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Japan's ruling party executive signals chance of extra budget to combat COVID-19 pain https://t.co/vlrQMShScO pic.twitter.com/UFLTgexfVW
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2021
Myanmar protesters defy military as internet curbs test resolve https://t.co/zXl1LYO3Aa pic.twitter.com/3KQIcT350H
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2021
An Australian couple has been freed from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge https://t.co/XhAtGDUxaH pic.twitter.com/Q2ZTFHjahn
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2021
Taiwan rescuers work to bring out last body from wrecked train https://t.co/3blLpbm7jn pic.twitter.com/CYxUv2yQTb
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2021
Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open https://t.co/oVW1TxmntY pic.twitter.com/JoSvisMqVE
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1378917875759644676
ICYMI: A second massive sandstorm in two weeks enveloped Beijing in thick dust, pushing pollution levels off the charts https://t.co/ESK8YxJpSJ pic.twitter.com/vlNgxBFDpc
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 4, 2021
WATCH: Fridges, microwaves and other home appliances could be the next victims of the global chip shortage, according to the president of Whirlpool in China https://t.co/Ng2moSB7vP pic.twitter.com/qFwKYr7Dz3
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 4, 2021
ICYMI: North Korean State media reported that Kim Jong Un's sister slammed South Korea's president Moon Jae-in. Kim Yo Jong called President Moon Jae-in 'disgraceful' for agreeing with the U.S. in condemning Pyongyang's recent missile tests https://t.co/6TeGGDJTFt pic.twitter.com/yDvoJ9nibG
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2021
The Suez Canal Authority said the shipping backlog built up by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal has ended https://t.co/8Np0J4kkDj pic.twitter.com/Ur6sbYFfqt
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 3, 2021
A train traveling along Taiwan’s east coast flew off the rails and slammed into the walls of a tunnel. Dozens of people were killed in the crash, the deadliest train accident in Taiwan in decades. https://t.co/pisSTSXMsi pic.twitter.com/anLCatTzUF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 3, 2021
China on Tuesday approved an overhaul to Hong Kong’s election system that gives Beijing vast powers to block any opposition candidate it deems disloyal.
Here’s a look at the changes and what they mean for Hong Kong.https://t.co/3C6lY0pMAL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 30, 2021
After six days, the mammoth cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal was finally wrenched free, clearing the way for global trade to resume. https://t.co/mJIHCJMxlM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 29, 2021
Prof. @raguiassaad weighed in on the situation in the #SuezCanal (and the perils of soft sand) today in this @washingtonpost article. https://t.co/P2Zqj9Fth8
— Humphrey School (@HHHSchool) March 29, 2021
Douglas Kent Executive VP of Strategy and Alliances at ASCM is quoted in this story from @washingtonpost & @davidjlynch about supply chain disruption in the Suez Canal. https://t.co/Ube1gpA2HE
— ASCM (@ascm_hq) March 29, 2021
#WorthReading: How did a #ship get stuck in the #SuezCanal? –@washingtonpost https://t.co/YMl4w6m62x #leschaco #freightforwarders #logistics #news
— Leschaco Group (@Leschaco_Group) March 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/boback/status/1378091533572792321
Giant container ship partially refloated in Suez Canal, giving hope that the key trade route can soon be reopened https://t.co/vqbCMHb3I8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 29, 2021
Suez Canal pilots come under scrutiny after grounding of ship https://t.co/jbvpNyPcjp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 29, 2021
The big ship is free, but the hard part isn’t over https://t.co/mD0fThpHJ1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1378027216391536642
Japan's prime minister says his country will cooperate with the United States to calm tensions between China and Taiwan. https://t.co/46dt04FdHB
— ABC News (@ABC) April 4, 2021
Horns blare in celebration as the Ever Given ship, which has been stuck on the banks of Suez Canal since last week, is finally set free. https://t.co/f1pzyNOCyR pic.twitter.com/eFrQAW66nM
— ABC News (@ABC) March 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1376616867742236683
357 vessels have crossed the Canal since the ship was re-floated by a flotilla of tugboats, one agency says, helped by the tides. https://t.co/MIwZa80fer
— ABC News (@ABC) April 2, 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders, one of them 82, face possible 5-year sentences for organizing a march https://t.co/F6ZJCfl8zG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 4, 2021
A massive container ship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal for nearly a week has been partially refloated, the Suez Canal Authority said Monday, raising hopes the busy waterway will soon be reopened for a huge backlog of ships. https://t.co/LQ6fS1IAV9 pic.twitter.com/Ek9Cr2vMuC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 29, 2021
