World Vol.106 (U.S. diplomacy, etc.)
The United States won the Cold War precisely because it put values near the center of that competition, write @HalBrands and @ZackCooper. Likewise, if the United States hopes to prevail in today’s struggle with China, it must take ideology seriously.https://t.co/0P5nXWtyaj
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) March 17, 2021
Purging ideology from American strategy is neither possible nor desirable, @HalBrands and @ZackCooper write. Rather, emphasizing principles of democratic governance and international order will help the United States in its rivalry with China.https://t.co/MeyuBMcTKz
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) March 17, 2021
.@WonkVJ argues that treating the Indo-Pacific as a single mega-region, driven by a higher aim to counter China in East and South Asia, is a dangerous policy for the U.S.:https://t.co/Ab2ZbUKIAI
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) March 18, 2021
Morning Brief: U.S.-China talks endure rocky beginning, Vladimir Putin challenges Biden after “killer” comment, and Europe’s medicine agency clears AstraZeneca vaccine.https://t.co/XIoW6b01oh
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 19, 2021
Blinken says report shows China undermined Hong Kong's electoral system https://t.co/OcHqNGpQZ0 pic.twitter.com/w48McBX7tf
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 17, 2021
China blasts U.S.-Japan statement ahead of Alaska talks https://t.co/zWIovfZnAE pic.twitter.com/JBzH2KocFC
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Taiwan bolsters South China Sea deployments, gets U.S. submarine parts approval https://t.co/A71Lt1eBkb pic.twitter.com/FownHuJoaK
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Biden administration unified in strong stance on China: senior U.S. official https://t.co/UA9CJUeLBr pic.twitter.com/tuOY3fMoCC
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
U.S. officials: "Strategic conversation" with China to shape how powers view each other https://t.co/wPi3Rd7TPi
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 17, 2021
China’s top diplomat, addressing the Biden administration in Alaska on Thursday, delivered a 16-minute speech accusing the U.S. of condescension and hypocrisy.
The fraught meeting underlined China’s newly combative and unapologetic strategy.https://t.co/1PPi2VFZ6U
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 19, 2021
Top diplomats from the U.S. and China had a public blowup in front of reporters Thursday as the two global powers met in Alaska to discuss policy and attempt to restore ties that have become increasingly strained in recent years. https://t.co/w46PmliQpu
— NBC News World (@NBCNewsWorld) March 19, 2021
American strategy toward China must be careful not to endanger core U.S. interests or national security, Quinn Marschik writes. https://t.co/E5YJEhbQaB
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 20, 2021
Africa is a fast growing area of U.S. military focus thanks to ongoing Chinese and Russian activities in the region. https://t.co/hk6bIJCjuP
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 20, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday asserted that China has a "clear self-interest" in persuading North Korea to eventually give up its nuclear weapons ambitions. https://t.co/9Vzvr2D6EO
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 19, 2021
Retired Admiral James Stavridis and novelist Elliot Ackerman have teamed up to write "2034: A Novel of the Next World War." https://t.co/y57cGth5iY
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 19, 2021
The U.S. Navy's Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group recently conducted "live-fire" exercises in the Indian Ocean. https://t.co/0vARSlO0dC
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 19, 2021
A prominent member of Congress is expressing concern that China's military-oriented AI initiatives could soon surpass those of the U.S. https://t.co/uRQT8yTqEP
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 19, 2021
"If the Olympic Games are going to be as much about athletics as geopolitics, Washington must play both well," Nick Danby writes. https://t.co/r4brcqbudp
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 18, 2021
Can China close the naval gap with the United States? https://t.co/iW0CsLJ9EJ
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/CaptNostradamus/status/1371899485459255303
HAPPENING NOW: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on advancing effective U.S. policy for strategic competition with #China. Watch here: https://t.co/ubJ74sk7Xk
— Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member (@SenateForeign) March 17, 2021
With the CCP escalating its authoritarianism and malign behavior around the world, it is critical for the U.S. to provide the free world with an alternative to China’s dangerous, state-run technologies. https://t.co/JlbxH0xchY
— Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (@GReschenthaler) March 17, 2021
The U.S. relies on China for 80% of our rare earth minerals that are essential to modern life and making the transition to a green energy future. Alaska has nearly all the 35 identified critical rare earth minerals – we simply need to be allowed to develop them.
