The logic of Sino-Western détente

October 14, 2020 05:55 am

It seems only reasonable that we should adopt a broader “optimization framework” for understanding and managing relations between China and the West.

Rare earths made headlines again in 2019, when China indicated that it might “weaponize” them in its trade dispute with the US.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, July 23: The United States gave China 72 hours to close its consulate in Houston amid accusations of spying, marking a dramatic deterioration in relations between the world’s two biggest economies.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Jan 16: China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion (153.35 billion pounds) over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world’s two largest economies, defusing an 18-month row that has hit global growth.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Jan 16: China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world’s two largest economies, defusing an 18-month row that has hit global growth.

BEIJING, June 9: China is creating a system to protect its technology, according to state media, as the U.S. restricts the access of Chinese companies to American technology in a spiraling trade dispute.