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Robert Reich: China isn't the reason half of America hasn't had a raise in four decades. - Without extensive changes in Chinese policy and law and tough enforcement provisions a trade deal will prove a hollow victory and risk national security.
- For those of you horrified by the “sweat bees” story in your social media feeds this week — the one about the woman who supposedly had four of the tiny bees living in her left eye, feeding on her tears — I offer this caveat: It came from Taiwan. Take it with a grain of salt. Here's why.
- The Sun's Friday 'alternative fact' feature is mostly liberal spin.
- Trump gets 'tough' on China by licking the supreme leader's boots.
- President Trump's intimidation skills are undeniable but off-the-cuff bombast and bluster in a matter of war and peace with North Korea only risk escalation.
- U.N. sanctions are a welcome move as a necessary step to address North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
- Saturday, April 29 marks the 100th day of President Donald Trump's presidency, a juncture that's traditionally been used to take the measure of a new
- The president seems eager to go out of his way to stoke tensions with Beijing, but that won't help ordinary Americans — and it could hurt them a lot
- This month, Xi Jinping monumentally became the first Chinese president to visit the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — a clear sign that China is moving to take the reigns of global leadership from the United States as its worldwide relationships falter. If we continue to escalate tensions with Mexico, America will lose a valuable trading partner and friend, and the Western hemisphere will be China's for the winning.
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- The Republicans are euphoric about their recent election victory and Democrats counter touting lower unemployment numbers under their leadership. However neither Congress nor the president will touch our actual problems: flawed debt and trade policies.
- Efforts to address climate change are reaching a critical milestone that requires public support
- Deal with China could jump-start international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — if Congressional Republicans don't stand in the way
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- WASHINGTON (AP) ¿ The United States wants to restart a cybersecurity working group that China shut down after the U.S. indicted five Chinese military officers on charges of hacking into American companies' computers to steal trade secrets.
- In a time without the Internet or social media, Tiananmen Square was a coherent, collaborative effort to express dissatisfaction and clear goals for reform. It was a moment of possibility, and so long as it is remembered as such, there is hope for China.
- The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland gave us an excellent window into the concerns that world leaders have about the global economy — particularly China's shadow banking system. But while the concern may be legitimate, the expressed fear — that China will implode from the weight of the system's problems — appears overblown.
- The plenary meeting of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee could make or break the current controlling of the party in society.
- Endlessly tinkering with financial reform won't address China's biggest challenge: burgeoning consumer demand
- Chinese President Xi Jinping needed less than President Barack Obama from their summit this weekend, and he got more.
- Leaders around the world are speaking directly and clearly, but not here.
- U.S.-Chinese differences must be addressed, but unnecessary hostility can get in the way of productive trade relations
- The Obama administration's practice of putting economic and military issues at the forefront of U.S.-China relations shortchanges human rights.