— Governor Mike Dunleavy (@GovDunleavy) March 18, 2021
I agree with Commissioner Vincent-Lang. The U.S. must not let these retaliatory tariffs on American seafood continue. https://t.co/WHNC2NUozi#akgov #Alaska
— Governor Mike Dunleavy (@GovDunleavy) March 18, 2021
What the U.S. has wanted China to do for the last 30 years will never happen and here's why https://t.co/JM1ca1e5gw
— War on the Rocks (@WarOnTheRocks) March 19, 2021
China accuses the U.S. of hypocrisy over racial violence in icy Alaska talks, and President Biden heads to Atlanta after shootings. Also in today's fishy Presidential Daily Brief, why are some Taiwanese people changing their names to "salmon"? https://t.co/rwTz8Aly3J
— OZY (@ozy) March 19, 2021
NEW: DHS charged w/interdicting illegal drugs and other contraband in U.S.-bound mail only inspects a small percentage of parcels—including high-risk packages arriving from China—at the facility that receives most of the nation’s international post. READ: https://t.co/pYEhdN497W pic.twitter.com/Dbq9Qo5rRn
— Judicial Watch ⚖️ (@JudicialWatch) March 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/UNWatch/status/1372680553741320192
American companies, workers and consumers are suffering as a result of the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, said Gary Locke, the former U.S. ambassador to China. He added that the cost of the tariffs on the average American household has been an extra $800 to $1,000 per year. pic.twitter.com/NE2K16JhHT
— CNBC International (@CNBCi) March 19, 2021
China is back to buying U.S. ethanol, and in a big way. Could 2021 see the long-awaited recovery for ethanol? Presented by @CMEGroup pic.twitter.com/bLx5nq9O1n
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) March 17, 2021
Tense U.S.-#China Talks Bring More Risk for Troubled Markets, https://t.co/w5V8cU4Ldr
* Two sides descend into bickering at start of Alaska dialog.
* China, Taiwan stocks and yuan, #corn among assets in focus. pic.twitter.com/IQP2fezxzE
— Farm Policy (@FarmPolicy) March 19, 2021
Beijing has imposed a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, raising concerns about declining freedoms in Asia's main financial hub and increasing tensions between the U.S. and China.
Here's how China's grip on the city is getting tougher https://t.co/tTypg9hgDI
— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) March 20, 2021
Japanese exports fell in February for the first time in three months, dropping more than economists expected, as the timing of Lunar New Year holidays cut business days in China while the coronavirus and extreme weather weighed on other key markets https://t.co/dbOH8sYVC0
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 17, 2021
The atmosphere is already fraught before U.S.-China talks begin in Alaska https://t.co/lpUe0AcD6H
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) March 17, 2021
Top U.S. officials spent their first trip abroad rallying Asian allies around a common approach toward China, even as North Korea tried to grab attention https://t.co/t3tRJ3ZtV7
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) March 17, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken started his first overseas trip since taking office, heading to the U.S.’s two key allies in Asia https://t.co/2rdk88Ya5I
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 15, 2021
TRADE ALERT!! China exports surged late last year as consumer recovery picked up steam in U.S. @CNBC https://t.co/q84p09EQBD
— Lori Ann LaRocco (@loriannlarocco) March 17, 2021
It’s frightening how the media has managed to propagandize Americans into believing China is a major threat when China has bombed nothing and has launched no wars. Meanwhile, how many bombs has the US dropped in the last decade alone? https://t.co/KuuxNr1XwK
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) March 18, 2021
New cases of African swine fever reported in China may dent demand for U.S. agricultural exports https://t.co/hnZRd3aGMc
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) March 17, 2021
China and U.S. appear set for a frosty Alaska summit https://t.co/5BLLbPijaM
— MSN (@MSN) March 16, 2021
The White House just briefed reporters on tomorrow's U.S.-China meeting in Alaska. One interesting note: they thought China would try to play U.S. officials off against each other, so wanted both Blinken and Sullivan in the room to show a united front. https://t.co/5xVN1CHIcp
— Dave Lawler (@DavidLawler10) March 17, 2021
JUST IN: Senate unanimously confirms China expert Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative https://t.co/qkakopSLFs
— Axios (@axios) March 17, 2021
U.S. military says 'China and Russia may be collaborating' south of U.S. border https://t.co/mG8rFTvBL6
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 18, 2021
Statement from Chargé d’Affaires Katherine Brucker: The United States is deeply alarmed by reports that People’s Republic of China authorities are commencing trials for Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.
