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Chinese government
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 41 facts
claimThe Chinese government plans to introduce a digital currency intended to challenge the international dominance of the United States dollar and the euro.
perspectiveThe Chinese government has lost confidence in the reliability and integrity of the American president, making it unlikely to offer further concessions.
claimThe Chinese government blocks access to foreign-controlled social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google.
claimThe Chinese government imposed reciprocal retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States.
claimSince 2013, the Chinese government has utilized the United Nations Human Rights Council as a platform for its own political messaging.
measurementThe Chinese government holds more than $1 trillion in United States treasuries.
claimThe Chinese government has threatened to sell off its holdings of United States treasuries.
claimThe Chinese government forces religious groups, including Christians and Muslims, to Sinicize their symbolism, liturgy, and language.
claimThe Chinese government has highlighted the advantages of its authoritarian governance system in responding to the COVID-19 crisis as a counter-narrative to initial criticisms regarding its handling of the virus outbreak.
referenceA June 13, 2019, conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and a December 5, 2018, Forbes article by Kenneth Rapoza discuss the political stance of the United States Democratic Party toward the Chinese government.
claimThe Chinese government responds to threats to its power through repression, propaganda, and censorship.
perspectiveThe Chinese government and public view China's recent economic and political growth as a natural and inevitable resurgence rather than a threat.
claimThe Chinese government has considered placing an export embargo on rare earths, which are materials crucial for high-tech manufacturing.
accountPresident Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong democracy on 27 November 2019, an action that angered the Chinese government.
claimRigid internal procedures within the Chinese government aimed at securing party control harm external relations by disincentivizing cooperation.
perspectiveThe Chinese government views Western values as a real alternative system to its own, and identifies liberal universalism as a subversive challenge to its power.
claimThe Chinese government has explicitly stated an ambition to transition from its role as the 'workshop of the world' to a leader in cutting-edge digital technologies.
claimUS lawmakers pressured the Trump administration to take action against the Chinese government regarding the detention of Uighurs in December 2018.
claimThe European Union accuses the Chinese government of systematically subsidizing private and state-owned enterprises to provide them with global competitive advantages.
claimThe Chinese government rejects the trade-related accusations made by the United States President as unfounded, illegitimate, and without substance.
claimIn response to Huawei's inclusion on the US Entity List, the Chinese government announced it would create an 'Unreliable Entities List' of businesses, organizations, and individuals that comply with US boycotts, subjecting them to disadvantages in the Chinese market.
claimThe Chinese government unilaterally reduced tariffs on imports from third-party countries, which disadvantages imports from the United States.
perspectiveThe Chinese government has maintained a restrained response to US trade measures to avoid economic harm from further escalation.
claimThe Chinese government considered placing an export embargo on rare earths, which are essential for high-tech manufacturing.
claimThe Chinese government employs repression, propaganda, and censorship to counter threats to its power, including the rejection of political dissent and regional autonomy.
claimThe Chinese government responds to perceived threats to its power through repression, propaganda, censorship, imprisonment, and re-education of political dissenters.
claimThe Chinese government has explicitly stated its ambition to transition away from being the 'workshop of the world' and to take the lead in cutting-edge digital technologies in the coming years.
claimA sell-off of United States treasuries by the Chinese government would place significant pressure on United States interest rates.
claimThe Chinese government announced the creation of an 'Unreliable Entities List' to penalize businesses, organizations, and individuals that comply with US boycotts, such as those against Huawei.
accountPresident Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong democracy on November 27, 2019, an action that angered the Chinese government.
claimThe Chinese government influences foreign decision-makers through a spectrum of instruments ranging from attractive invitations and the intermediation of lucrative business deals to intimidation, bribery, and blackmail.
measurementApproximately fifty thousand censors are employed by the Chinese government to monitor online discussions and intervene when individual complaints threaten to coalesce into collective dissatisfaction.
claimThe student movement in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has actively defended liberal values against political pressure from the Chinese government.
claimThe Chinese government has lost confidence in the reliability and integrity of the American president, making it unlikely that China will be prepared to make concessions.
claimThe Chinese government requires foreign companies to store customer data within Chinese territory, which grants Chinese security authorities access to that data.
claimSince 2018, the Chinese government has imposed sweeping legal and administrative restrictions on the operations of both domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
accountIn late November 2019, President Donald Trump signed legislation enabling economic sanctions against individuals and the Hong Kong government in the event of human rights violations, and banned the sale of crowd control software by American companies to the Chinese government.
perspectiveIn submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Chinese government questions the value of individual human rights and emphasizes the significance of state-led development programs and the principles of national sovereignty and non-intervention in internal affairs.
claimA United States bill banned American companies from selling crowd control software to the Chinese government.
perspectiveThe Chinese government views Western values as a real alternative system to its own.
perspectiveThe Chinese government, in submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, questions the value of individual human rights while emphasizing the importance of state-led development programs, national sovereignty, and the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs.
