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June 19
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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, was quoted by Bloomberg, "U.S., China Agree on Investment, Clash on Currencies."
China and the U.S. agreed to negotiate an investment treaty and urged each other to strengthen their exchange rates in the fourth round of semiannual economic talks. [ . . .] ``Paulson will be making the case that there's been enough progress in opening China's markets to continue this dialogue in some form in the next administration,'' said Charles Freeman, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former top U.S. trade official on China. Read More
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June 5
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A CSIS report by Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, was cited by the Economist, "Chinese Torture."
“Can Europe and China Shape a New World Order?” asks a pamphlet from the Centre for European Reform (CER), a London-based think-tank. It urges EU leaders to make the case to China for a world based on rules and multilateral co-operation. American policymakers are the target of “China-Europe Relations”, a report from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, which warns them to pay more (or even some) attention to burgeoning EU-China ties that could, if mishandled, cause a transatlantic “rift over China”.Read more
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May 19
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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Obama, McCain Lambast China Now, May Court it as President."
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain threatens to ban toy imports from China and lashes its government for stifling religion and free speech. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton want to punish China for currency manipulation. "Once a president is elected, he or she has a year to unwind all the anti-China rhetoric they used in the campaign,'' said Charles Freeman, a fellow at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former top U.S. trade official on China. Read more
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May 15
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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, appeared on National Public Radio's Diane Rehm Show, "Aid Relief Efforts in Burma and China."
The natural disasters in Burma and China have left tens of thousands dead. Our panel will discuss the latest efforts to get aid to people in the stricken areas and the challenges facing aid organizations.Read more
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April 10
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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, was quoted by the Pittsburg Tribune-Review, "'Critical Foreign Languages' Taught in More Schools."
Sierra Sailor greeted the guests in her classroom with a soft-spoken "Ni hao." She forgot the plural and tried again, "Nimen hao." But the guests in her classroom were older, so Sailor, 14, needed a third try to get it right, remembering the respectful Chinese greeting, "Nin hao." But several educators and policy experts said there is no reason to be skeptical of China's motives in the language programs. China is behind other countries that long ago started using public relations agencies and cultural programs to spread goodwill, said Charles Freeman, the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Freeman Chair in China Studies. "The opportunities being afforded to children around Pittsburgh and elsewhere in the country are great for them," Freeman said. "Sometimes in these situations the prudent reaction is not to look a gift horse in the mouth." Read the article
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April 8
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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, appeared on PBS’s Nightly Business Report, "The Price of the Iraq War Continues to Rise."
CHARLES FREEMAN, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: Certainly, the administration would argue quite candidly that, as a result of the Iraq war, we haven't had to fight the war here at home and that has prevented a lot of costs here at home.Read the transcript
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March 23
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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, was quoted by the Associated Press, "China Firms Sink Roots Across Globe."
Amid the torrent of clothes, electronics and toys surging out of China comes a little-noticed export: international companies. For centuries, individual Chinese have sought their fortunes abroad, creating Chinatowns around their restaurants and shops. Now, Chinese firms are going global, pushed by a government turned capitalist, pulled by untapped markets and armed with bundles of money from a thriving economy back home. "What's scary to think of is when they marry cost consciousness with U.S.-style just-in-time inventory management," says Charles Freeman, a China specialist at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, who recalls talking to a cell phone maker that was storing 100 million headsets behind its factory.Read the article
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January 30
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A CSIS Freeman Chair event with Chris Padilla, the U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, was quoted by Reuters, "US Commerce Aide Warns Against China Currency Bill."
Congress will fuel U.S. inflation, invite trade retaliation and create a legal and administrative nightmare if it requires the Commerce Department to slap duties on Chinese goods to offset an undervalued currency, a top Commerce Department official said on Wednesday. "China is the single-largest supplier of inexpensive products purchased by American consumers," Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Chris Padilla said in remarks prepared for delivery at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.Read the article
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January 30
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A CSIS Freeman Chair event with Christopher Padilla, the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, was quoted by Agence France Press, "U.S. Questions China's Commitment to Economic Reforms."
The United States accused China Wednesday of discriminating against foreign investors and taking short cuts to address serious concerns over safety of its products, amid new concerns over Beijing's trade and economic policies. "China has been more open than many developing countries, but there are increasing signs of policies that seek to direct markets rather than opening them," said US under secretary of commerce for international trade Christopher Padilla.Read the article
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