Living a Lie or Living the Truth in China

Living a Lie or Living the Truth in China
A man walks beside the statue of Confucius at the Confucius Temple in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2010. LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images
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These days, many Washington policymakers, U.S. corporations, Wall Street investors, and some international financial institutions have put aside their rational thinking and, once again, succumbed to wishful thinking. All that is needed, they say, is a U.S.–China trade agreement to smooth the jittery stock market and halt the decline in the global economy.

They overlook the simple fact that Beijing has never honored its promises in the past.

Peter Zhang
Peter Zhang
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Peter Zhang is a researcher on political economy in China and East Asia. He focuses on China’s trade, diplomacy, and human rights issues and is affiliated with the Global and International Studies at the University of Salamanca. Peter is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School as a Mason fellow.
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