Ezra Feivel Vogel, a professor of social sciences emeritus at Harvard University, recently said that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to the United States may influence the public opinion in USA towards China.
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The Obama administration and its national security advisers, to a point, are responsible for the widening fissures in the Beijing-Washington partnership for safeguarding cyberspace. “Or, alternatively, we can come to an agreement in which we say, this isn’t helping anybody; let’s instead try to have some basic rules of the road in terms of how we operate”.
In an interview with state news agency Xinhua, state councilor Yang Jiechi said China was ready to discuss human rights with other countries including the US “on the basis of mutual respect”.
Last week, United States officials said Washington was considering sanctions against both Russian and Chinese individuals and companies for cyber-attacks against USA commercial targets.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he did not have any updates on the timing of potential sanctions against China related to cyber attacks ahead of Xi’s visit.
In addition to Guo’s release, David Saperstein, the United States ambassador at large for religious freedom, was allowed to visit China in late August, although a Christian lawyer he had reportedly planned to meet was detained and is now facing spying charges.
USA soy exporters have faced their slowest sales in seven years for their new crop this year as huge South American supplies and a strong dollar have been crimping demand for US shipments.
Furthermore, the decision to refrain from imposing any sanctions also followed an “all-night meeting” between senior USA and Chinese officials where a “substantial agreement” was reached on several cybersecurity issues.
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has also warned publicly that China would be held responsible for the political and economic impact of its currency policies after last month’s yuan devaluation.
A report this week by the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and global Studies (CSIS) pointed to satellite photos that suggest China has built a third airstrip on the man-made islands.
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As a trailblazer for U.S.-China ties whose clandestine, ice-breaking visit to China in 1971 paved the way for the establishment of diplomatic relations, Kissinger witnessed the impressive changes China has undergone over the past decades.
