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Nonetheless, China's stake in the outcome of the current crisis is big enough to make it a party to a wide range of exchanges, formal and informal, bilateral and multilateral--all with the objective of promoting change without upheaval on the Korean peninsula.
And China has signed bilateral currency-swap agreements with 28 central banks, including the Central Bank of Brazil, the Bank of Canada, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England.
But it is a precarious peace, one that could come undone at any moment, owing to a large number of unresolved territorial claims, rising nationalism, and a paucity of bilateral or regional diplomatic arrangements robust enough to prevent or moderate confrontations.
But Israel has long been able to act independently on critical security issues, without seriously damaging the bilateral relationship.
The Saudi royals do not even enjoy the warm personal relationship with President Barack Obama that they once had with Presidents George Bush (both father and son) and Bill Clinton, who managed bilateral relations directly.
Hence, his solution is to destroy the global order and then negotiate with other countries on a bilateral basis.
This has led Russia to pursue a classic “divide and rule” strategy by tempting some big European countries into bilateral agreements – particularly on energy issues – that preclude a common EU position.
But it is difficult to see any really bad mistakes, except perhaps allowing himself to be pushed around by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and giving China the impression that he was prepared for a bilateral relationship entirely on China’s terms.
According to China’s spokesman, allowing the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh could harm bilateral relations, with India “facing the consequences.”
Huge bilateral trade deficits, accusations that China keeps its currency undervalued, and a rash of defective and dangerous Chinese-made exports have fueled a protectionist backlash in the United States and Europe.
Beyond the bilateral benefits, the rest of the global economy is dependent on Chinese and US leadership – both in terms of growth and in matters concerning global economic governance and coordination.
Already, South Korea is considering bringing the Chinese sanctions to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for adjudication, and the authorities are reviewing whether China has violated relevant clauses of the two countries’ bilateral free-trade agreement.
Though there were occasional bilateral disputes, Turkey remained a reliable ally for many decades.
There are several dimensions to the bilateral relationship.
Moreover, Germany has sold $15 billion worth of technology to China, and bilateral trade hit a high of $169 billion in 2011, accounting for 30% of total China-EU trade.
The two countries have set a bilateral trade target of $280 billion for 2015.
Because it runs a surplus with the US, China stands to lose if bilateral trade grinds to a halt.
Moreover, without a new PCA, individual European countries may feel it necessary to seek even more bilateral agreements with Russia.
But the bilateral deals that have emerged from this race sometimes come at the expense of other Union members, and may unbalance relations within the Union as a whole.
Only a rules-based EU framework can provide a firm foundation for both bilateral and Union-wide relations with Russia.
Many in his administration regard the World Trade Organization’s principles and procedures as an obstacle to bilateral negotiations.
As Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, noted in a remarkable speech a few weeks ago, the US security establishment has become convinced that strategic engagement with China has not paid off and should give way to strategic competition – a stance that would encompass all dimensions of the bilateral relationship.
Alternatively, the rest of the G7 could align with the US, at the risk of antagonizing China and eventually being strategically demoted if Trump ultimately settles on a bilateral deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
China’s exchange-rate policy and its bilateral trade surplus with the US were major issues in America’s presidential election, and concerns over Chinese foreign investment are ubiquitous.
Because the biggest share of the US trade gap is with China, a country vilified as a currency-manipulating cheater, the bilateral trade deficit has become the lightening rod for China bashers.
Simple arithmetic and basic economics tell us that a multilateral problem cannot be addressed by a bilateral solution.
It fixates on country-specific sources of the trade deficit, like China and Mexico, but misses the fundamental point that these bilateral deficits are symptoms of America’s far deeper saving problem.
In short, there is no bilateral fix for a multilateral problem.
Moreover, each of the countries has bilateral free-trade agreements with the others and with the United States (though the US Congress has yet to approve the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, as it is officially known).
Cuba could of course borrow from bilateral creditors.
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