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The United States complains that China keeps its currency artificially undervalued, thus giving its exporters an unfair advantage.
China has unofficially pegged its currency to the dollar since mid-2008, meaning its currency has weakened against other trade partners as the value of the dollar has slid.
Beijing is concerned the value of its dollar holdings could be eroded by massive debt issuances to fund the U.S. stimulus.
China held $798.9 billion in U.S. Treasuries at end-October, displacing Japan in September 2008 as the largest foreign holder.
China is requesting the World Trade Organisation open a dispute panel over U.S. duties on tyres, after the United States for the first time imposed safeguard duties China had agreed to when it joined the WTO.
Other trade disputes centre around steel products, poultry, Chinese tariffs on raw materials exports, and quality and safety concerns over Chinese-made food, toys and other goods that Chinese manufacturers view as a type of protectionism.
U.S. firms investing in China complain about intellectual property theft, murky regulations, corruption and unfair advantages enjoyed by domestic rivals.
China complains about investment barriers on the U.S. side, citing resource investments blocked on national security grounds.
In 2008, U.S. exports to China totalled $69.7 billion, but were dwarfed by $337.8 billion in exports from China to the United States, now Beijing’s second biggest trade partner.
As China has grown to the world’s third largest economy it is gaining greater clout, especially in Asia and Africa.
It is also upgrading its military and space capability, and Washington has said Beijing should be more open about its defence spending and strategic intentions.
China, however, remains wary of the United States’ global military dominance. U.S. patrols in waters China considers its exclusive zone led to minor incidents last year. In 2001 a U.S. spy plane was forced to land in China after colliding with a Chinese fighter.
China hosts stalled six-party talks seeking to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. But China has also sought to bolster bilateral tries with North Korea.
Washington wants China’s stronger cooperation in pressuring North Korea, as well as Iran, over their nuclear activities.
Taiwan also remains a sore point. Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring self-ruled and democratic Taiwan, which it considers its sovereign territory, under its rule. The United States says it has an obligation to help the island defend itself, and its weapons sales to Taiwan have drawn growing ire from Beijing.
U.S. Internet firms have fared poorly in China, which censors content and blocks many foreign websites, including popular social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to launch an Internet freedom initiative next week, in a move that China—as well as Iran, Myanmar and North Korea—could see as threatening its internal controls.
American corporations and military strategists are increasingly concerned over skilled attacks by Chinese hackers, which they fear threaten corporate and national security
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