders who had sought to get off to a good start with President Trump.
Trump has shown signs of losing patience with China after personally lobbying President Xi Jinping to put more pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic-missile weapons programs. Trump wrote on Twitter last week that China’s efforts have “not worked out,” a declaration that came after the death of American college student Otto Warmbier a few days after returning to the United States following 17 months of detention in North Korea.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration was moving to cut off the Bank of Dandong from U.S. financial markets in an effort to block millions of dollars of transactions that funnel money into North Korea for use in its weapons programs.
Under the sanctions, U.S. citizens also will be generally prohibited from doing business with Sun Wei and Ri Song Hyok, who are accused of establishing and running front companies on behalf of North Korea, and Dalian Global Unity Shipping Co., which is accused of transporting 700,000 tons of freight annually, including coal and steel products, between China and North Korea.
The administration announced the sanctions just hours before South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, arrived at the White House for a two-day summit with Trump. Moon campaigned on a platform of greater engagement with Pyongyang, and he has questioned the need for the U.S.-backed THAAD missile defense system that is being installed on the peninsula, which Beijing and Pyongyang have opposed.
Mnuchin said that the United States is “in no way targeting China with these actions” and that U.S. officials “look forward to continuing to work closely with the government of China to stop the illicit financing in North Korea.”
He added that this “very significant action” sends the message that the United States will follow the money trail leading to North Korea and continue to crack down on those assisting the country.
“North Korea’s provocative, destabilizing and inhumane behavior will not be tolerated,” Mnuchin said. “We are committed to targeting North Korea’s external enablers and maximizing economic pressure on the regime until it ceases its nuclear and ballistic-missile programs.”
In a separate announcement, administration officials said they had approved an arms package for Taiwan that includes advanced rocket and anti-ship missile systems.
The package is slightly larger than one that was put on hold at the end of the Obama administration, the officials said, but includes largely the same weapons capabilities.
The sale is considered relatively modest compared with past arms packages. Still, China views the self-ruled island as part of the country and is likely to oppose any such arms transfers.
As president-elect, Trump broke with protocol and accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in December, angering Xi.
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security adviser, said Thursday that China had significant economic leverage over North Korea and suggested that it could put more pressure on Pyongyang.
The Trump administration had long signaled that it wanted to move forward with an arms sale to Taiwan but held off because officials worried the sale would make it harder to secure China’s cooperation on North Korea.
“It shows, we believe, our support for Taiwan’s ability to maintain a sufficient self-defense policy,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday of the arms deal. “There’s no change, I should point out, to our one-China policy.”
Trump is scheduled to meet with China’s Xi on the sidelines of an economic summit in Hamburg next week, White House officials said.
Source: Washington Post / New York Times
By David Nakamura and Greg Jaffe | June 29, 2017
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering money for North Korean companies and approved a $1.4 billion arms sales package for Taiwan, a pair of measures that could ruffle feathers in Beijing.
Officials said the actions were unrelated and emphasized that the administration was not targeting China. But the moves are likely to raise concerns among Chinese leaders who had sought to get off to a good start with President Trump.
Trump has shown signs of losing patience with China after personally lobbying President Xi Jinping to put more pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic-missile weapons programs. Trump wrote on Twitter last week that China’s efforts have “not worked out,” a declaration that came after the death of American college student Otto Warmbier a few days after returning to the United States following 17 months of detention in North Korea.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration was moving to cut off the Bank of Dandong from U.S. financial markets in an effort to block millions of dollars of transactions that funnel money into North Korea for use in its weapons programs.
Under the sanctions, U.S. citizens also will be generally prohibited from doing business with Sun Wei and Ri Song Hyok, who are accused of establishing and running front companies on behalf of North Korea, and Dalian Global Unity Shipping Co., which is accused of transporting 700,000 tons of freight annually, including coal and steel products, between China and North Korea.
The administration announced the sanctions just hours before South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, arrived at the White House for a two-day summit with Trump. Moon campaigned on a platform of greater engagement with Pyongyang, and he has questioned the need for the U.S.-backed THAAD missile defense system that is being installed on the peninsula, which Beijing and Pyongyang have opposed.
Mnuchin said that the United States is “in no way targeting China with these actions” and that U.S. officials “look forward to continuing to work closely with the government of China to stop the illicit financing in North Korea.”
He added that this “very significant action” sends the message that the United States will follow the money trail leading to North Korea and continue to crack down on those assisting the country.
