WASHINGTON — If we are to have a “trade war” with China, it would be best to win it. We should be better off after the fighting. Unfortunately, the chances of this happening seem slim to none, because President Trump’s plan of attack suggests that everyone — us and them — will lose. Interestingly, there’s […]
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China’s threatened tariff on U.S. lobster has Maine’s industry on edge
The Maine lobster industry is reeling at the prospect of losing its biggest overseas market. Industry leaders warn that a proposed 25 percent Chinese tariff on U.S. lobster exports will drive U.S. lobster prices down, causing untold harm to an industry that was counting on China to offset market losses in Europe caused by a […]
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China the biggest winner from Trump-Kim summit
LONDON — “America will remain the world’s dominant power in the 21st century only if it is the dominant Pacific power,” the late Lee Kuan Yew often said to me. Lee, the founder of modern Singapore and one of the smartest strategic minds I have ever encountered, spoke about this issue late in life as […]
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LePage eyes bringing more Chinese students, trade to Maine
Touting the safety and natural bounty of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage is pushing for Chinese students and companies to come to the Pine Tree State. LePage recently told China Daily, an English-language newspaper published in the People’s Republic of China, that attracting more Chinese students could be one solution to Maine’s aging population. “If we can get […]
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SAD 17 China agreement … in detail
PARIS — School officials say a recently signed agreement between SAD 17 and its sister school in Jinhua, China to bring tuition-paying Chinese students to the Oxford Hills School District, is a good opportunity for everyone involved. Whether it is seen as a plus culturally, educationally, financially, as a pathway for Chinese students to enter U.S college […]
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Trump offers U.S. aid to penalized Chinese telecom company
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising overture to China, President Donald Trump says he would help a Chinese telecommunications company get “back into business,” saying too many jobs in China are at stake after the U.S. government cut off access to its American suppliers. The U.S. Commerce Department’s last month blocked the ZTE Corp., a […]
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Chinese censors push for Internet control
By Josh Rogin The Washington Post Most Americans have never heard of Peppa Pig, the cartoon star of a British television show for preschoolers, which Chinese censors started purging from Internet apps and Chinese social media over the past week. Americans may not be bothered that an animated pig was deemed subversive by China’s state […]
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Trump's unconventional methods are worth a try in China
Ever since the departure of top advisers Gary Cohn and H.R. McMaster, it does seem as if the Trump White House has gotten more chaotic, if that were possible. But amid the noise and tumult, including the crazy tweets about Amazon and Mexico, let’s be honest — on one big, fundamental point, Donald Trump is […]
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China using narratives as weapons
In recent years, American national security agencies and commentators have begun using a new buzz term: narrative warfare. China is particularly adept at employing narrative warfare. There is an old proverb that says the truth is the best advertising, propoganda and public relations tool. Fact-supported truth is a powerful narrative. Unfortunately, the truth can be […]