Xi arrived in Seattle this morning. “We want a future for our kids and our grand kids”. “They’re taking our business away”. He even ordered a mojito at one of Hemingway’s favourite bars.
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In the run-up to the visit, the website of the official organ of the ruling Communist Party, the People’s Daily, ran an A- Z of 26 keywords.
Before moving to Washington D.C., Xi’s itinerary in the Washington State demonstrates a clear emphasis on interaction with the American people. “It’s good. Trade means a lot to Americans and Chinese”, he said.
“And I think we got the best evidence that the Xi government understands how serious our concerns are because they dispatched a senior Chinese official … to travel to the United States and participate in conversations with a variety of USA government officials, including White House officials”, Earnest said. They also want the U.S.to butt out of territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
“Leaders of both countries are obliged to settle each other’s nerves and face up to their responsibilities to the world”, he said. The Chinese are as resistant to interference in their internal affairs and government structures as we are.
The whirlwind of upcoming meetings with the American people will be a important asset in Xi’s diplomacy to the United States.
“Xi is obsessed with strategic rivalry with the United States”, said Shi Yinhong, a professor of worldwide relations at Renmin University in Beijing. What really matters is whether, after the summit, China takes concrete action that reflects a genuine shift from the policies that have fuelled the deterioration in bilateral ties. However, there are optimistic signs of efforts to control carbon emissions and on greater recognition by the United States of China as an emerging power.
He said the city had become a household name in China because of the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle, insisted his anti-corruption campaign was not a House of Cards power struggle and rattled off a list of his favourite authors, including Mark Twain, Walt Whitman and Jack London.
“It’s a Goldilocks problem”.
In the opinion of Zheng Yongnian, director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore, the importance of China-U.S. relations has gone far beyond their bilateral ties. The Chinese president is ready to convince the American public that China is a friend and partner of their country. Since that time, however, China has evolved in ways that few, if any, in Washington saw coming.
Several intellectual traps stand in the way of developing new approaches.
“We understand you’re going to be trying to do that”.
But spin it another way and there should be something to celebrate.
“In the meantime, as China grows, the United States and China have to adjust a little differently than in the past”.
He said Xi’s visit comes at an important historic juncture and the pace of the development of the U.S.-China relations should be accelerated. The American side, meanwhile, argues that without major steps to address (our) grievances, the relationship will be set back and the visit will be a failure.
One evergreen topic that arises in some capacity during every China summit is the treatment of political prisoners and other Chinese activists. The transformation of China rests in Chinese hands, not ours.
Susan Rice, Obama’s national security adviser, addressed the issue of cyberspying Monday at George Washington University.
Freedom and order must be upheld side by side in both cyberspace and the physical world. “Second, it’s a huge business opportunity”. The fundamental contradiction facing China’s leaders is that they are attempting to modernize China while retaining a pre-modern form of governance.
He intends to reach a new consensus, based on non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation.
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The bottom line is that the exchange rate has played a limited role in shifting the trading patterns, contrary to accusations by some U.S. politicians that China’s currency manipulation is the main culprit for the trade shortfall. All foreign NPOs should obey Chinese law and carry out their activities on a law-abiding and orderly basis.
