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Sino-US relations remain as complicated as ever. (Image: CRI)
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Sino-US relations: On shaky ground
“The U.S. plan will definitely undermine China-U.S. relations and bring about serious negative impact on exchanges and cooperation in major areas between the two countries, and lead to aftermath both sides would not prefer” Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on CRI
“For China to cut off all military dialogue is ridiculous in my view” Bruce Lemkin, deputy undersecretary of the US Air Force on BBC
China and the US have had their share of ups and downs. It seems, though, that two recent events will further complicate their relationship. Will Sino-US relations ever settle down?
One of the main issues now clouding bilateral relations is the US decision to ship arms to Taiwan. Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said in a statement reported by CRI that the decision “constitutes a gross intervention into China's internal affairs.” In protest, China has put military ties on hold and promised sanctions on the US companies involved in the deal, The Washington Post said. Deputy Undersecretary of the US Air Force Bruce Lemkin said in a report by The Canadian Press that he thought the Chinese overreacted to the situation.
Another complication that has arisen is US President Barack Obama's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, whom China considers a separatist. According to CNN, a senior Party leader has said that not only will it undermine bilateral relations, but that China will take steps “to make relevant countries see their mistakes.”
A certain amount of tension could be expected as the two most powerful countries jockey for position in world politics. Will China and the US find a way to solve these issues or will they always be locked in conflict?
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| China: US Arms Sales Harm Ties CRI - 30th January 2010 China on Saturday expressed "strong indignation" to the United States decision to sell a package of arms worth about 6.4 billion U.S. dollars to Taiwan and warned damage to bilateral ties. China warns U.S. of detrimental effect of meeting Dalai Lama Xinhua - 2nd February 2010 A senior Chinese official Tuesday warned of serious damage to Sino-U.S. relations if U.S. leaders were to meet with the Dalai Lama, saying the move would "harm others but bring no profit to itself either." U.S. tries to tamp down tension China.org.cn - 3rd February 2010 Still smarting at Washington's $6.4 billion arms sale to Taipei four days after the announcement, Beijing reaffirmed yesterday that there will be measured retaliation even as senior US officials tried to douse the flames. China urges US companies stop arms sales to Taiwan China Daily - 2nd February 2010 A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday urged United States companies to stop promoting or being involved in arms sales to Taiwan, to avoid tension between the two countries. China: An Obama-Dalai Lama meeting would harm relations Shanghai Daily - 3rd February 2010 Any meeting between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would harm bilateral relations, China warned yesterday. |
Barack Obama in Dalai Lama China row Mirror - 3rd February 2010 America's tense relationship with China took a turn for the worse yesterday when Beijing warned President Barack Obama not to meet with the Dalai Lama. For Obama on China, no more Mr Nice Guy? Telegraph - 2nd February 2010 After a year of wooing China, President Barack Obama is showing a new side by brazenly defying the rising Asian power - while hoping that the rift will be temporary. US slates China's Taiwan response BBC - 3rd February 2010 A senior US air force official has criticised China's decision to suspend bilateral military dialogue. China warns US over Dalai Lama meeting as Tibet talks hit another stalemate Radio86 - 2nd February 2010 China warned the US on Tuesday that a possible meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would damage ties between the two countries. Beijing Renews Threat Over U.S. Arms Sales The Wall Street Journal - 3rd February 2010 China on Tuesday renewed its pledge to punish U.S. companies that are involved in Washington's plan to sell weapons to Taiwan, in another sign of Beijing's increasingly assertive foreign policy. |
Tibet, Taiwan, Google sour U.S.-China ties CNN - 3rd February 2010 Challenge China's position on Taiwan and watch China go ballistic. When the United States last week announced plans to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, China fired back with vitriolic anger. US Air Force official: China overreacting to Taiwan arms sale The Canadian Press - 2nd February 2010 China has overreacted to Washington's approval of a $6.4 billion arms sale to Taiwan by threatening the companies that produced the weapons, a top U.S. military official said Tuesday. U.S.-China Fight over Taiwan Exposes a Perception Gap Business Week - 2nd February 2010 The weapons sale indicates Obama is running out of patience with Beijing, while the Chinese worry about a new U.S. plot to contain China |
China threatens Obama over meeting New Zealand Herald - 3rd February 2010 China has warned that any meeting between United States President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would harm bilateral relations. How arms sales will impact Sino-US ties News 24 - 3rd February 2010 China warned the United States on Saturday that a new proposed sale of US arms to Beijing's political rival Taiwan would seriously harm relations between the superpowers, another test of already strained ties. |