Efforts are underway Friday to dislodge a massive cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal that's been stuck for four days. https://t.co/quUAWMHd0p pic.twitter.com/31Hu10HBKG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2021
“If you’re arming the audience with racist ideas, they’re going to go out into the world and repeat your jokes,” one comedian and writer said. https://t.co/HSYD6LQsJj – @NBCAsianAmerica
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 5, 2021
Two months after the coup in Myanmar, minority ethnic groups in the country's borderlands are facing increasing uncertainty and waning security as longstanding conflicts flare anew between the military and minority guerrilla armies. https://t.co/Qb5xu5yL4E
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 5, 2021
BREAKING: Suez Canal service firm says massive container ship that was stuck in vital waterway has been set free, on the move. https://t.co/vYEJnSI3Qo
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 29, 2021
A look at the legal framework of Suez Canal Special Economic Zone #riadriad @RiadRiadlawfirm https://t.co/8QPza6VauS pic.twitter.com/n7gsSsqadW
— Riad & Riad (@RiadRiadlawfirm) August 30, 2016
#AMAY | Consultant: Egypt needs legal reforms for Suez Canal hub to succeedhttp://t.co/ufILEe6NWQ pic.twitter.com/w9uOXqswST
— Egypt Independent (@EgyIndependent) December 10, 2014
Through deepening maritime partnerships, the Quad nations (Australia, India, Japan, and the United States) can amplify their mutual naval power in the Indo-Pacific, write Jeffrey T. Vanak, Jack Souders, and Kenneth del Mazo: https://t.co/OrB8Dm2QeJ
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) March 31, 2021
"The U.S. and China’s Communist Party are strategic and ideological competitors. CEOs have to decide which side they want to help win," writes Matt Pottinger: https://t.co/e7AvkuMlIs
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) April 4, 2021
If China maintains control over the supply chain, it will be able to deny power to advanced U.S. weapons, write Nadia Schadlow and Arthur Herman: https://t.co/pVVH0CyATL
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) April 1, 2021
In the latest video from @Policy_Ed, @HooverInst fellow Michael Auslin explores how China’s economic gains have come at a substantial cost to its people and to its neighbors, leading other nations to look to democracy and markets to deliver prosperity: https://t.co/uKJlVh4YLp
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) March 30, 2021
#China is forcing Western businesses to choose between liberal values and Beijing’s policies. Matt Pottinger explains the dangers on the #PacificCenturyPodcast with special co-host @RepGallagher: https://t.co/46IpMq6aGg
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/BelferCenter/status/1377976362460442628
"Americans and Europeans will not agree on how to assess and respond to every challenge from #China," @torrey_taussig writes. "Transatlantic partners should instead seek to make progress on policies where US and European interests and values align." https://t.co/J7Q4wrlwuf
— Belfer Center (@BelferCenter) April 4, 2021
"Countries that have given up nuclear weapons in the past… had to change their interactions with the outside world fundamentally and comprehensively" first, @MichaelEOHanlon writes. "That will be true [with North Korea] as well." https://t.co/cz621x7Xmg
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 2, 2021
We are accepting applications for a Senior Fellow to hold the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies in our Center for East Asia Policy Studies (CEAP). Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/ymSAiXPqru
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 4, 2021
ICYMI: @ryanl_hass discussed his new book "Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence" with @eosnos & @kylieatwood in a recent Brookings event. Watch: https://t.co/hiAbTCcdpK #USChina
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 5, 2021
U.S. "should try to separate its growing appetite for great power competition with China as much as possible from Taiwan policy," @JohnCulver689 says. "Actions to enhance Taiwan’s freedom from Chinese coercion should be driven by substance, not symbolism." https://t.co/BVb4qPxlsv
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 3, 2021
By skipping a reset in favor of a strategy of competitive engagement — meeting with China but seeing it through the lens of competition — the Biden team not only saved time, but flushed Beijing’s true intentions out into the open, @thomaswright08 argues. https://t.co/d8AwaLXYWk
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/BrookingsFP/status/1378882078360621065
"Putin may not like being called a killer—who would?" @steven_pifer writes. "However, when he sees engagement with Biden can advance his goals, he will engage." https://t.co/kHoUaDdJlH
