Rice: Not hosting China’s president ‘dangerous’

The United States, while maintaining close economic ties with China, is a frequent critic of its rights record.

The sources explained further that the proposal involved a commitment for each country to fully embrace the code of conduct already adopted by a committee at the United Nations.

But this soft landing is looking a bit rough. Concern has been mounting on Capitol Hill about computer hacks blamed on China; American business groups are making noisy complaints about what they see as threatening and unfair Chinese policies; and some GOP presidential contenders have even called for the president to downgrade or even scrap Xi’s visit. Chinese officials are closely focused on minute details of what kind of video and photo coverage the trip will generate for audiences at home.

Government-supported hackers in China may have backed off recently as Chinese and US officials began negotiating in earnest over cybersecurity ahead of the Obama-Xi summit. Before traveling to Washington, Xi will meet Wednesday with tech and aviation leaders in Seattle and Washington state, which exports more goods to China, in terms of dollar value, than any other. Given how many contentious issues remain unresolved, an accord is unlikely during the summit.

Few dispute that the world’s most important bilateral relationship is in deep trouble.

On the eve of Mr. Xi’s state visit to USA , we must be prepared to solve the differences with him. Chinese hacking groups have a rich history in targeting US businesses and industries in order to steal valuable trade secrets and economic information.

Xi and Obama plan to address vital security issues of concern, such as the construction activities by China on its own islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Bigwigs such as Facebook and Google are blocked in China, the largest Internet Market in the world.

Earlier this month, he presided over a massive military parade in Beijing that showcased the growing might of the People’s Liberation Army.

The prominence of China’s market can be seen in the expected attendees at Paulson’s roundtable: Tim Cook of Apple, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, General Motors’ Mary Barra and Disney’s Bob Iger. Those reportedly attending from China include Jack Massachusetts of the e-commerce giant Alibaba and Robin Li of the web-services firm Baidu. With Xi nearly guaranteed another seven more years in power, Obama and his successor will both need to wrestle with China-U.S. relations in the age of Xi.

“We have covered a long journey”, Yang, who oversees China’s foreign affairs, said September 9 in Beijing.

That’s not the case this year. The state department has been pushing for the sanctions to come into effect after Xi’s visit to Washington, while law enforcement officials argue against waiting because of the serious nature of cyber-attacks. It said Xi had repeatedly stressed China’s economy was resilient and China would be more proactive in opening up to overseas players.

However, the USA has a different view, as Daly explains: “The core interests of China and the U.S. are incompatible when it comes to the South China Sea”, the expert underlined. In February, Chinese authorities forced Qualcomm to pay $975 million for allegedly charging unfairly high licensing fees.

Obama’s actions this week are crucial to our global relations with China because he needs to establish that cyberattacks and aggressions in the Pacific will not be tolerated.

Moreover, the Obama administration has been preparing a raft of sanctions against companies and individuals in China guilty of cyber-espionage attacks against usa targets.

“It’d be very embarrassing for Lu Wei if the tech companies don’t show”, he said.

The Wall Street Journal today takes a look at President Xi’s return to Tacoma – their thoughts on what the Chinese hope to gain from the visit, and on Tacoma’s relationship with China. If the USA succumbs to its worries, it will grow more emotional and aggressive.

“If something bad happens – political chaos, civil war – and China’s investment is too big, it may be compelled to do something militarily”.