US closely monitoring slump in Chinese economy

The US is closely monitoring the turbulence in the Chinese economy and its impact on the global financial system, the White House said, adding that the best way to weather this storm is to establish economic relationships with the growing economies of the world.
"We are aware of the kind of volatility that we have seen in China over the last several days, and that has had an impact on markets in other countries, including ours. So that's certainly something that we're closely watching," White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest said yesterday.
"The best way for the US economy to weather some of the volatility that one sees in the international economy is actually to strengthen America's economic relationship with those countries that do have a fast-growing economy," Earnest said.

"When you start to see volatility in places like China, having access to other fast-growing markets in the world becomes even more important," he said,
Stressing on the need to "ratify" the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Earnest said Congress should move expeditiously and should not wait until the end of the year to approve the agreement.
"The case that we have made to the Chinese has centred on the responsibilities that come with being one of the world's largest economies, particularly an economy like theirs that is growing rather rapidly," he said.

America's approach has been to press China on the pace of its reforms, including additional measures for an orderly transition to a market-oriented exchange rate that responds to upward as well as downward market pressure.

Siva Yam, president of the US-China Chamber of Commerce
said Terry Branstad is an excellent choice.
"President Xi Jinping lived in Iowa for three weeks, and he has a special relationship with Governor Branstad and a passion for the State of Iowa," he said.
"Branstad has made a number of trips to China and visited President Xi on a number of occasions. China is in the heart of Governor Branstad, and he understands how important China is for the US," he added.
"In a country that personal relationship (Guanxi) is paramount, this will help to bridge the differences between the two greatest nations in the world. I can tell you that this is an excellent choice that could only be made with in-depth research and good understanding of the socio-political elements," Yam said.

Senator Chuck Grassley said as the long-time governor of Iowa, Branstad understands the global nature of the state and national economies.
Branstad's possible appointment as the top US envoy to China is being seen as a move by Trump to keep warm the close ties with the highest level of the Chinese leadership at a time when tension between the world's two biggest economies have soared after the US president-elect dumped four decades of diplomatic protocol and spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen over phone.
China considers Taiwan an inalienable part of the mainland.