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2009-03-16 09:22:00
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Embassy Beijing
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MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, TIBET, ASIAN

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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, TIBET, ASIAN
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1. U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS

"U.S. and China talk about cooperation amid noises"

The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication
International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(03/16): "On March
15th, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi ended his visit to
Washington. He received an above average treatment by President
Obama. However, there were criticisms against China from both
Capitol Hill and the Pentagon. The main goal of Minister Yang's
visit was to prepare for the meeting of President Hu Jintao and
President Obama next month in London, according AFT reports. The
'Obama era' began with an optimistic trend in the U.S.-China
relationship. Chinese experts indicate that the U.S. has exaggerated
the 'spy ship' incident. It shows that the politics of the U.S.
involve various factors and divergences. The U.S. Department of
Defense feels that its intentions have yet to be reflected because
the Department of State has been leading the bilateral relations
since Obama took office. Thus the 'Hawk party' has produced the
incident. Although the U.S. and China have had their small
frictions, both must accept the fact that the U.S. and China are in
the same boat. The Hu-Obama meeting will first establish the fields
of cooperation between the U.S. and China in the following couple of
years. The two countries will begin with the field of climate change
which is easier to begin with."


2. TIBET

a. "Playing the Dalai card leads the West to lose the support of
young people on China"

The official Communist Party international news publication Global
Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/16): "Recently, Chinese young men have
continuously pointed their attention toward Tibet related issues.
They support democracy and human rights protection in Tibet. They do
not oppose the Western slogans of democracy, freedom, and human
rights. However, they realize that the West lacks a basic
understanding about Tibet. The West supports the Dalai because of
its strategic considerations rather than because of objective facts.
Western strategists who have claimed they care about freedom,
democracy and human rights in Tibet, ignored the achievements for
the past 50 years in Tibet and support Tibet returning to a feudal

serf system. Chinese young people have realized that what the West
cares most about is not the Dalai, freedom, democracy or human
rights in Tibet. The West cares most about disturbing China's focus
on 'building the well-being of society', 'realizing its socialism
modernization' and delaying China's peaceful development."

b. "The carefully concealed interference statement"

The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication
International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(03/16): "On the
1st anniversary of the March 14th 2008 turmoil, Tibet did not
experience any confrontations, as were suggested by the Dalai's
clique. However, the U.S. and the EU congresses have successively
passed Tibet related resolutions which criticize China's suppression
of Tibet. In fact, the dialogue between the central government and
the Dalai has never stopped. However, the nature of the issue in
Tibet is a conflict of sovereignty and independence. The timing of
these two resolutions is delicate. The Tibet issue continues to
deteriorate, especially when certain international forces express
their support of the Dalai's exiled clique. Moves, such as this,
have urged the Dalai's ambition to grow, have led him to misjudge
the situation and have created new conflicts. What's more, the
content of the two resolutions were not different from their earlier
Tibet-related resolutions. They have only made the issue the focus
of attention again. This behavior has once again shown that the
West's voice is the center of power; and expressed the West's
elitist mentality. Therefore the two resolutions are just carefully
concealed interference statements. If they really care about Tibet
as they claimed, they should peacefully wait for Tibet's own
choice."


3. ASIAN AMERICANS

"Asian Americans competitiveness makes many Americans to respect and
to fear them"

The official Communist Party international news publication Global
Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/16): "There is a popular saying in the
U.S. society that if you want to know which university is a popular
university, you should look at how many Asian students there are on
campus. Asian Americans are described as the model race in American
society. However, they always feel that they can never become

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American. On Campus, many white students try to avoid Asian
students. During the financial crisis, Asian Americans are being
considered the scapegoat for the crisis. The typical image of
successful Asian Americans are: hardworking, diligent and a little
bit stiff. Asian Americans are like the 'new Jewish people' in
American society. An American report in 2007 showed that Asian
Americans are the richest group in American society. Asian Americans
are not as aggressive as African Americans on social equality
issues. They are treated as 'economic giants but political dwarfs.'
This situation began to change when Chinese Americans began to take
positions in the State of California. The Obama cabinet also has
nominated several Chinese Americans as members. Most Americans have
the prejudice that 'Asian Americans are not American.' When Asian
Americans insist on their traditional culture, they will have
conflicts with the White culture. However, in recent years, Chinese
Americans are experiencing a positive change from 'being looked down
upon' to 'feeling somewhat equal.' It is not likely that large-scale
xenophobia will happen again. But Asian Americans will encounter
more occasions under which they feel unequal."

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