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Chinese leaders are most likely already aware of the probable international consequences of pursuing an ultra-repressive course in Hong Kong. But by prosecuting 47 pro-democracy activists, President Xi Jinping is throwing down the gauntlet to a new US administration and its allies – and may be overplaying his hand.
A three-step plan for reviving the transatlantic alliance NATO and EU flags at the Europa Building in Brussels via Reuters Like all old friends, the United States and Europe have had their ups and downs. They’ve experienced periods of distance and even tension. But trust—grounded in common values, cultural familiarity, and a legacy of shared triumphs—has kept the relationship intact and generally enabled the two sides to pick up right where they left off. Donald Trump’s presidency changed all that, straining this trust to near-breaking point. Past episodes of transatlantic divergence,...
China urges to safeguard authority and effectiveness of existing non-proliferation regime 2020-12-16 17:28 By Yang Tiehu BEIJING, Dec.16 -- The 16th Asian Senior-level Talks on Non-proliferation was held via video link from December 9 to December 10. Senior officials from the host country Japan and other 20 countries, including China, ROK, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, France and India, attended the meeting and had in-depth discussions on the current international non-proliferation situation, regional hotspot issues on non-prolif...
December 12, 2020 Share The U.S. added China’s biggest computer chipmaker SMIC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies last week, a move that will further widen the gap between China’s chip technology and the rest of the world. Despite its status as the world’s factory, China has never figured out how to make advanced chips. In recent years, Beijing has been planning a series of sweeping government policies and pouring billions of dollars into the industry to fulfill its chip self-sufficiency goal. So far, under ever-tightening international export controls, however...