New Legislation Introduced
H.R.8683 | sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY)
H.R.8708 | sponsored by Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
A bill to strengthen United States national security through the defense of democracy abroad and to address contemporary threats to democracy around the world. More
Congressional Calendar, Aug 14 - Aug 20
The House and Senate are not in session this week.
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Biden Administration
Of the U.S.'s total $125 billion in exports to China in 2020, officials required a license for less than half a percent, Commerce Department data shows. Of that fraction, the agency approved 94%, or 2,652, applications for technology exports to China. The figures omit applications “returned without action,” meaning their outcomes were uncertain. More
Aug 12 | White House Briefing Room
In a press call on U.S. Taiwan policy, Asia Tsar Kurt Campbell described Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan as "consistent" with U.S. policy. He also called China's response "provocative, destabilizing, and unprecedented." More
Aug 10 | Reuters
Beijing's response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan triggered a recalculation by administration officials, who are eager not to do anything that could be viewed by China as an escalation while also seeking to avoid being seen as retreating in the face of the country's military response. More
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Taiwan
Aug 16 | AP
China announced more military drills around Taiwan as a new U.S. congressional delegation arrived over the weekend. The U.S. lawmakers, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, and legislators. More
Aug 11 | Axios
In the paper, titled "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era," Beijing has rescinded a pledge not to send troops to Taiwan if it takes control of the island and accused the U.S. of trying to "undermine China's development and progress." More
ANALYSIS
Aug 16 | FA
It is not inevitable that the situation in the Taiwan Strait is locked into a path of permanent deterioration. With discipline and clarity on objectives, U.S. policymakers might still be able to seize the moment to arrest the slide in cross-strait relations and put Taiwan on a more solid footing, writes scholar Ryan Hass. More
Aug 12 | Reuters
As the dust settles from China's military exercises around Taiwan, the message is clear: the military will uphold China's claim on the island in a challenge to the U.S. that will keep tension high and ramp up the risk of confrontation. More
Aug 11 | Nikkei Asia
Beijing's halt to China-U.S. talks in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit threatens to plunge tense ties into "complete free fall" while jeopardizing global efforts to tackle climate change and narcotics trafficking. More
Geopolitics
Aug 16 | Politico
Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon end more than two years of self-imposed in-person diplomatic isolation as he travels to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — a month after President Joe Biden's strained visit to Jeddah. More
Aug 12 | SupChina
Niva Yau, senior researcher at the OSCE Academy, discusses China's goals for Afghanistan, including boosting regional trade and stability, and making sure exiled Uyghurs don't find safe haven. More
Aug 11 | Reuters
In statements published last week, both Latvia and Estonia said they would continue to work towards "constructive and pragmatic relations with China" while respecting the rules-based international order and human rights. More
Aug 11 | WSJ
The China-Taiwan standoff that is raising tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, and pushing Washington and Beijing toward a new Cold War, is also playing out on the Horn of Africa. Somaliland, whose goal is recognition as a state independent of Somalia, has allied itself with Taiwan, whose goal is to remain separate from the People's Republic of China. More
Aug 11 | WashPost
As China rapidly extends its reach in the Pacific, its growing influence is unmistakable in the Solomon Islands, a country with which it established diplomatic ties only in 2019. A security pact between the two countries is one of several Beijing has been pushing to Pacific island nations in recent years. More
Aug 11 | Reuters
A senior official in South Korea's presidential office told reporters that the THAAD missile defense system is a means of self-defense and can never be subject to negotiations, after China demanded that South Korea not deploy any more batteries and limit the use of existing ones. More
China-Russia
Aug 11 | SCMP
The two countries agreed in "cooperation documents" to connect railways to highways “so as to keep the industrial and supply chains stable and unimpeded” and to also reopen border crossings, the statement said. More
Aug 11 | Defense One
While the wave of global sanctions on Putin's regime and allied oligarchs have seemingly strengthened political, economic, and military ties between the two countries, the real strategic effect for Russia has been increasing reliance on China. More
Business & Investment
Aug 15 | Reuters
The move to delist five Chinese state-owned enterprises from the New York Stock Exchange signals Beijing may be willing to compromise in order to strike an audit deal with the United States and end a more than decade-old dispute. More than 270 Chinese companies are identified as at risk of trading prohibition. More
Aug 12 | Bloomberg
Over the next two decades, roughly 40% of US domestic farmland will be transferred to new ownership. The federal government can ensure that those acres are transferred in a way that protects national and food security without a ban on ownership by Chinese nationals or entities writes Bloomberg Opinion columnist Adam Minter. More
Aug 12 | Forbes
Speaking at the Forbes U.S.-China Forum, NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins lauded the role of businesspeople in stabilizing ties between the U.S. and China, despite tensions over Taiwan. More
Aug 11 | SCMP
Industry insiders said the momentum is not a true reflection of the strength of the industry, as July's exports were largely from the orders placed months earlier, while the surge may also have been caused by rising prices. More
Inside China
Aug 16 | WashPost
China's worst heat wave in six decades is deepening the economic pain of pandemic lockdowns, with authorities ordering factories this week to suspend production in several major manufacturing regions to conserve electricity. More
Aug 15 | WSJ
Data released Monday showed economic activity slowed across the board in July, including factory output, investment, consumer spending, youth hiring and real estate. So far, China's leaders have signaled they are unwilling to launch a large stimulus package, citing risks of inflation and ballooning debts. More
Aug 11 | Reuters
Beijing-based screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan said she would seek a retrial, a day after having her sexual harassment case rejected at the appeal stage by a Beijing court. Zhou said she regarded the verdict as another blow to China's #MeToo movement, but wanted to stay positive. More
Higher Education
Aug 11 | WSJ
The number of U.S. student visas issued to Chinese nationals plunged by more than 50% in the first half of 2022 compared with pre-Covid levels, with the U.S. losing ground as the most-coveted place for Chinese students to pursue higher education abroad. More
Tech & Energy
Aug 14 | WSJ
The Inflation Reduction Act concedes American energy supremacy to China by turbocharging the government's green-energy transition with $370 billion in climate spending, writes WSJ editorial board member Allysia Finley. More
Aug 12 | NPR
The CHIPS and Science Act allocated billions in increase U.S. production of semiconductors. Sourabh Gupta, senior Asia-Pacific policy specialist at the Institute for China-America Studies, explains the importance of this funding and why semiconductors matter. More
Aug 11 | Fortune
China appears to have topped the U.S. not only in quantity, but in quality of scientific research, according to a new report from Japan's science and technology ministry. More
Aug 10 | Peterson Institute
Analysis reveals that China's control over the global value chains involving critical minerals and rare earth elements extends beyond what is commonly assumed. More
Covid-19
Aug 11 | Bloomberg
Mainland China reported 1,851 domestically transmitted new coronavirus infections on Aug. 11, of which 648 were symptomatic and 1,203 were asymptomatic. Those new cases were reported across more than a dozen provinces, regions and municipalities, but mostly in Hainan. More
Aug 12 | Nikkei Asia
Hong Kong's population dropped by 121,500, or 1.6%, from a year earlier, the city government said. The decline is the steepest since 1961, the earliest year for which data is available. More
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