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UNCLAS BEIJING 002214 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/CM, EAP/PA, EAP/PD, C 
HQ PACOM FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR (J007) 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP, CHINA'S SOUTH 
CHINA SEA POLICY 
 
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  Editorial Quotes 
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¶1.  U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP 
 
"On the global energy dialogue: let's first discuss what the U.S. 
should do" 
 
The official Communist Party international news publication Global 
Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (08/04): "China should not remain passive 
when the question of 'responsibility' is brought up in discussions 
about global energy issues.  China claims 'the right to life and 
development' is more important than energy conservation and 
emissions reduction; however, these two 'rights' are not actually 
directly related to energy conservation and emissions reduction. 
China needs to find a more delicate statement to clarify its 
standpoint.  China should stress a principle of 'right to emissions' 
in order to put the U.S. under the limelight since the U.S.'s per 
capita emissions are among the world's highest.  In addition, in 
negotiations with Western countries other than the United States, 
China should try to isolate the U.S. by differentiating between 
those countries' responsibilities for global energy problems and the 
U.S.'s responsibility.  When every energy dialogue in the world 
focuses on 'what the U.S. should do' (rather than on what other 
countries should do), the U.S. government will treat this problem 
with more caution." 
 
"Don't have high hopes for the promises made by the U.S." 
 
The official Communist Party international news publication Global 
Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (08/04): "The safety of China's U.S. dollar 
assets is not just an economic issue; it reflects the fact that the 
China-U.S. relationship still lacks equality and mutual trust and, 
therefore, lacks genuine respect.  Keeping up domestic consumption 
and fast economic growth in China will effectively increase the 
security of China's assets abroad.  The Chinese public finds it 
beyond comprehension that the West is exploiting China (selling 
national debts and assets to China to finance their own economies) 
and helping separatists, while promising the safety of China's 
dollar assets.  China should not be just a crutch for the U.S. to 
get out of its current economic plight; China should become the real 
engine of the world economy." 
 
¶2.  CHINA'S SOUTH CHINA SEA POLICY 
 
"China prepares to face the most complicated situation" 
 
The China Radio International-sponsored newspaper World News Journal 
(Shijie Xinwenbao) (08/04): "Experts say China needs to take a 
flexible approach in dealing with the tense situation in the South 
China Sea, specifically by doing the following three things.  First, 
China should strengthen and expand friendly cooperation with ASEAN 
countries.  China should stick to the principle of resolving South 
China Sea island disputes through peaceful means.  Second, China 
should prevent the formation of an 'anti-China Nansha (a.k.a. the 
Spratly Islands, a chain of islands in the South China Sea claimed 
by several countries, including China) Group,' especially a group 
involving the U.S.  Third, it should beef up its military capability 
and speed up the development of its aircraft carrier so as to handle 
the most complicated situation in South China Sea." 
 
 
GOLDBERG