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The post-Trump era in U.S.-China relations has begun 01/14/2021 08:31 AM EST The United States is as vulnerable as your host can remember it, with a populace riven by partisan anger and often, drunk on disinformation. The president is distracted and the heads of the Defense Department and Homeland Security are manned by stand-ins. While Chinese propagandists are making hay at American division, it seems China won’t exploit this moment to make a military move on the self-governing island of Taiwan, an action some analysts have openly feared this juncture might bring. China, after all, has it...

New E.U.-China Investment Deal Drives Wedge Between U.S. and Allies Posted by John Chan | Jan 5, 2021 A newly signed investment deal between China and the European Union has drawn heavy condemnation from critics, and threatens to complicate efforts by the incoming Biden administration to establish a common position on China between the U.S. and its allies. Quickly signed in the final days of 2020, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) grants each side’s companies greater market access to the other’s territories, and would loosen a requirement that European businesses operate thr...

The Milford Daily News A down-to-the-wire deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom averted a "hard Brexit." But that doesn't mean it won't be a difficult transition. On Monday the British government warned of "bumpy moments" beginning Thursday night, when the accord takes effect. Bumpy could be a British understatement describing the four years since voters surprised pollsters and politicians by passing the plebiscite by a narrow margin. That vote sparked a volatile political period that saw two Tory prime ministers — David Cameron and Theresa May — lose their posts, and for...

Brexit deal difficult but not 'hard' Posted : 2021-01-03 16:32 Updated : 2021-01-03 16:32 A down-to-the-wire deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom averted a "hard Brexit." But that doesn't mean it won't be a difficult transition. On Dec. 28, the British government warned of "bumpy moments" beginning Dec. 31 night, when the accord takes effect. Bumpy could be a British understatement describing the four years since voters surprised pollsters and politicians by passing the plebiscite by a narrow margin. That vote sparked a volatile political period that saw two Tory prime m...

E.U.-U.K. accord avoids crashing out of the union while facing economic and political tests.