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09BEIJING628 | 2009-03-11 09:40:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Beijing |
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIJING 000628 |
1. U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "U.S. companies' moves to export helicopter engines to China, receives doubts" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/11): "American company, Honeywell, recently said that it will export engines to a Chinese manufacturing company. This arouses doubts from the American media and analysts. They are worried that China will use the engines for military purposes. Chinese experts indicate that some Americans always doubt China's motives when importing electronic and machinery equipment. After China participated in the WTO, the U.S. canceled its annual limitation list of things that cannot be exported to China, because it violates fair trade. However, the U.S. has imposed limitations on exports in other ways, like revising bills and enlarging the definitions of sensitive techniques. China always obeys the promises it makes concerning technical imports. What's more, the designs for engines built for civilian use are not sensitive. China has no need to steal from the U.S." 2. TIBET a. "The Dalai should not interfere in mundane politics" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/11): "The Dalai is a special religious leader. He always dresses in a monk's robe. He always communicates with politicians who do not understand Tibetan Buddhism at all. Their topics for conversations are not focused on religion but on Tibet's political arrangement and China's human rights. It is a well-known fact that old Tibet was a feudal serfdom which mixed religion and politics. At that time, Dalai was more than just a religious person. The Dalai, who was later exiled, is more a politician than a religious person. For the most part, he was not a religious figure. During the 50-years that he has been exiled his social activities have been closely connected with politics. Many Western people don't understand Tibet's current situation. But Dalai has not told the world the truth. The Dalai is a rarely-seen religious person because he is always standing on the opposite side of the issue than the central government. He is a political person who has been exiled and who is being used as a chess piece for the West when they deal with China. The Dalai's mistake is that he can't admit he has misjudged the situation. He had hoped the West would help resume the old Tibet's mixture of a religious and political system; and he does so at the West's urging. He knows the West is using him. However history is not easily twisted. If Dalai really cares about the Tibetan people's happiness, he should be a real religious person." 3. CHINA'S POLICY a. "China should be cautious of being pompous" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/11): "Americans recently brought the concepts of the G2 and 'Chimerica'. These concepts have made some Chinese people believe that the U.S. and China will be able to deal with each other from an equal platform. China's strength is not powerful enough to build a G2 with the U.S. Although China has been the third largest economic body of the world, the U.S. total GDP has been several times that of China. China is left far behind on money per capita. China's overseas position is also not enough for China to be a power country. China should take the international responsibilities within its capabilities. The current financial crisis has brought a new round of voices puffing up China's influence. In fact the impact of the financial crisis is limited. The U.S.' role as a super power will not change. Economic crisis also doesn't change the picture that the U.S. is strong and China is weak. After the financial crisis broke out, the U.S.-Europe-Japan cooperation will be the mainstream resolution. China should clearly recognize its own strength and abilities. Although China's strength and influence has increased to a certain level, it is still not enough to save the world or stand as an equal to the U.S." b. "The 'hawk' theory is unhelpful for China's diplomacy" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/11): "Earlier there has been an article speaking about China's need for more 'hawkish' diplomacy. However, this theory only represents the needs of the ordinary people, without looking at the strategic view. This is a representation of the ordinary Chinese people's patriotism. However, it is not reasonable to upgrade this theory to the level of national policy. First, can the Hawks really represent the country's interests? The BEIJING 00000628 002 OF 002 lesson, exampled by the U.S., where they returned from cannonball diplomacy to cooperation, is an example for China. Second, diplomatic strategy and techniques are not the Hawks' specialties. Third, is being tough all-important? Politicians should consider the national interest first instead of their own feelings. China doesn't need more Hawks, or Doves, but needs the growth of national strength and the development of diplomatic strategies and tactics." PICCUTA |