Efforts+And+Successes+in+Promoting+Positive+Relations+With+China+BSAZOV

//This page combines both questions: What efforts have you taken to interact with China? + What successes have you had on promoting a positive relationship with China? //
 * Efforts and Successes in Promoting Positive Relations With China **

Since the beginning of 2009, top American and Chinese officials have repeatedly stressed that the two countries are in the same boat and need to work together to weather the storm of the several crises, especially economic, that are buffeting the world.

Since US President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972, China–US relations have gone through some fundamental changes. In addition, the two countries have engaged in military or defence dialogues such as defence consultative talks between senior officials of the two defence departments and the Consultation Mechanism to Strengthen Military Maritime Safety. They have also exchanged naval vessel port calls (‘US Navy vessel pays port call to Qingdao’, China Military Online, 23 May 2007. Since then, especially since China’s adoption of its policy of openness and reform in 1979, the two countries have developed comprehensive relations with a high and still increasing degree of economic interdependence.

Trade and economic relations between the two countries have grown dramatically in breath and depth. According to the US Commerce Department, China–US trade in 2007 amounted to US$386.7 billion, representing 12.7 per cent growth from 2006.

China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and has the power to veto security council solutions. China signed the "one China policy" during president Nixon's visit, saying that Taiwan is a part of China. In 1979 U.S established diplomatic ties in Beijing. The U.S. and China agreed to work together on the nuclear issue and banning production of these weapons. China is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in 1996. **The U.S grants China the most-favored nation trading status**. In September 1993, President Clinton launched a policy of comprehensive engagement with China to pursue U.S. interests through intensive, high-level dialogue with the Chinese. This policy seeks: -Constructive Chinese participation in the UN Security Council and in the resolution of regional conflicts to enhance global peace and security; -An active participation by China in multilateral nonproliferation regimes, which is necessary to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems -Economic and trade relations with China that meet U.S. economic interests; -Respect for internationally recognized standards of human rights and the rule of law in China; and -Chinese cooperation on global issues, particularly to combat alien smuggling and narcotics trafficking and to improve protection of the environment.  

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CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES: BETWEEN COLD AND WARM PEACE. Rosemary Foot, Survival, Dec 2009/Jan 2010, var. pages.

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">"The US-China Business Council." The US-China Business Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. <www.uschina.org/statistics/tradet

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2020., the year. "Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Relations." U.S. Department of State. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. <http://www.state.gov/www/regions

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Pomfret, John. "U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say - washingtonpost.com."Washington Post - Politics, National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/02/A