US-China Relations

TikTok and the Need for a Declaration of Digital Rights

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The ongoing TikTok saga in the United States highlights the growing need for a ‘declaration of digital rights.’

Shifting Geopolitics Make US Leadership More Important than Ever

NATO Flags, cc Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flickr, modified, The 29 flags of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are on display during the opening session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 29, 2018. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro), https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/44263120534/in/photolist-2aro4CA-amdkbP-JJqje-2cTN1nA-2jc8zog-2hvoiz6-2hrHEYA-2hvr5ws-cftEzy-2hvn15Z-stBZYk-2hqdMu5-2hqfRnp-2hgqtyu-2hujwGZ-2hvr4Uq-2hvuNoG-2hqchm2-23k34Ks-265RQVv-2ivwNau-2hrMBEh-23k342y-2jvFext-YtbGJE-2gzm2tk-24HKkop-26yT7tZ-stR1gJ-24ZMaMj-hdzamL-265RVD8-23k3dou-24ZM9Fb-24ZMbPu-HXb1dq-MbXAxJ-265RVpF-9moxrU-GKxg8r-Grp7aQ-LNsB5Q-Mc1Gmm-GnXmmQ-GnXmn1-GnXmmu-275m3WE-qqzFyD-uDYcaD-24Jnccu

Emerging challenges in the new geopolitical context need more, not less, US leadership and trans-Atlantic cooperation.

US-China Relations under a Biden Presidency

Vice President Biden toasts China President Xi Jinping at a state dinner, cc US State Department, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biden_Raises_a_Toast_in_Honor_of_Chinese_President_Xi.jpg

A reset of the US-China bilateral relationship could be a step too far, even for the self-styled ‘back-to-normal’ candidate.

Rise of the Quad in the Indo-Pacific?

cc Flickr Diplomatic Security Service, modified, public domain, State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Asia rallying support for the Quad, with mixed results.

Taking Cover: Chinese Capital & The EU

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As COVID-19 recedes, it will be buying season for cash-flush Chinese state and semi-state corporations in Europe – but only if the authorities allow it.

The “Decoupling” We Really Need

cc U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist Flickr, modified, The American and Chinese flags stand at center table shortly before Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter welcomes Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army Cai Yingting of China to a meeting at the Pentagon, August 23, 2012. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett)

COVID-19 has demonstrated that the Chinese Communist Party, not trade with China, is the real threat to US interests and global stability.

Middle Powers in Great Power Rivalries: The Case of the Philippines

cc Flickr Official U.S. Navy Page, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Conducts Flight Operations during RIMPAC 2016

Examining the Philippines’ role as a middle power amidst growing US-China competition.

China Pops Up on the NATO Threat Radar

cc Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, Flickr, modified, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

How does China fit into NATO’s strategic planning?

PLA Navy Unveils New Coastal Assault Capability with the Type 075

The PLA Navy's Liaoning aicraft carrier, cc rhk111, modified, Flickr, (eng.chinamil.com.cn / Photo by Zhang Lei), public domain,

The Type 075 amphibious assault ship fills a longstanding capability gap of the PLA Navy.

China’s Social Credit: Tyranny with American Characteristics

XiPortrait, cc Flickr thierry ehrmann, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

The government of China is building the perfect surveillance state – and US companies are helping.

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