In their rhetoric as well as in their military investment, training, and deployment decisions, China and Russia have both clearly signaled their aggressive strategic intentions. The task now is to ensure that their misguided militarism does not upend longstanding security arrangements in East Asia and Europe. By Carl Bildt The vastness
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US vs China: The New Cold War
The Moment of Truth over Taiwan is Getting Closer
The US and China are engaged in a dangerous game of military poker over the future of the island By Gideon Rachman Would America go to war over Taiwan? That question has seemed fairly abstract for decades. Now it is increasingly urgent. The Chinese air force sent around 150 jets into Taiwan’s air-defence identification zone in the
Do the US and China Have a ‘Taiwan Agreement’?
US President Joe Biden’s claim of a “Taiwan agreement” sparks confusion as Beijing ramps up military pressure on Taiwan. By Erin Hale Do the United States and China have an agreement on Taiwan’s political status? The question was raised on Tuesday when US President Joe Biden told reporters that he and his Chinese counterpart,
Fewer Have Confidence in China’s Xi than US’s Biden–Report
•Positive views of the US got a Biden bounce across 17 advanced economies, a new Pew Research Center survey finds, while negative views of China and Xi Jinping persist. By Al Jazeera Staff A change of leadership appears to be yielding public relations dividends for the United States. Positive views of the US among
ICYMI: Biden Says China Won’t Surpass US as Global Leader on His Watch
•President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States was not looking for confrontation but would insist that China play by international rules for fair competition and fair trade. One of the trending reports at the weekend was the US President
US Strategy Paper on China Draws a Tepid Response in Beijing
By Evelyn Cheng Key Points "The Longer Telegram" released in late January laid out a detailed proposal for how the new U.S. administration should deal with a rising China under its Communist Party government.The anonymous author is a "former senior U.S. government official," according to the D.C.-based think tank Atlantic Council
Compete and Coexist: US, China Could Develop New Concept of Relationship between Great Nations–Graham Allison
China’s Superpower Dreams Are Running Out of Money
When the coronavirus crisis is over, China will be forced to embrace a less ambitious future. By Salvatore Babones Seen from afar, China’s current all-fronts offensive gives the impression of a rising power on the march. China is simultaneously starting a border skirmish with India, militarizing the South China Sea, cracking down
Unhappy Birthday: Hong Kong Braces Itself for Repression by China’s Communist Party
Even before the details are widely known, a new national-security law has domestic and international consequences Many Hong Kongers still do not know exactly what the new national-security law China is imposing on the territory contains. In May China announced it would enact a bill for Hong Kong covering crimes such