Biden’s attempts at uniting Japan and South Korea are ultimately destined to fail without the support of Southeast Asian nations who are crucial to combatting increasingly nefarious threats in the South China Sea.
Monthly Archives For August 2023
India MP Threatens ‘Surgical Strike’ on China for Annexing Territory on Map
Sanjay Raut reacted with fury after China released a map claiming ownership over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin.
Wednesday Briefing: U.S. Businesses Say China Is ‘Uninvestable’
Gina Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary, told Chinese officials yesterday that the U.S. was not seeking to sever economic ties with China. But she raised a list of concerns that were prompting American businesses to…
China Real Estate Giant Country Garden Could Be Next To Go Bust
BlackRock, others, are holders of Country Garden outstanding debt. No one here’s getting bailed out of this mess as stock prices head to zero.
Exodus of capital from China signals ‘seismic’ change in global flows as investors grow wary of autocratic regimes
“Global markets look at China in a new light,” tweeted Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance.
China continues coal spree despite climate goals
World’s biggest carbon emitter approving equivalent of two new coal plants a week, analysis shows
US extends science and technology agreement with China, buying time to renegotiate the deal
The US has extended a historic science and technology agreement (STA) with China by six months, but now needs to renegotiate the deal to mollify concerns that it aids Beijing’s technological and …
House GOP investigates billions of COVID-19 relief stolen by Russia, China, and Nigeria
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday inquiring what the Department of Justice is doing to investigate the billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds …
A key barometer for China’s economy is shining bright despite the nation’s property crisis
Iron ore, among other commodities like copper, is traditionally associated with growth in China’s economy, according to JPMorgan strategists.
Gina Raimondo’s double message to China: ‘We do not seek to decouple’ but of course the answer is no on export controls
The curbs crippled the smartphone business of Huawei Technologies Ltd., China’s first global tech brand. “Their asks were to reduce export controls on technology” with possible military uses and to …
US gains authority to unilaterally enforce maritime law in Pacific amid regional tensions with China
The United States has been given authority to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations around Palau after signing a new agreement with the tiny Pacific island country, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
US companies are finding China increasingly ‘uninvestible’, commerce secretary Gina Raimondo says
“Increasingly I hear from businesses, China is uninvestible because it’s become too risky,” Raimondo said Monday.
China looks ‘uninvestable’ due to political risks, Raimondo says
China has begun to appear “uninvestable” in the judgment of U.S. business leaders, according to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. “Increasingly I hear from American business that China is uninvestable because it’s become too risky,” Raimondo…