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 4, 2021
The closings of Confucius Institutes and attendant inflammatory rhetoric exacerbate a foreign language deficit at a time when training Mandarin speakers familiar with an ever more consequential China should be a national priority, Jamie P. Horsley argues. https://t.co/t83ayVW6Vn
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 4, 2021
"When states are complacent about their telecommunications security, the results can be disastrous and reshape world politics." @RushDoshi & Kevin McGuiness examine history's lessons from the Spanish-American War to the Cold War in a new report. https://t.co/AUTctMd8mt
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/BrookingsFP/status/1378339505497907201
EVENT Thursday 9am ET@BrookingsFP will host a discussion on China's recent sanctions w/ 3 of the parliamentarians targeted by them: @bueti @MiriamMLex @DSakaliene
Brookings president John Allen will provide opening remarks. @thomaswright08 will moderatehttps://t.co/dZSe3LzVhC
— Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) April 3, 2021
China is advancing ambitious projects overseas, and some worry it’s pushing a “China model” of governance. In a new video, @ryanl_hass says the U.S. still leads on the world stage. Check out his #USChina book, “Stronger”: https://t.co/9JZJpWybsm pic.twitter.com/dY8YHmePbR
— Brookings China (@BrookingsChina) April 2, 2021
Amid the Cold War, a young American journalist unexpectedly joins Nikita Khrushchev for a morning walk in Paris. They stop at boulangerie.
“I watched his face as he ate a croissant, and it burst into Slavic joy.” Hear more stories from @MarvinKalb: https://t.co/izjdbRBq4w
— Brookings Podcasts (@policypodcasts) April 2, 2021
Listen to @ryanl_hass on why the U.S. should "take a calm and confident approach to dealing with the Chinese rather than a constantly anxious and reactive posture." https://t.co/Ud2zcyboX9
— Brookings Podcasts (@policypodcasts) April 3, 2021
What is the current state of Japan-China relations, and how might Japan’s approach affect U.S. strategy in Asia?
Click here for more: https://t.co/gjUde953dN. pic.twitter.com/zG9BlVi3Fe
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/CSIS/status/1378016876354281478
The U.S.-Korea alliance is facing headwinds due to a shifting geopolitical climate. How can it be revitalized? https://t.co/nwBRPVEUXL. pic.twitter.com/rMfAfYAjMv
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 2, 2021
This activity is observed following short-range ballistic missile and cruise missile tests in Q1 of 2021.
Learn more from @CSISKoreaChair: https://t.co/oreCUWKUfT.
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 2, 2021
CSIS experts @VictorDCha
and Joseph Bermudez use satellite imagery to understand North Korea’s Kal-gol missile operating base.Watch more: https://t.co/3HKAoIyic2. pic.twitter.com/bKkOlLWXMi
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 4, 2021
Here's what to know about China's 2021 defense budget. https://t.co/semcpMeu9t
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 4, 2021
China's investments in the Western Balkans can present risks to good governance, economic growth, environmental sustainability, and digital security. https://t.co/WHvrSN0Xj5. pic.twitter.com/pkEJYnxy4T
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 3, 2021
China recently implemented its new Coast Guard Law, raising concerns over the risk of confrontation and conflict in disputed waters. https://t.co/ziJs50daFT
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 3, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping has heavily emphasized the importance of engagement with countries on China’s periphery. Do Xi’s overseas visits reflect this prioritization? pic.twitter.com/0UugJAzWax
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 4, 2021
"Charting a course for U.S.-China relations, currently described as at their 'lowest point' since normalization in 1979, is arguably the most pressing foreign policy challenge facing the Biden administration." https://t.co/JfVI3DSglc
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 2, 2021
The P5+1 are meeting in Vienna next week to try and revive the Iran nuclear deal. This marks the first time all parties have convened since Biden was inaugurated. @BrewerEricM, @hrome2, and @monkeycageblog look at what needs resolution: https://t.co/G7Y2O42Nvr
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 3, 2021
China may have made a major new strategic gain in the Gulf on Saturday—one that gives it great influence in the MENA region. https://t.co/PA0PZbGyAu
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 3, 2021
Explore how Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran have been investing in counterspace weapons over time with a new tracker from @CSISAerospace: https://t.co/3wGhETXj5z. pic.twitter.com/Mz3AI9kByu
— CSIS (@CSIS) April 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/CFR_org/status/1378708317212659714
China's Belt and Road Initiative has outgrown President Xi Jinping's original vision and become a globe-spanning enterprise encompassing 139 countries.
