Biden - Xi Meeting
Nov 13 | WashPost
President Xi Jinping is more focused than ever on China becoming a modern socialist superpower with global influence — a status he expects the United States to accept. Chinese experts say that fixing the relationship will require an agreement on fundamental aspects of the relationship, including the fate of Taiwan. More
Nov 11 | FA
Bending the trajectory of U.S.-China competition away from enmity and conflict will free up the political space and resources on both sides to drive forward an inclusive, affirmative vision of the future that measures success in terms of positive achievements rather than by the extent to which the other's capabilities and initiatives can be downgraded or blocked. Jessica Chen Weiss. More
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U.S. Multilateralism
Nov 13 | White House
At the summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Cambodia, President Biden reaffirmed the enduring U.S. commitment to the Indo-Pacific, with ASEAN at its center. Biden also underscored that freedom of navigation and overflight must be respected in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and that all disputes must be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law. More
Nov 12 | FA
Despite increased attention under President Biden, the United States still fundamentally gets the relationship with its Asian allies backward. These countries are not reluctant partners that need to be shaken out of their complacency; they live with the threat of China every day, are eager to blunt it, and in fact originated many of the Biden administration's initiatives to counter the country's influence. Michael J. Green. More
Geopolitics
Nov 12 | Responsible Statecraft
The current U.S. approach is not a viable means of preserving U.S. influence in the Middle East. Among other things, it shows an unseemly anxiety that erodes faith in American wisdom and self-confidence. At the same time, China's star is rising in the region. Chas Freeman. More
Nov 11 | NYT
Speaking in Delhi, Treasury Secretary Yellen said the United States is placing India at the center of its ambition to detach global supply chains from the clutches of American adversaries, seeking to cement ties with one of the world's fastest-growing economies as tensions with China remain high and as Russia's war in Ukraine upends international commerce. More
China-Russia
Nov 14 | WSJ
The official said that "there is undeniably a discomfort in Beijing about what we've seen in terms of reckless rhetoric and activity on the part of Russia" and that "China is probably both surprised and a little bit embarrassed by the conduct of Russian military operations." More
Taiwan
Nov 14 | New Yorker
For decades, China has coveted its island neighbor. Is Xi Jinping ready to seize it? More
Nov 09 | Reuters
Taiwan and the United States concluded two days of "productive" trade talks as part of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade. The U.S. delegation included representatives from USTR, the National Economic Council, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Treasury, the Small Business Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration. More
Military & National Security
Nov 13 | WSJ
More than 27% of global container trade last year passed through terminals in which leading China- and Hong Kong-based firms held direct stakes. American security analysts say the expanding network could make it easier for Beijing to service a Chinese navy that has grown and become one of Washington's biggest military concerns—without having to rapidly build an elaborate system of bases. More
Nov 11 | SCMP
The radar system can detect and track multiple low-orbiting satellites at the same time and forecast their paths, its developer, state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, said. With space seen as a strategic battlefield, China has worked on developing anti-satellite capabilities. More
Nov 10 | FA
The facade of a confident and robust Xi masked deep anxiety driven by Beijing's perception of a hostile Washington, its problematic relations with its neighbors, and the fact that the Chinese People's Liberation Army still has a long way to go to become a force capable of fighting and winning local wars—never mind larger conflicts. Bonny Lin & Joel Wuthnow. More
Tech Competition
Nov 10 | SCMP
SMIC said the new export controls imposed by Washington, along with weak demand, would weigh on business this quarter. China's top foundry warned sluggish demand in the smartphone and consumer electronics sectors would also hit performance. More
Nov 10 | WashPost
Already among the most popular media companies in the United States, TikTok offers the CCP a unique ability to monitor more than 1 billion users worldwide, including nearly two-thirds of American teenagers. We must ban this potential spyware before it is too late, write Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). More
Economic Relations
Nov 12 | NYT
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Saturday called for stabilizing the United States' rocky relationship with China and reopening regular lines of communication ahead of a meeting with the governor of the People's Bank of China. More
Climate & Energy
Nov 14 | NYT
The renewed talks come at a pivotal moment in the fight to limit global warming. Negotiators representing nearly 200 countries at the talks in Egypt are struggling to find common ground between rich and poor nations. More
Nov 09 | Reuters
China would be willing to support a mechanism for compensating poorer countries for losses and damage caused by climate change, but said it would not involve contributing cash because it had no obligation to participate. More
Business & Investment
Nov 14 | WSJ
Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at China's 20th Party Congress suggests the country's economy is moving in a new direction. As for U.S. investors, they'll likely be taking on more risk investing in China. More
Nov 13 | WSJ
A recent agreement between Washington and China allowing U.S. accounting regulators to inspect China-based audits is raising questions about the role of unregistered auditors in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau, where several U.S.-listed casino businesses operate. The PCAOB, which began inspections of China-based audits in September, will decide by year-end whether China is complying with the agreement. More
Human Rights
Nov 13 | WSJ
The U.S. increasingly clashes with China over legal issues involving citizens that test the countries' diametrically opposed judicial philosophies. U.S. authorities say they don't know how many Americans face exit bans in China, as targets of such bans often fear that involving diplomats could be viewed as provocative and deepen their predicament. More
Nov 11 | Reuters
The level of seizures, which has not previously been reported, reflects how a policy intended to heap pressure on Beijing over its Uyghur detention camps in Xinjiang risks slowing the Biden administration's efforts to decarbonize the U.S. power sector to fight climate change. More
Anti-Asian Racism
Nov 10 | MIT Technology Review
It's been almost a decade since the Chinese-American hydrologist Sherry Chen's life was turned upside down by an unfounded accusation of spying. Today, Chen's lawyers announced that the scientist won a historic $1.75 million settlement from the US Commerce Department for her wrongful prosecution and subsequent termination from the National Weather Service. More
Nov 09 | Nikkei Asia
Hate crimes against Asian Americans have continued across the country, and community are concerned about the effects anti-China rhetoric in midterms and future elections are having nationwide. More
Covid-19
Nov 12 | Bloomberg
China's top health officials said a sweeping overhaul to its Covid Zero playbook was a refinement of rules and not a relaxation of controls, dismissing interpretations that the changes were a step toward living with the virus. More
Inside China
Nov 13 | WSJ
China's central bank and top banking regulator issued a wide-ranging series of measures aimed at bolstering housing demand and supply, according to a notice circulated last week. The new policies unwind some of the previous restrictions aimed at curbing property developer debt and give lenders permission to extend loans to home builders in financial trouble. More
Nov 09 | WSJ
Since 2012, when Mr. Xi took power, there has been a drop in women's labor-force participation, a crackdown on feminists and a new focus on women's role in the family. China has dropped 33 places to the lower third in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, to No. 102 in the 2022 ranking of more than 100 countries, down from No. 69 in 2012. More
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