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The Barack Obama administration maintained a complex relationship with China, characterized by both cooperation on global issues like the Ebola response [1] and strategic competition through trade agreements like the TPP [2]. The administration balanced criticism of China's economic policies with multilateral engagement {fact:1, fact:4, fact:6}, while simultaneously monitoring China's military modernization [3].
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 3 facts
claimThe Trump Administration shifted US policy by demanding that China implement economic reforms that would have fundamentally altered its economic model, contrasting with the Obama Administration's approach of criticizing China's neo-mercantilist policies while maintaining multilateral rules.
claimThe Trump Administration shifted U.S. policy toward China by demanding reforms that would have fundamentally altered China's economic model, departing from the approach of the Obama Administration which criticized China's neo-mercantilist policies while maintaining multilateral rules.
perspectiveThe Obama administration criticized China's neo-mercantilist economic policy while maintaining multilateral trade rules, whereas the Trump administration demanded reforms that would have fundamentally altered China's economic model.
Advancing U.S.-China Coordination amid Strategic Competition - CSIS csis.org 2 facts
claimThe Obama administration engaged China in the 2014 global Ebola response to demonstrate U.S. global leadership by ending the epidemic quickly, recognizing that success required Chinese resources and assistance, according to Gayle Smith.
quoteThe 2015 National Security Strategy of the Obama administration stated: "The scope of our cooperation with China is unprecedented, even as we remain alert to China’s military modernization and reject any role for intimidation in resolving territorial disputes . . . The United States welcomes the rise of a stable, peaceful, and prosperous China."
How China is responding to escalating strategic competition with the ... brookings.edu 1 fact
claimIn March 2019, Evan Medeiros, former Obama administration National Security Council Senior Director for Asia, observed that China's reaction to President Donald Trump's hostile China strategy was cautious and conciliatory rather than confrontational, with Beijing focusing on limiting risk and exploring upside gains.
The U.S.-China Trade Relationship | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 1 fact
accountThe Barack Obama administration negotiated the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a trade agreement intended to confront China on trade issues.