Here’s how it happened and what it means for the U.S. #BeltandRoadResponse https://t.co/IfZpBNJbIj pic.twitter.com/nLydHgl3DF
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) March 24, 2021
https://twitter.com/CFR_org/status/1378002188455268352
In 2015, Myanmar held its first nationwide, multiparty elections—considered to be the freest and fairest elections in decades. Now the country is under military rule. What happened? https://t.co/JtUf2QHV9z
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 1, 2021
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is the Belt and Road's most ambitious undertaking in any country. But challenges have tempered China's grand vision. @DavidMSacks1 assesses the BRI's flagship project: https://t.co/si8N4aebli pic.twitter.com/u5YLNyfgHV
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 4, 2021
The United States and Iran have agreed to hold talks next week on returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Trace the ups and downs of the JCPOA: https://t.co/NPQzbXd9GQ
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 2, 2021
The Marine Corps is reviewing its mission and structure in the face of the evolving threats posed by China and Russia. Colonel Walker Field explains the changes underway. https://t.co/iuvvBjvj0j
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 1, 2021
ICYMI: U.S., China Engaged in 'Superpower Marathon' | Story by @YasminTadjdeh | @DIU_x
— National Defense (@NationalDefense) March 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/insidedefense/status/1377185165777117187
There is not, and never has been, a US-China “economic war.” Instead, America is providing increasing support to the Chinese economy and must be careful about providing more
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 3, 2021
Diplomacy is most difficult when it stands to be useful, it can backfire when the wrong message is sent, and diplomacy is not an alternative to competition; it is a means of prosecuting competition more effectively.
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 2, 2021
With the Olympics just 11 months away, there is growing debate in Congress about whether the US should send its athletes to Beijing.
Rep. @michaelgwaltz joined @AEI_WTHIGO to explain why he believes America should boycott the 2022 Olympic Games.
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 4, 2021
If Biden wants to counter China, the U.S. needs to make some sacrifices.
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 4, 2021
If the new administration really wants to move the needle on North Korea, it will need to rethink the assumptions it has inherited about China’s role there. https://t.co/0SnJZYHUAe
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 4, 2021
There is no contradiction between abhorring violence against Asian-Americans and criticizing a repressive regime that squelches human rights at home and undermines liberal democracy abroad. @dhume
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 4, 2021
The true lesson from the original Iran Deal was not constructive engagement, but rather that maximum pressure is necessary to bring Tehran to the table with Washington.
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 3, 2021
There will certainly be handwringing in Washington as partisans blame each other for bringing two adversaries together but, in reality, the two biggest losers will be both China and Iran.
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 2, 2021
The US & Iran will likely return to compliance with the provisions of the 2015 JCPOA by the end of 2021. The timing of such a return is unclear, and it is not clear that there will be a formal bilateral announcement of the resumption of compliance.
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) April 1, 2021
The U.S. and China are engaged not only in a great-power struggle, but in an ideological competition centered on the relationship between the individual and state. https://t.co/5MX07kpRjI
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) April 3, 2021
It would be foolish for the Biden administration to let up pressure on Iran after their new deal with China.
Watch @JJCarafano: pic.twitter.com/dDVHs2AwET
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) April 1, 2021