Tag: USA

(China/USA) Beijing calls for ‘Angels’ to prevail in China-US ties (Chen Qingqing, Yang Sheng and Cao Siqi, Global Times)

While the inauguration ceremony of the  46th president of the US has brought the pandemic-stricken and ever-divergent country into a new era, as many...

(USA) Will Biden lead US out of predicament? (Global Times)

At the heavily guarded US Capitol, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. During his inaugural address, he mentioned...

(China/USA) Update: China, US deserve a better future, must fix bilateral ties: Chinese FM (Global Times)

Over the past few years, there had been too many obstacles put up in the China-US relationship, with many bridges burned down and roads...

(China/USA) Beijing sanctions Pompeo, other anti-China hawks, sets ‘bottom line’ on bilateral ties (Chen Qingqing, Cao Siqi, Yang Sheng and Shan Jie, Global Times)

Minutes after Wednesday noon in Washington as Joe Biden was being sworn in as 46th US president, China's Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on 28...

(USA/China) Biden drops Trump’s toxic rhetoric toward China, but ‘courage needed to fix ties’ (Global Times)

After a series of drastic events that laid bare the profound weaknesses and failures of the US system, Joe Biden was officially sworn in...

(USA/Russia) Situation in US to require aggressive rhetoric against Russia from Biden — expert (TASS)

Inaugural US President Joseph Biden will use confrontational rhetoric against Moscow for his domestic political goals, but this will not necessarily be fully backed...

(USA/China) Chinese telecoms firms seek review of US delisting move (Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

New York Stock Exchange had removed three China telecoms firms after former US President Trump’s executive order barring investments in military-linked companies. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/21/bb-chinese-telecoms-firms-seek-review-of-us-delisting-move

(USA/Big Tech) Big Tech: Biden urged to protect consumers’ online privacy (Al Jazeera)

Advocacy groups urge new US president to ban facial recognition technology, not appoint officials linked to tech firms. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/21/big-tech-biden-urged-to-protect-consumers-online-privacy

(USA) Biden signs orders to end ‘Muslim ban’, rejoin climate deal, WHO (Al Jazeera)

Just hours into his presidency, Joe Biden signs string of executive actions reversing key Trump administration policies. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/21/biden-signs-orders-nix-muslim-ban-rejoin-paris-climate-accord

(Keystone XL Pipeline/USA) ‘Vindication’: Keystone critics welcome Biden nixing pipeline (Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, Al Jazeera)

Indigenous and environmental groups celebrate revocation of permit, while Canadian PM Trudeau is ‘disappointed’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/21/vindication-keystone-critics-welcome-biden-nixing-pipeline

(Liberalism/Europe/USA) Leaderless Liberalism (Ana Palacio, Project-Syndicate)

Today, the US is hardly the hegemon it was a generation ago, with its democratic institutions under attack by a sitting president and millions...

(USA) Liberation (Jeffrey D. Sachs, Project-Syndicate)

Throughout America’s history, the bigotry that fueled Donald Trump’s rise to power has never been far from the surface. Trump’s departure is an opportunity for...

(USA/Europe/Transatlantic Relationship) Can America Be Trusted Again? (Carl Bildt, Project-Syndicate)

After the initial euphoria of Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election, Europeans have since watched American politics descend...

(Europe/USA) The Year of Europe (William Reinsch, CSIS)

While many people are saying that 2021 will be the year of China, just as the past four years have been, I think we...

(USA/China/Advanced Technology) Controlling Advanced Technology Exports: A Conversation with Roslyn Layton and James Lewis (CSIS)

In this episode, Dr. Roslyn Layton and Dr. James Lewis discuss how to control the proliferation of technologies for military use with a special...

(USA/China) A Complex Inheritance: Transitioning to a New Approach on China (Scott Kennedy, CSIS)

The incoming Biden administration will inherit four major crises—the pandemic, climate change, racial injustice, and a fracturing political system. It will also face a...