Read the full statement here: https://t.co/LIsgmalTiU pic.twitter.com/XEL8Xq4ldV
— U.S. Embassy Ottawa (@usembassyottawa) March 19, 2021
The court dates for Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor coincide with high-level meetings between the U.S. and China. Top foreign officials from the two countries will meet in Alaska on Thursday. https://t.co/7Y4cPoXHEO pic.twitter.com/GMRzsua7rs
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) March 17, 2021
Director of the Lowy Institute's Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program @natashaskassam quoted in @lilkuo and @a_coletta's @washingtonpost article https://t.co/FyMi3BQH53
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) March 18, 2021
China overtakes USA in the size of its diplomatic network. "Diplomatic networks can’t tell the full story about a country’s influence overseas", says @Bonnie_Bley in @ForeignAffairs "but they do serve as a telling barometer of national ambitions." https://t.co/O0CuGpCXiL
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 27, 2019
Canadian Michael Spavor went on trial in Dandong on espionage charges, after he was arrested along with fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig more than two years ago, in what is seen as part of a wider spat between China, the U.S. and Canada https://t.co/gs94GvKisT pic.twitter.com/sbolnsf6JA
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 19, 2021
Taiwan bolsters South China Sea deployments, gets U.S. submarine parts approval https://t.co/n8L3nlMAfs pic.twitter.com/p0ouSfeED3
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 17, 2021
Musk says would be good for U.S., China to increase mutual trust https://t.co/665e3GZh62 pic.twitter.com/A1MddOAMv3
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2021
Pfizer to halt biosimilar output in China, sell assets to WuXi Biologics https://t.co/laOdfdmW54 pic.twitter.com/mHwvMTGRE6
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 17, 2021
On Friday's #TWTFrontPage: The COVID-19 vaccine has turned internet operators into access-code hunters, U.S.-China relations get testy at an Alaska meeting, and more.
Stories by @TomHowellJr @DaveBoyer @BillGertz @LovelaceRyanD @ValRichardson17 https://t.co/lBsfxUENc7 pic.twitter.com/59qkcD5vtn
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) March 19, 2021
Some events Stratfor is tracking: AstraZeneca vaccine pauses in some countries; U.S. Secy State Blinken meets with Japan Foreign & defense ministers; China's “two sessions” policy meetings; Italy lockdowns and more. The geopolitical calendar is here: https://t.co/kls9BGtDNj pic.twitter.com/CrLycszCKa
— Stratfor – a RANE Company (@Stratfor) March 15, 2021
In an interview on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed China’s vaccine diplomacy, the #TokyoOlympics, and many other topics. The full interview transcript can be found here: https://t.co/AuwAZFC8si (via @NikkeiAsia)
— Sasakawa USA (@SasakawaUSA) March 18, 2021
What were the key takeaways from this week's meetings between American and Asian officials, and what might come next? Three Brookings experts weigh in. https://t.co/V9XTNIn3Lm
— Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) March 19, 2021
After top U.S. foreign policy officials met with Japanese, South Korean, and Chinese counterparts this week, Brookings experts @davidrdollar @MichaelEOHanlon & @solis_msolis weigh in on key takeaways: https://t.co/BuzZWwDY9B
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) March 19, 2021
Listen to @tanvi_madan examine the outcome of the latest Quad meeting and the group’s role in U.S. regional engagement: https://t.co/11xf1VcEt2
— Brookings Podcasts (@policypodcasts) March 19, 2021
What does the #Quad's vaccine diplomacy signify? @tanvi_madan of @BrookingsFP breaks it down on this week's episode of #GrandTamasha https://t.co/GRUvNF7Nph pic.twitter.com/wHwE1qJatG
— Milan Vaishnav (@MilanV) March 19, 2021
Washington should approach the Indian Ocean in collaboration with its key partners and with small islands to address the range of traditional and non-traditional security concerns and challenges in the region. @darshanabaruah argues in @WarOnTheRocks: https://t.co/gDBtUqj41e
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) March 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/rockfordw/status/1373110255895384065
Jessica Alexander MIA '04 @Jessalex811 writes about disaster risk reduction and lessons she learned working in Japan about reducing exposure to natural hazards. via @newhumanitarian: https://t.co/i7MNnYUBCA
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) March 18, 2021
As #KimJongUn has expressed his intent to subdue the U.S., #FletcherProf @SungYoonLee1 spoke with @Daily_Express about #NorthKorea and #Iran's joint ideological hostility toward the U.S. https://t.co/cEEL7Pq9Pn
— The Fletcher School (@FletcherSchool) March 16, 2021
Much like #COVID19 pandemic, Chernobyl & Fukushima are reminders of the threat posed by low-probability, high-consequence events.
