Tag: USA

China needs to break blockade by US-led supply chain alliance (Global Times)

With the US attempting to ring-fence Chinese telecommunications technology, it has become more urgent than ever for China to break the blockade of West-led...
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Biden did nothing to shift US trade policy toward China, a major disappointment: Stephen Roach (Global Times)

When Joe Biden was confirmed President-elect in November 2020, many on both sides of the Pacific Ocean were hopeful for a shift in China-US...
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Blinken vows stronger Indo-Pacific ties, slams ‘aggressive’ China (Al Jazeera)

The United States’s top diplomat says Washington will expand its military and economic relationships with partner countries in an Indo-Pacific region that he said...
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China warns US it will ‘strike back’ for ‘reckless’ sanctions (Al Jazeera)

China has warned the United States that it would “strike back” in response to any “reckless” actions, urging Washington to withdraw its recent passing...
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How seriously should we take talk of US state secession? (William G. Gale and Darrell M. West, Brookings)

One troubling sign of our deteriorating civic mood is the shocking breadth of support for secession in the United States. At a time of widespread polarization—where...
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Did legislative sausage-making hurt President Biden? (John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, and Selene Swanson, Brookings)

Afunny thing happened on the way to President Biden signing a historic, bipartisan, popular infrastructure bill­—he lost popularity. His approval ratings sank. So what happened? Did legislative sausage-making...
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Secretary Blinken’s Remarks on a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (US Department of State)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivered an address on the United States’ commitment to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 14.  The United States is a proud Indo-Pacific nation, and...
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Early evidence of missing births from the COVID-19 baby bust (Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip Levine, Brookings)

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., observers (including us) began to speculate on what impact the pandemic would have on domestic birth rates....
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Inside America’s Polarized Views on Race (Stefanie Stantcheva, Project-Syndicate)

Decades after the civil rights movement, America still has not closed the massive gap in socioeconomic outcomes between white and Black households. One of...
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Joint Statement between the United States and Uzbekistan Following the Inaugural Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Dialogue (US Department of State)

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Begin Text: On December...
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Afghanistan Relocation and Resettlement Update (US Department of State)

Since August 31, the State Department has continued its around-the-clock efforts to relocate U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents currently in Afghanistan who want to depart, as well as Afghan allies who worked with us over...
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US, Australia, Japan to fund undersea cable in Pacific (Al Jazeera)

The United States, Australia and Japan have said they will jointly fund the construction of an undersea cable to boost internet access in three...
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The United States-Indonesia Relationship (US Department of State)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Jakarta December 13 – 14, where he will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Foreign...
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Group politics under guise of democracy is trampling on true spirit of democracy: Chinese FM (Global Times)

The US and some Western countries have, for a long time, described China as an "undemocratic country." But this labelling is a result of...
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Report unveils how cash from Taiwan island into US think tanks results in tougher rhetoric on China (Liu Xin and Fan Lingzhi, Global Times)

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) has kept appearing as a major funding source to think tanks in the US, which have...
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Has Washington’s Policy Toward Taiwan Crossed the Rubicon? (Paul Heer, The National Interest)

The ground shifted under Washington’s policy toward Taiwan on December 8, a shift no less seismic for being subtle and semantic. During a hearing...
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