U.S.-China Relations cfr.org 22 facts
accountU.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to deploy 2,500 marines in Australia, a move that prompted criticism from the Chinese government.
accountFollowing the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese government detained two Canadian citizens, accusing them of undermining China’s national security, in an apparent act of retaliation.
claimThe Chinese government demanded that the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, TIME, and Voice of America share information with the Chinese government about their operations in China.
accountThe Chinese government suspended its cooperation in the U.S.-China cybersecurity working group in response to the May 2014 U.S. indictment of five Chinese hackers.
quoteThe Chinese government warned that the U.S. designation of China as a currency manipulator would “trigger financial market turmoil.”
claimOn January 21, 2021, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the Chinese government was committing crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
accountFollowing Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the Chinese government suspended U.S.-China climate talks, cut off some high-level military communication channels, and sanctioned Nancy Pelosi.
accountThe Chinese government expelled at least thirteen journalists from three U.S. newspapers—the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post—whose press credentials were set to expire in 2020.
claimIn his October 4, 2018 speech, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused the Chinese government of military aggression in the South China Sea, increased censorship, religious persecution, theft of American intellectual property, and interference in U.S. elections.
accountOn June 3, 1989, the Chinese government deployed military troops to clear Tiananmen Square, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of protesters.
perspectiveThe Chinese government characterized the balloon shot down by the U.S. Air Force as a civilian weather-monitoring craft that accidentally veered into U.S. airspace and condemned the action as a serious violation of international practice.
perspectiveThe Chinese government criticized the Trump administration's tariff policies as "trade bullying" and warned that the tariffs could trigger global market unrest.
claimThe United States was the first country to officially apply the terms 'crimes against humanity' and 'genocide' to the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs.
perspectiveThe Chinese government denies that genocide is taking place against the Uyghur population.
accountIn September 1993, the Chinese government released Wei Jingsheng, who had been a political prisoner since 1979.
accountThe Chinese government imprisoned Wei Jingsheng again after Beijing lost its bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games.
claimFollowing the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, the Chinese government imposed sanctions on several U.S.-based organizations and suspended U.S. warship visits to Hong Kong.
claimPresident Donald Trump repeatedly referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” and asserted that it spread due to failures by the Chinese government.
claimIn April 2012, the Chinese government characterized an unnamed trade-related move as "rash and unfair" and vowed to defend its rights in trade disputes.
claimThe Trump administration launched a campaign to discourage other countries from using Huawei equipment for 5G networks, claiming that the Chinese government could use the company to conduct espionage.
accountIn September 2021, Meng Wanzhou reached a deal with U.S. prosecutors and returned to China, and the Chinese government subsequently released the two detained Canadian citizens.
accountPresident Bill Clinton secured the release of political dissidents Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan, who were subsequently deported to the United States by the Chinese government.
How China is responding to escalating strategic competition with the ... brookings.edu Mar 1, 2021 9 facts
claimHuman Rights Watch reported on September 4, 2020, that the Chinese government curtailed Mongolian mother-tongue classes.
claimThe Chinese government has allocated significant funding to achieve technology independence in sectors including domestic semiconductor development, next-generation technology infrastructure, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and aerospace.
perspectiveThe Chinese government's refusal to change its approach to contentious issues such as Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet, human rights, and Taiwan prevents any broad improvement in U.S.-China relations.
claimThe Chinese government is expanding the overseas mandate of its domestic security agencies through methods including extradition treaties, institutional partnerships with foreign security agencies, new legal provisions, and the export of high-technology surveillance tools to foreign governments.
claimThe Chinese government has signaled no willingness to moderate its policies regarding Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet, human rights, or Taiwan.
claimThe Chinese government, under the endorsement of Xi Jinping, has initiated an aggressive push to achieve self-sufficiency in the high technology sector.
claimThe Chinese government imposed economic penalties on Australia in response to the Australian government's call for an independent assessment of the origins of COVID-19 and reports issued by an Australian think tank regarding Xinjiang.
claimThe Chinese government has encouraged the European Union to pursue strategic autonomy, specifically by resisting United States efforts to form a trans-Atlantic front in opposition to China.
claimThe Chinese government seeks to present China internationally as a non-revolutionary power, a contributor of global public goods, an opponent of geopolitical bullying, and an upholder of regional and global stability.