“North Korea’s provocative, destabilizing and inhumane behavior will not be tolerated,” Mnuchin said. “We are committed to targeting North Korea’s external enablers and maximizing economic pressure on the regime until it ceases its nuclear and ballistic-missile programs.”
In a separate announcement, administration officials said they had approved an arms package for Taiwan that includes advanced rocket and anti-ship missile systems.
The package is slightly larger than one that was put on hold at the end of the Obama administration, the officials said, but includes largely the same weapons capabilities.
The sale is considered relatively modest compared with past arms packages. Still, China views the self-ruled island as part of the country and is likely to oppose any such arms transfers.
As president-elect, Trump broke with protocol and accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in December, angering Xi.
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security adviser, said Thursday that China had significant economic leverage over North Korea and suggested that it could put more pressure on Pyongyang.
The Trump administration had long signaled that it wanted to move forward with an arms sale to Taiwan but held off because officials worried the sale would make it harder to secure China’s cooperation on North Korea.
“It shows, we believe, our support for Taiwan’s ability to maintain a sufficient self-defense policy,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday of the arms deal. “There’s no change, I should point out, to our one-China policy.”
Trump is scheduled to meet with China’s Xi on the sidelines of an economic summit in Hamburg next week, White House officials said.
Source: Washington Post / New York Times
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as if USA does care
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This guy is a good salesman. He creates issues and then sell weapons, Americas most competitive product.
1) Did it in Arabia
2) Did it to Modi
3) Doing it to Taiwan
Although the impact is small, you have to respect his guts and made $ in the process.
1) Did it in Arabia
2) Did it to Modi
3) Doing it to Taiwan
Although the impact is small, you have to respect his guts and made $ in the process.
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so in your opinion, US can sale advance weapons to Pakistan as well? which might endanger to India.
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The U.S already sold weapons to Pakistan long before they sold weapons to india
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US sanctions Chinese bank, plans to sell $1.4bn worth of arms to Taiwan
Published time: 30 Jun, 2017 00:03Edited time: 30 Jun, 2017 08:21
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"The administration had formally notified Congress of seven proposed defense sales for Taiwan. It's now valued about $1.42 billion," US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday, adding that there was no change to America’s long-standing "one-China" policy.
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Taiwan repels mock attack by China in war games (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
The weapons are to support the autonomous island’s self-defense capability, said the State Department.
The sale, when first announced in March, had already provoked criticism from Beijing that said the weapons won’t prevent the self-ruled island’s re-unification with China.
"Separatist Taiwan independence forces and their activities are the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said in March. "It is futile to use weapons to refuse unification, and is doomed to have no way out."
Taiwan has been self-ruled since the end of China’s civil war in 1950, but Beijing has maintained its sovereignty over the island.
The weapons sale requires congressional approval, and comes two years after President Barack Obama announced a $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan, provoking an angry reaction from China.
The previous package included two Navy frigates as well as anti-tank missiles and amphibious attack vehicles.
The US has pursued the so-called one-China policy since 1979 which meant that Washington agreed not to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Yet, the US has offered military support to the autonomous island despite Beijing’s objections.
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Beijing slams US for ‘irresponsible remarks’ on S. China Sea
Earlier on Thursday, China protested to Washington after a US Senate committee approved a bill calling for the resumption of port visits to Taiwan by the US Navy for the first time since 1979.
In December, breaking the diplomatic embargo between Washington and Taipei, President Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan's leader, Tsai Ing-wen.
It was the first contact between a leader of Taiwan and an incumbent or incoming US president in almost four decades, and caused a diplomatic uproar.
However, Trump agreed to honor the "one China" policy, and hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Florida resort in April.
The Trump administration has since demanded that Beijing put more pressure on North Korea to rein in its nuclear and missile programs.
Also on Thursday, Washington announced sanctions against a Chinese bank for allegedly laundering money for Pyongyang, and against two Chinese citizens as well as a shipping company for allegedly helping North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Published time: 30 Jun, 2017 00:03Edited time: 30 Jun, 2017 08:21
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© Tyrone Siu / Reuters
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— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) June 29, 2017
"The administration had formally notified Congress of seven proposed defense sales for Taiwan. It's now valued about $1.42 billion," US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday, adding that there was no change to America’s long-standing "one-China" policy.
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Taiwan repels mock attack by China in war games (VIDEO, PHOTOS)The weapons are to support the autonomous island’s self-defense capability, said the State Department.
The sale, when first announced in March, had already provoked criticism from Beijing that said the weapons won’t prevent the self-ruled island’s re-unification with China.