This is 1 of many lessons from @ManagingtheAtom's recent conference on lingering effects on Chernobyl & Fukushima. MORE: https://t.co/ay6UNO8MHK
— Belfer Center (@BelferCenter) March 19, 2021
We were lucky enough to sit down with @seb6philippe and get a first-hand account of his two-year investigation w/ @TomasStatius into #French nuclear testing in the South Pacific. https://t.co/gWoFikK3zX
— Princeton School of Public & International Affairs (@PrincetonSPIA) March 10, 2021
1/3 Wrapped up two days in Moscow at “Extended Troika” meeting. Productive diplomacy in support of the #AfghanPeaceProcess. The Extended Troika group (US, Russia, China, & Pakistan) issued a strong statement in support of accelerating peace negotiations. https://t.co/NINFcntQY7
— U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad (@US4AfghanPeace) March 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/OANN/status/1373473340082376708
China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu https://t.co/0MJYT5YQ5n
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 24, 2020
The US and China are going through a painful break-up
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have vowed to be tough on China – but disentangling the world’s two biggest economies is very complicatedhttps://t.co/6JXLYEPL50 pic.twitter.com/zAUvqxWTwk
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 28, 2020
WTC Anchorage Meets and Greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and his delegation, as they stopped through Alaska yesterday on their way to Japan and Korea for consultations with these American partners in Northeast Asia prior to the Anchorage meeting. #China #trade pic.twitter.com/X2q4qh0FqO
— WTC Anchorage (@WTCAlaska) March 15, 2021
The trip is part of a larger effort to bolster U.S. influence and calm concerns about America’s role in Asia. https://t.co/kDYrZKIc4s
— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) March 14, 2021
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin arrived Monday, with Secretary of State Blinken to join him later in Tokyo for meetings meant to reaffirm America’s commitment to the region and to the two nations’ alliance following Trump’s more confrontational approach. https://t.co/33lEo3nTzT
— myRepública (@RepublicaNepal) March 15, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke at the end of security talks in Seoul, hours after North Korea said it will ignore a U.S. offer to resume negotiations because of its hostile policy. https://t.co/ERf51ubuka
— WILX News 10 (@wilxTV) March 18, 2021
The trip is part of a larger effort to bolster U.S. influence and calm concerns about America’s role in Asia. https://t.co/7I5PjtuJZG
— 12 News (@12News) March 15, 2021
Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration's first Cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort to bolster U.S. influence and calm concerns about America's role in Asia.https://t.co/J91C4ZWA1b
— KRCG 13 (@KRCG13) March 14, 2021
https://twitter.com/NewsNationNow/status/1371693833415720961
https://twitter.com/themainichi/status/1371789624494940170
The Japanese and U.S. foreign and defense ministers, who will meet for their "two-plus-two" dialogue on Tuesday, are expected for the first time to single out and criticize China's maritime advances.https://t.co/flDhvor61C
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 15, 2021
The Biden administration seeks to build trust and shore up alliances to counter #China, our experts Patricia M. Kim, @frankaum1, @VJS_Policy and @iambrianharding write. https://t.co/lbhEc5RfQi
— U.S. Institute of Peace (@USIP) March 19, 2021
“China has deep strategic interests in the Korean peninsula and would reap both economic and security benefits from energy infrastructure investment in North Korea.”
Learn more: https://t.co/DRw2og0hua.
— CSIS (@CSIS) March 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/CSIS/status/1372899909117091846
https://twitter.com/CSIS/status/1372934135002587140