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		<title>Keeping Southeast Asia Peaceful</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/07/26/keeping-southeast-asia-peaceful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asians want the United States active and engaged in the region, and the U.S. is clearly trying to deliver. But Southeast Asian countries cannot hope to receive full U.S. support in the South China Sea until they resolve ongoing disputes among themselves.
This burst of U.S. activity in Southeast Asia is, in part, a response to China&#8217;s recent assertiveness, particularly in the maritime space (more on that here). Southeast Asians hope drawing the United States more deeply into the region can help balance China&#8217;s heft in multilateral organizations and deter China ...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S.-South Korea Ties Strengthen as China Shirks Responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/07/13/u-s-south-korea-ties-strengthen-as-china-shirks-responsibility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lee Myung-bak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the UN Security Council came out with a weak statement that failed to assign blame for the attack and sinking of a South Korean naval ship in March. China and Russia declined to participate in an international inquiry, watered down the Security Council statement, and now willfully look the other way as North Korea continues denying its involvement. The Council&#8217;s statement mentioned the results of the internationally-backed inquiry that showed a North Korean torpedo was responsible, but that was all.
Frankly, Korean president Lee Mung-bak failed to take advantage ...]]></description>
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		<title>Progress in the Taiwan Strait</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/06/30/progress-in-the-taiwan-strait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/06/30/progress-in-the-taiwan-strait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cross-Strait Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ma Ying-jeou]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between China and Taiwan was signed yesterday in Chongqing, promising a substantial boost to Taiwan&#8217;s export industry. (A Taiwan government-sponsored study claims the deal will create 260,000 jobs and add 1.7 percentage points to Taiwan&#8217;s GDP growth each year over the next seven years.) This agreement has been called a &#8220;game changer&#8221; by both proponents and opponents, though it still requires the approval of Taiwan&#8217;s legislature.
In 2003, China became Taiwan&#8217;s largest trading partner, replacing the United States. This is a good thing&#8211;it reflects the role ...]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Iran Hijack the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/05/24/dont-let-iran-hijack-the-u-s-china-strategic-and-economic-dialogue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 18:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: 24 May 2010.
Publication: The Huffington Post.
Authors: Daniel Michaeli and Joel Backaler.
Monday&#8217;s Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the United States and China provides the Obama administration with an opportunity to forge agreements in a number of areas of crucial significance for both U.S. economic competitiveness and strategic stability in Asia&#8211;but only if U.S. negotiators are willing to give non-headline topics the attention they deserve.
At this time of economic uncertainty, the future of the American economy is firmly linked to the ability of U.S. companies to compete for marketshare in China, the world&#8217;s ...]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s Chinese Buddies</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/05/03/north-koreas-chinese-buddies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 21:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kim Jong Il]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With &#8220;a battalion of security guards and female dining companions&#8221; aboard his train, North Korea&#8217;s leader arrived in China today en-route to Beijing. Kim Jong-il finds himself increasingly under pressure for the sinking of South Korea&#8217;s Cheonan in March, isolated by international sanctions, and still reeling from having angered much of North Korea&#8217;s elite with last year&#8217;s currency fiasco.
So Kim would probably be grateful for just about anything Beijing will give him. And reports suggest China has lots of goodies to offer, in exchange for access to minerals and ports ...]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Approach to Iran (Radio Interview)</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/04/16/chinas-approach-to-iran-radio-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media: Voice of America.
Subjects: Chinese interests in the Middle East, the China-Iran economic relationship, Iran, Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, and differing Chinese and U.S. foreign policy priorities.
Length: 2:43.

This segment on China&#8217;s interests in Iran, including the energy trading relationship, includes interviews with Erica Downs of the Brookings Institution and myself.


Note: If you have trouble with the embedded MP3 file above, you can open or download the interview directly here. See the written report on Voice of America&#8217;s web site here.
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		<title>Toppled Government in Kyrgyzstan Raises Uncomfortable Memories for Beijing</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/04/09/toppled-government-in-kyrgyzstan-raises-uncomfortable-memories-for-beijing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hu Jintao]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most commentary on the April 7th protests and apparent collapse of Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s government has focused on the Kyrgyz political situation, the failure of the 2005 Tulip Revolution, (former?) president Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s autocratic behavior, and the roles of the United States and Russia.
But I want to turn readers&#8217; attention to the relevance of this event for China. And there could even be serious implications for U.S. global economic and political priorities.
This week&#8217;s events in Kyrgyzstan parallel, in some ways, China&#8217;s own Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Those were also a fairly ...]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Executives&#8217; Support for Currency Realignment (Print Interview)</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/03/25/interview-on-chinese-executives-support-for-currency-realignment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media: BusinessWeek (Cover Story).
Clip: &#8220;A coordinated message with these leaders changes the narrative,&#8221; says  Daniel Michaeli, a Sino-American relations expert who runs the Asia  Ruminations blog.
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_14/b4172038526024.htm
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		<title>How Westerners in China Can Fight Back</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/03/25/how-westerners-in-china-can-fight-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liu Jieyin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: 24 March 2010.
Publication: BusinessWeek.
Author: Daniel Michaeli.
The best strategy for dealing with Beijing&#8217;s chilly new business climate is not to copy Google&#8217;s example
No matter how tense commercial relations between the U.S. and China become, American corporations cannot afford to mimic Google&#8217;s (GOOG) mistake and give up huge growth opportunities in the world&#8217;s largest market. That&#8217;s why business leaders need to adjust their strategies quickly to stem the damage.
First, they must cultivate untapped sources of support within China, beginning with independent executives who also chafe at Beijing&#8217;s market-unfriendly policies. Coordinating a message ...]]></description>
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		<title>About Sanctioning China (and Then Being Sanctioned by China)</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/03/24/about-sanctioning-china-and-then-being-sanctioned-by-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/03/24/about-sanctioning-china-and-then-being-sanctioned-by-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the recent hoopla about sanctioning China for currency manipulation, there are a few factors that are being overlooked. These factors suggest that sanctioning Chinese exports won&#8217;t help the United States achieve the economic results one would hope to achieve.
To begin with, the goal should be reducing the trade deficit with China not for its own sake, but to produce more jobs in the United States. (After all, this is why China&#8217;s currency manipulation matters.)
So U.S. companies need to find more demand for products they produce, either here or elsewhere ...]]></description>
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