"Separatist Taiwan independence forces and their activities are the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said in March. "It is futile to use weapons to refuse unification, and is doomed to have no way out."
Taiwan has been self-ruled since the end of China’s civil war in 1950, but Beijing has maintained its sovereignty over the island.
The weapons sale requires congressional approval, and comes two years after President Barack Obama announced a $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan, provoking an angry reaction from China.
The previous package included two Navy frigates as well as anti-tank missiles and amphibious attack vehicles.
The US has pursued the so-called one-China policy since 1979 which meant that Washington agreed not to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Yet, the US has offered military support to the autonomous island despite Beijing’s objections.
Read more
Beijing slams US for ‘irresponsible remarks’ on S. China SeaEarlier on Thursday, China protested to Washington after a US Senate committee approved a bill calling for the resumption of port visits to Taiwan by the US Navy for the first time since 1979.
In December, breaking the diplomatic embargo between Washington and Taipei, President Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan's leader, Tsai Ing-wen.
It was the first contact between a leader of Taiwan and an incumbent or incoming US president in almost four decades, and caused a diplomatic uproar.
However, Trump agreed to honor the "one China" policy, and hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Florida resort in April.
The Trump administration has since demanded that Beijing put more pressure on North Korea to rein in its nuclear and missile programs.
Also on Thursday, Washington announced sanctions against a Chinese bank for allegedly laundering money for Pyongyang, and against two Chinese citizens as well as a shipping company for allegedly helping North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
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US clears arms deal for Taiwan worth up to $1.3B
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Thursday cleared a massive arms deal for Taiwan, worth up to $1.3 billion.
The move comes as at a time when the Trump administration continues to rely on China to pressure North Korea into dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
The potential package includes seven different items sought by the Taiwanese government:
A U.S government official, speaking on background ahead of the announcement, said the weapons offer does not reflect any change in the long-standing “One China” policy. China does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation.
“Taiwan’s defensive capability gives it the confidence to engage with the mainland in dialogue to improve cross-Strait relations,” the official said. “In this context, our arms sales to Taiwan support peace and stability — not only in the Taiwan Strait, but also in the entire Asia Pacific region. We support further development of cross-Strait relations at a pace and scope acceptable to people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.”
The approval comes at a time when the White House is vocally putting pressure on China to control North Korea.
Speaking Wednesday at a conference organized by the Center for a New American Security, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said China represents a vital lever to pressure North Korea to step back from nuclear weapons.
“I think one the key elements of the strategy is that decision, how much China is able, really willing, able to help,” McMaster said. “China does have a great deal of control over that situation, largely through coercive power related to its economic relations.”
“The North Korean problem is not a problem between the United States and North Korea. It’s a problem between North Korea, China and the world. And China recognizes that this is a big problem for them,” McMaster added.
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/us-clears-massive-arms-deal-for-taiwan
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Thursday cleared a massive arms deal for Taiwan, worth up to $1.3 billion.
The move comes as at a time when the Trump administration continues to rely on China to pressure North Korea into dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
The potential package includes seven different items sought by the Taiwanese government:
- Early Warning Radar Surveillance Technical Support ($400 million)
- AGM-154C Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) ($185.5 million)
- AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation (HARM) Missiles ($147.5 million)
- MK 48 6AT Heavy Weight Torpedoes ($250 million)
- MK 46 to MK-54 Torpedo Upgrade ($175 million)
- SM-2 Missile Components ($125 million)
- AN/SLQ-32A Electronic Warfare (EW) Shipboard Suite Upgrade ($80 million)
A U.S government official, speaking on background ahead of the announcement, said the weapons offer does not reflect any change in the long-standing “One China” policy. China does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation.
“Taiwan’s defensive capability gives it the confidence to engage with the mainland in dialogue to improve cross-Strait relations,” the official said. “In this context, our arms sales to Taiwan support peace and stability — not only in the Taiwan Strait, but also in the entire Asia Pacific region. We support further development of cross-Strait relations at a pace and scope acceptable to people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.”
The approval comes at a time when the White House is vocally putting pressure on China to control North Korea.
Speaking Wednesday at a conference organized by the Center for a New American Security, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said China represents a vital lever to pressure North Korea to step back from nuclear weapons.
“I think one the key elements of the strategy is that decision, how much China is able, really willing, able to help,” McMaster said. “China does have a great deal of control over that situation, largely through coercive power related to its economic relations.”
“The North Korean problem is not a problem between the United States and North Korea. It’s a problem between North Korea, China and the world. And China recognizes that this is a big problem for them,” McMaster added.
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