The Impact and Implications of the Ukraine Crisis - Interpret interpret.csis.org Feb 28, 2023 8 facts
claimThe Chinese government asserts that the international community is currently facing unprecedented changes and multiple risk challenges, placing the world at a historical crossroads.
perspectiveThe Chinese government promotes the development of a global relationship pattern among major powers that is characterized by peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development.
perspectiveThe Chinese government advocates for adherence to the UN Charter, consideration of all countries' legitimate security concerns, and the peaceful resolution of disputes through dialogue.
claimAt the one-year mark of the Ukraine crisis, the Chinese government released two documents: 'The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper' and 'China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis'.
perspectiveThe Chinese government advocates for peace talks and insists on a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine crisis.
perspectiveThe Chinese government asserts that maintaining international peace and security and promoting global development should be the common pursuit of all nations.
perspectiveThe Chinese government advocates for a security approach characterized as 'common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable' to address international security challenges.
claimThe Chinese government advocates for a vision of 'common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security' and has proposed the Global Security Initiative.
The U.S.-China Trade Relationship | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Oct 31, 2025 7 facts
claimThe Chinese government provides subsidies to various industries, such as renewable energy, to create 'national champion' companies.
claimThe Chinese government's state-led economic system often requires foreign firms to transfer technology and other capabilities as a condition for operating within China.
accountThe Chinese government modernized its export control policies in 2020 to create a unified framework for managing sales of dual-use technology, military goods, and technology related to national security interests, building upon controls that have been in place since 1994.
accountIn 2020, the Trump administration negotiated a 'Phase One' trade agreement with China that outlined protections for U.S. trade and included commitments from the Chinese government to reform trade practices.
measurementUnder the 2020 Phase One trade agreement, the Chinese government committed to purchasing an additional $200 billion worth of U.S. goods, a commitment it failed to fulfill.
measurementThe Chinese government committed to purchasing 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the U.S. by the start of next year and 25 million metric tons annually for three years.
claimPresident Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on Chinese goods, and the Chinese government retaliated with its own levies and strict export controls on rare earth materials critical for technology development.
Navigating market and political uncertainties in the age of energy ... brookings.edu Mar 11, 2025 2 facts
claimThe European Union has enacted tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles ranging from 8% to 35%, depending on the manufacturer, to protect its auto industry and offset subsidies received from the Chinese government.
claimThe Chinese government prioritizes investment in the green energy industry for reasons of sustainability and industrial competitiveness, while simultaneously continuing to invest in coal-fired electricity.
USTR Launches Broad Section 301 Investigations Into Excess ... dwt.com 2 days ago 1 fact
accountIn 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigated the Chinese government's practices regarding technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, resulting in the imposition of tariffs of up to 25% on four tranches of Chinese goods.
Rethinking Espionage in the Modern Era cjil.uchicago.edu 1 fact
claimU.S. intelligence agencies assert that 'P.L.A. Unit 61398' is a private organization operated by the Chinese government, which has allegedly hacked private and governmental organizations to obtain industrial data and information on American infrastructure.
U.S.-China Relations in 2024: Managing Competition without Conflict csis.org Jan 3, 2024 1 fact
claimThe Chinese government has signaled potential penalties against the United States through investigations into consulting firms and the placement of minerals on an export control list, but has not yet enacted these measures to avoid accelerating economic decoupling.
Realist Review on Just Transition Towards Low Emission, Climate ... link.springer.com Jan 5, 2026 1 fact
accountThe Chinese government implemented measures to assist workers in finding new employment following the closure of coal mines, metallurgic industries, and electricity companies in 2016 and 2017.
The International Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War link.springer.com 1 fact
claimBy 2024, the Chinese government intensified efforts to suppress dissent, reflecting concerns about potential domestic unrest triggered by the war's geopolitical implications.
US-China competition, world order and economic decoupling indiasworld.in Jul 29, 2025 1 fact
claimDr. Naoise McDonagh asserts that China views participation in international institutions like the WTO as instrumental for state-led development and domestic stability, rather than as a commitment to liberal norms, which the Chinese government perceives as existential threats to regime legitimacy.