Administration & Congress
Aug 22 | WSJ
The U.S. increased fentanyl seizures along its southern border in 2021, seizing more than four times the 2019 amount. But unless other countries, including China, join the U.S. effort, drugs such as fentanyl and meth synthesized with precursors made in China will continue to flood the world, writes Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of Drug Control Policy. More
Aug 20 | Politico
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. is putting unprecedented money behind its wager that it can beat China in the marketplace while seeding a domestic clean energy base of its own. More
Aug 18 | Politico
Recent events in U.S.-China relations have heightened the likelihood that candidates in the upcoming midterms will exploit voter concerns about China for electoral gain. One area that looks ripe for a midterm fight is purchases of U.S. agricultural land by Chinese entities. More
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Taiwan
Aug 22 | Fortune
Taiwan wants to ensure its partners have reliable supplies of semiconductors, or "democracy chips," President Tsai Ing-wen said in remarks made during a recent visit to Taiwan by Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, the third visit by a senior U.S. government official to Taiwan this month. Taiwan is home to 92% of global manufacturing for the world's most advanced semiconductors. More
Aug 19 | CNN
Chinese and foreign analysts say the PLA's cross-strait sorties aren't likely to go away anytime soon, effectively making them a daily routine that some say could wear down Taiwanese vigilance as well as that of its supporters, including the United States. More
Geopolitics
Aug 23 | Quartz
The relief was announced last week in an address to Chinese and African diplomats, reinforcing China's intention for African countries to consider Beijing their preferred long-term development partner. More
Aug 20 | FA
The China trap: U.S. foreign policy and the perilous logic of zero-sum competition
In attempting to craft a national strategy suited to a more assertive China, Washington has struggled to define success outcomes that both governments could eventually accept and at a cost that citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders would be willing to bear, writes China scholar Jessica Chen Weiss. More
Aug 19 | The Guardian
The loan, from China's Exim Bank, will be used to build 161 Huawei cell towers. The government hopes to repay the loan within 11 years, despite the concessional loan repayment being for 20 years. More
Aug 17 | WSJ
The Russian and Chinese militaries will drill side-by-side starting later this month in the Russian Far East, marking their second joint show of force in the region this year after bombers from each country in May conducted a 13-hour drill. More
Tech Competition
Aug 22 | CSIS
Pushing back against a Wall Street Journal article describing weak U.S. export controls on sensitive technology, CSIS scholar William Reinsch argues the article misrepresented federal data and that U.S. export controls are working as intended. More
Aug 19 | NYT
While major technology companies might use such trackers as they test new software, it is not common for them to release a major commercial app with the feature, whether or not it is enabled, researchers said. More
Aug 17 | Nikkei Asia
Despite harsh words, Beijing has yet to announce any retaliation against the CHIPS Act. It won't be able to respond meaningfully until its domestic chip industry has matured. More
Space & Science
Aug 18 | SupChina
Astronaut Leroy Chiao discusses the history of Sino-American space collaboration, U.S. attitudes toward China's space program, and China's impressive accomplishments and ambitions for the final frontier. More
Business & Investment
Aug 23 | SCMP
China's call this month for new foreign investment, a pitch more common 30 years ago, offers evidence of a concern in Beijing that recent setbacks in the world's second-largest economy are keeping capital offshore. More
Aug 21 | WSJ
China's share of global goods exports by value increased over the course of the pandemic, to 15% by the end of 2021 from 13% in 2019. Germany's share of global exports fell to 7.3% from 7.8%; Japan's share declined to 3.4% from 3.7%; and the U.S.'s share slipped to 7.9% from 8.6%. More
Inside China
Aug 23 | Reuters
New births in China are set to fall to record lows this year, demographers say, with forecasts calling for a drop below 10 million compared to last year's 10.6 million babies – 11.5% lower than in 2020. More
Aug 18 | Nikkei Asia
Following the Beidaihe meetings, Vice Premier Hu Chunhua is seen as a potential candidate for premier. Hu, currently one of four vice premiers and part of the 25-member Politburo, has a reputation within the party as a skilled, hands-on administrator. More
Human Rights
Aug 17 | Bloomberg
Tomoya Obokata, the UN's special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, said in a report that the involuntary nature of China's employment programs in Xinjiang indicated forced labor, even if they did improve job opportunities for some minorities. More
Aug 16 | MIT Technology Review
By using private-sector hackers, the Chinese government can hit more espionage targets while freeing up military and intelligence resources to carry out advanced operations. More
Hong Kong
Aug 18 | The Guardian
Joshua Wong and a group of 28 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists charged under a controversial national security law have entered guilty pleas. Critics say the legislation has eviscerated Hong Kong's freedoms and brought Chinese mainland-style laws into a business hub renowned for its common law legal system. More
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