Administration
Nov 19 | AP
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Xi Jinping exchanged remarks Saturday while heading into a closed-door meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's summit in Bangkok. Harris said both countries "must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries." More
Nov 17 | Reuters
Referring to Biden-Xi meeting, a Chinese official added that both countries should work together and create conditions for economic and trade co-operation. "We will carefully implement key consensus reached by both leaders and will publish information in time when we have it," the official added. More
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Geopolitics
Nov 20 | FT
Beijing has been assertively pursuing security and development deals in the Pacific, but Chinese development aid spent in the Pacific region – made up of grants and concessional loans to fund construction, infrastructure, and other projects – fell to $188mn in 2020 from a peak of $334mn in 2016. More
Nov 17 | LA Times
China sees an opportunity to extend its influence in its backyard, using commercial ties to help forge a stable regional order and demonstrate that its brand of economic diplomacy — buttressed by a steadfast policy of noninterference in domestic affairs — can achieve success where Washington's 20-year war in Afghanistan could not. More
Military & Maritime
Nov 21 | The New Yorker
The two presidents' carried out a neutral dialogue that promises more communication in the future with both sides indicating efforts to stabilize relations. Evan Osnos. More
Nov 21 | Reuters
On a visit to the archipelago, Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed U.S. commitments to defend the Philippines in light of security concerns over China's actions in the South China Sea. More
Nov 21 | AP
A meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd and his Indonesian counterpart Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto highlights opportunities to expand interoperability and defense education, despite Subianto stressing a neutral relationship with all major powers. More
Space & Tech Competition
Nov 18 | WSJ
Chinese officials with technical expertise occupy 81 seats, nearly 40% of the total, in the new Central Committee—the elite body that decides major national policies. That compares with less than 18% in the previous Central Committee. More
Nov 17 | Nikkei Asia
A half century after putting the first man on the moon, the U.S. has kicked off the Artemis space exploration program as it races Beijing to new frontiers in space. The Artemis program consists of three phases. If the current mission succeeds, a crewed spacecraft will launch in 2024 to perform a lunar flyby. The third mission will be launched as early as 2025 to land astronauts, including the first woman, on the moon. More
Nov 17 | Politico
Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and John Cornyn (R-TX) want their colleagues to get their amendment that blocks federal access to semiconductor products and services made by Chinese firms into the final version of this year's National Defense Authorization Act. The measure would broaden provisions in Section 889 that already prohibit government agencies from doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies or contractors who use their technologies. More
Back-Channel Diplomacy
Nov 21 | WSJ
A few days before Mr. Xi's summit last week with President Biden, Beijing dispatched a delegation of senior policy advisers and business executives to New York to meet with a U.S. counterpart group set up by insurance executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, one of the most successful American businessmen in China. The U.S. group notified the White House's National Security Council and other agencies ahead of the meeting. More
Business & Investment
Nov 20 | Bloomberg
There's no doubt headline data in recent months has been dismal. The country's bread-and-butter exports have been weak as global demand wavers. Despite this, investors should assess if Beijing's ambitious efforts to boost and finance industrial technology and manufacturing will replace the lost mojo from the shrinking property sector and, to a lesser extent, exports. Anjani Trivedi. More
Nov 19 | SCMP
The National Development and Reform Commission met with a delegation of US business representatives led by Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council. The discussions revolved around economic and trade cooperation between the two nations, further opening up by China, and the country's macroeconomic outlook. More
Nov 17 | WashPost
Business groups applauded Biden and Xi for stepping back from open confrontation and said planned follow-up meetings between senior U.S. and Chinese officials could herald further improvement. But, at least for now, the relationship between the world's two largest economies seems stuck midway between rupture and rapprochement. More
Climate & Energy
Nov 22 | FT
While U.S. carmakers initially welcomed new legislation that would subsidize the EV market, companies and their trade groups have been pushing for a loosening of the rules around what counts as a Chinese-owned company, with some advocating for a small amount of Chinese content to continue to be allowed. More
Nov 19 | Reuters
China's climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said he had met with U.S. climate envoy Kerry at the COP27 climate summit as time allowed in the wider negotiations. He added that there was still much to be discussed between the two countries and results of the talks could only be announced at a later date. More
Nov 15 | WSJ
At the moment, the U.S. has little or no manufacturing for almost any component needed to produce solar energy. China, which can produce solar components less expensively, controls more than 80% of the supply chain, dominating the manufacture of solar panels and other vital equipment. More
Inside China
Nov 17 | WSJ
For two decades beginning in the 1980s, the Chinese leadership ostensibly shifted the country from an austere command economy to a unique blend of market and state control leading to rapid growth. But underlying this supposed economic miracle were systemic weaknesses. Frank Dikotter. More
Nov 21 | Reuters
The latest wave is testing China's resolve to stick to adjustments it has made to its zero-COVID policy, which calls for cities to be more targeted in their clampdown measures and steer away from widespread lockdowns and testing that have strangled the economy and frustrated residents. More
Nov 22 | MIT Technology Review
For most people outside China, the words “social credit system” conjure up an instant image: a Black Mirror–esque web of technologies that automatically score all Chinese citizens according to what they did right and wrong. But the reality is, that terrifying system doesn't exist, and the central government doesn't seem to have much appetite to build it, either. More
Higher Education
Nov 17 | NYT
The United States must view engaging with young Chinese as an integral part of its diplomatic strategy. It should ease visa restrictions for Chinese students, reinstate exchange scholarship programs and actively court Chinese students to study in the United States. Diana Fu. More
Nov 15 | Bloomberg
The new counterintelligence guidance, developed in consultation with scientific researchers and federal agencies, focuses on best practices for academic institutions working on artificial intelligence, biotech, autonomous systems, quantum and semiconductors. It carries no regulatory heft. More
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