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The White House’s Confusing Response to Report That China Uses Cuba to Spy on U.S.
U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby was adamant last Thursday when he refuted as "inaccurate" a Wall Street Journal report that China was planning to build a new spy base in Cuba. A few days later, though, the White House ...
“Whining is Not Competing,” Says Top DC Foreign Policy Scholar in Response to Biden’s BRI Remarks
U.S. President Joe Biden's latest criticism of China's Belt and Road Initiative as a "debt and confiscation program" triggered an intense debate in Washington's foreign policy community over whether it was merited. Soon after the President made the remarks during a ...
Backgrounder: How China is Consolidating Oil and Gas Supplies in the Middle East
Amid rising geopolitical tensions with the United States, China is moving to tighten its control over key routes that supply it with oil and liquid natural gas. Anxiety about the United States and its allies’ ability to block shipping at critical geographical
Whatever Happened to China’s South-South Climate Cooperation Fund? The Answer is “Unclear”
During a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to providing 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) to help developing countries tackle climate change. Notably, this commitment didn’t contain a timeline. Now, with the promise to ...
Ministry of Commerce Blasts U.S. For Sanctions Against Chinese Companies Allegedly Involved in the Mexican Fentanyl Trade
China's powerful Ministry of Commerce denounced the United States for sanctioning 17 Chinese and Mexican companies and individuals last week for their alleged involvement in the fentanyl trade. The Ministry said on Tuesday the U.S. "disregarded facts " and accused Washington ...
China, U.S. Compete in Military Cooperation With South China Sea Countries As Tension Simmers
This week it was confirmed that the U.S. and Japan will conduct joint exercises in the South China Sea with the Philippines. This comes as duels between Chinese vessels and counterparts from around the South China Sea are becoming an almost daily occurrence.
U.S.-Led Talks With Asian Countries Aims to Reduce Dependence on Chinese Supply Chains
The 14-member states of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) met in Detroit on Friday, where they said a deal to diversify supply chains beyond China is "substantially completed." U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo led the talks and said this ...
Papua New Guinea, Micronesia to Sign Agreement With U.S. as Pacific Island Countries Increasingly Take Sides in Great Power Rivalry
Pacific Island Countries (PIC) are the current focal point in the escalating competition for influence between the United States and China around the world. Both Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Micronesia signed defense agreements with the United States on Monday during ...
Biden’s Canceled Trip Framed as All About China
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to cut his Asia-Pacific trip short to deal with debt ceiling negotiations with Republican counterparts is drawing criticism. After attending the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Biden would have been the first U.S. president to visit Papua New ...
Domestic U.S. Politics Undermine Washington’s Ability to Challenge China’s Influence in Asia-Pacific
U.S. President Joe Biden will leave for Japan on Wednesday to attend a G7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, but rather than continue on to Australia and what would have been a landmark visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG), he'll head straight back to Washington instead.
The Case for More U.S. Soft Power to Counter China in the Global South
China is one of the very few truly bipartisan issues in Washington today where there is near unanimous consensus that the U.S. must work to counter Beijing's growing influence around the world, especially in developing countries.
Chinese Companies Far Outstrip U.S. Competitors in World Bank Contracts: Study
Chinese companies won about one-third of World Bank contracts over the last ten years, more than ten times the dollar amount awarded to U.S. companies. This is one of the findings of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study requested by a group ...