Administration
Dec 12 | Reuters
In preparation for Secretary Blinken's trip to China early next year, high-level officials from the U.S. and China held talks, which resulted in a pledge for more frequent communications despite Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng later highlighting U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials in Tibet as an imposition. More
Dec 09 | Aljazeera
Issues with illegal, distant-water fishing practices based in China prompted the U.S. Treasury Department to sanction Chinese nationals Li Zhenyu and Zhuo Xinrong along with linked persons over human rights abuses. More
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Covid-19
Dec 13 | NYT
Soaring infection rates in the capitol have left the city empty, shutting down restaurants and making getting medicines harder. More
Dec 13 | Reuters
Chinese leaders have reportedly delayed a key economic policy meeting amid growing signs that COVID-19 infections are surging nearly a week after Beijing jettisoned some of the world's toughest restrictions meant to prevent the spread of the virus. More
Inside China
Dec 09 | NYT
Despite an outpouring of gratitude from many Chinese for their efforts to lift COVID restrictions and protocols, protestors continue to urge the government to apologize for harm done by the zero-COVID policy. More
Dec 06 | FP
In the aftermath of protests against China's zero-COVID policy, many are wondering if protests can threaten Xi's hold on power and what means he has to discourage challenges to his authority. Howard W. French. More
Tech Competition
Dec 12 | WSJ
Beijing challenges Washington's export controls, considering them trade protectionism. More
Dec 07 | Bloomberg
Sources reveal that Dutch officials plan to enact new export controls of chipmaking equipment to China, a move that would codify and potentially expand its unofficial ban on technology sales to China. More
Dec 07 | WSJ
At a meeting last week, the U.S. and EU pledged to diversify supply chains, but doing so will require bargains over EV and semiconductors that could encounter political obstacles despite bringing large gains to both sides. More
Trade & Commerce
Dec 12 | Asia Society
After the U.S. withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2017, conversations have mainly focused on whether the U.S. can rejoin what is now the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership without considering key factors that could ease the US's re-entry. More
Dec 10 | Harvard Political Review
Increasing military and ideological tensions between the U.S. and China prompt many to use a New Cold War analogy in describing the relationship, but both sides reject the label. More
Dec 08 | The Conversation
IPEF is a mechanism that depends on four pillars – trade, supply chains, clean economy, and fair economy – though the U.S. mainly wants to use it to diversify supply chains away from China. More
Space Competition
Dec 09 | SpaceNews
Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the top Democrat and Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the FCC's satellite licensing rules, saying the legislation is needed to modernize the FCC for the rapidly changing space industry. More
Dec 08 | AP
The U.S. is keeping a close eye on Chinese space activity after the UN bans direct-ascent antisatellite tests that create space debris and risk damage to satellites and space stations. More
Taiwan
Dec 13 | CNN
China has sent a record 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bomber aircraft into Taiwan's air defense zone, the island's Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as Beijing continues to step-up pressure on the self-ruled island. The flights represent the largest number of H-6 sorties in a 24-hour period since Taipei began releasing daily data on Chinese fighter incursions in 2020. More
Dec 12 | FA
Public opinion data show that the people of Taiwan perceive the island as a sovereign nation, decreasing interest in reunification with China and prompting politicians to move away from a formal independence platform. More
Dec 08 | Responsible Statecraft
Despite positive aspects of the Taiwan Enhanced Resiliency Act, the bill continues to rely on a militaristic approach that could push the Taiwan issue toward deeper conflict with China if the U.S.-Taiwan relationship gets closer to being official. More
Geopolitics
Dec 13 | NYT
Tensions are still simmering two years after a deadly confrontation over a remote region each country claims as its own. More
Dec 11 | WSJ
Recent instances of the People's Bank of China funneling billions in foreign currency to indebted countries via swap lines show the phenomenon is only a temporary solution to each country's economic issues. More
Dec 09 | NYT
At a summit with rulers and officials from the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Xi expressed wishes for China and the Gulf countries to establish a forum on peaceful uses of nuclear energy and a center for nuclear security, though Saudi Arabia continues to emphasize it will maintain an important relationship with the U.S. More
U.S. Multilateralism
Dec 09 | WashPost
After years of being left out of discussions on global affairs, the African Union will soon be called on by President Biden to permanently join the G-20, a move seen by the African Union as Biden delivering on promises to listen to African partners. More
Intelligence & Espionage
Dec 11 | WSJ
In an era where the CIA is shifting focus from terrorism to China, U.S. intelligence is struggling to adjust to the use of open-source knowledge in intelligence operations. More
Xinjiang
Dec 12 | Reuters
Sanctions from the Treasury Department on two Senior Chinese officials led Chinese Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin to ask that the U.S. stop playing world police in the name of human rights. More
Dec 09 | AP
UN human rights chief Volker Türk reaffirms commitment to his predecessor's plan to investigate human rights concerns in Xinjiang. More
Dec 09 | Politico
Families of U.S. citizens wrongfully imprisoned in China are calling for President Biden to stop relying on quiet diplomacy and pursue more robust tactics to get their family members home after Brittney Griner's successful release. More
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