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Dawn of Asian century puts pressure on EU to choose sides, says top diplomat
There has been growing discussion in Europe on how to weave a path between China and the US with the seeming end of a US-led global system and the arrival of an Asian century.
The EU’s desire to be tougher on China has been held back by revulsion at Trump’s methods, China’s part in helping Europe’s economy recover in 2007-8 and comparisons between Russia and China as communist regimes in which China appeared to have a more positive image.
With the recent pandemic, however, the pressure to choose sides is growing for the European Union, which appears to be shifting to a more independent and aggressive posture towards Beijing. The shift is sped up by Beijing’s assault on the independence of Hong Kong and its refusal to open its markets.
China’s handling of the pandemic has also backfired with European public opinion and a recent poll showed that 71% Germans believed “greater transparency by China would have mitigated the corona epidemic”.
France and Germany have already become more vocal in their criticism of China with the German cabinet approving new laws to prevent foreign takeovers of medical companies. The challenge now is for European politicians to harness this new awareness to resist China without tumbling into Trump’s cold war.
Full Article: The Guardian
https://bit.ly/2ZIFJ8Q
Further reading:
Merkel Says EU Has ‘Strategic Interest’ in Working With China
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-27/merkel-says-eu-has-strategic-interest-in-working-with-china
#EuropeanUnion #coronavirus #ChinaUSrelations #ColdWar
Dawn of Asian century puts pressure on EU to choose sides, says top diplomat
There has been growing discussion in Europe on how to weave a path between China and the US with the seeming end of a US-led global system and the arrival of an Asian century.
The EU’s desire to be tougher on China has been held back by revulsion at Trump’s methods, China’s part in helping Europe’s economy recover in 2007-8 and comparisons between Russia and China as communist regimes in which China appeared to have a more positive image.
With the recent pandemic, however, the pressure to choose sides is growing for the European Union, which appears to be shifting to a more independent and aggressive posture towards Beijing. The shift is sped up by Beijing’s assault on the independence of Hong Kong and its refusal to open its markets.
China’s handling of the pandemic has also backfired with European public opinion and a recent poll showed that 71% Germans believed “greater transparency by China would have mitigated the corona epidemic”.
France and Germany have already become more vocal in their criticism of China with the German cabinet approving new laws to prevent foreign takeovers of medical companies. The challenge now is for European politicians to harness this new awareness to resist China without tumbling into Trump’s cold war.
Full Article: The Guardian
https://bit.ly/2ZIFJ8Q
Further reading:
Merkel Says EU Has ‘Strategic Interest’ in Working With China
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-27/merkel-says-eu-has-strategic-interest-in-working-with-china
#EuropeanUnion #coronavirus #ChinaUSrelations #ColdWar
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Phone Call between Chinese and Russian Foreign Ministers: Wang Yi Accuses US of Using Pandemic to Smear Other Countries, “US Has Lost Its Sense of Reason, Morality and Credibility”
China’s official press agency, Xinhua News Agency, reported that Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had talked with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the phone on 17 July, 2020.
Wang emphasised that the US had used every means to shift its responsibilities and smear other countries by way of the pandemic. He said the US had gone on such lengths as creating hot spots and confrontations in international relations, and had lost its sense of reason, morality and credibility. Wang bluntly expressed that the US had pushed egoism, unilateralism and bullying to the limit, “not what a great power should be about”.
Wang also said that the US had returned to its notorious “McCarthyism” and an outdated “Cold War mentality” in its policy approach to China, deliberately provoking ideological oppositions and breaching fundamental principles of international laws and relations. He asserted that China would firmly defend its legitimate interests and dignity.
According to China state media Xinhua’s report, Lavrov remarked that the US had long venerated the American exceptionalism and egotism. He said lately it had even torn away its façade and made no attempts to disguise, casually making threats and waving about its baton of sanctions. Lavrov said that Russia opposes unilateralism in international affairs.
Wang further stated that as major responsible countries, China and Russia reject “any actions destructive to international order and against historical trend”. Together, they will jointly safeguard world peace and stability as well as maintain international justice.
Source: Stand News #Jul18
#Smearing #CoronavirusPandemic
#ColdWar #US #China #Russia
Phone Call between Chinese and Russian Foreign Ministers: Wang Yi Accuses US of Using Pandemic to Smear Other Countries, “US Has Lost Its Sense of Reason, Morality and Credibility”
China’s official press agency, Xinhua News Agency, reported that Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had talked with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the phone on 17 July, 2020.
Wang emphasised that the US had used every means to shift its responsibilities and smear other countries by way of the pandemic. He said the US had gone on such lengths as creating hot spots and confrontations in international relations, and had lost its sense of reason, morality and credibility. Wang bluntly expressed that the US had pushed egoism, unilateralism and bullying to the limit, “not what a great power should be about”.
Wang also said that the US had returned to its notorious “McCarthyism” and an outdated “Cold War mentality” in its policy approach to China, deliberately provoking ideological oppositions and breaching fundamental principles of international laws and relations. He asserted that China would firmly defend its legitimate interests and dignity.
According to China state media Xinhua’s report, Lavrov remarked that the US had long venerated the American exceptionalism and egotism. He said lately it had even torn away its façade and made no attempts to disguise, casually making threats and waving about its baton of sanctions. Lavrov said that Russia opposes unilateralism in international affairs.
Wang further stated that as major responsible countries, China and Russia reject “any actions destructive to international order and against historical trend”. Together, they will jointly safeguard world peace and stability as well as maintain international justice.
Source: Stand News #Jul18
#Smearing #CoronavirusPandemic
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In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
//The technological Cold War between China and the United States is playing out on various fronts around the world. The trade war ensnared Chinese tech giants like #Huawei and ZTE while American companies complain of industrial policies that favor Chinese businesses. Digital controls in China have also kept companies like Google and Facebook from operating in mainland China.
//Hong Kong emerges as the front line in a global fight between the United States and China over censorship following the introduction of a draconian new security law that mandates police censorship, surveillance and can be applied to online speech across the world.
//Caught in the middle are the city’s seven million residents, online records of political debate which may now be illegal and the world’s largest internet companies which host and guard that data.
//Many big companies including #Facebook, #Google #Twitter, #Zoom, and #LinkedIn have already stated that they would temporarily stop complying with requests for user data from the Hong Kong authorities, which has amounted to over 7000 in the second half of 2019 because of protests. The police have also made numerous requests to have Google remove sensitive posts, to which Google said no.
//The Hong Kong government has responded by emphasizing the penalty for non-compliance. Based on the law, the Hong Kong authorities can dictate the way people around the world talk about the city’s politics, and employees of companies that failed to hand over user data could be arrested.
//Several local apps associated with the protest movement have already shut down. People have begun to delete their social media accounts, switched to using encrypted chat apps like Signal, and embraced coded online speech that flourishes on the heavily monitored internet of China.
//Companies, meanwhile, have the option of shifting data away from Hong Kong but it is by no means an easy task. Moving all employees out of the city would insulate firms from arrests, but it may not be feasible.
//The looming legal fights could determine whether the city falls behind China’s digital Iron Curtain or becomes a hybrid where online speech and communications are selectively policed.
The Cold War between the US and //China continues on the other hand as the US moves to ban Chinese apps that are seen as potential threats to national security.
Full Article: The New York Times
https://nyti.ms/32WaXuP
Further reading:
“Zero logs” VPN exposes millions of logs including user passwords, claims data is anonymous
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/ufo-vpn-data-exposure/
#coldwar #internetsecurity #censorship
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins
//The technological Cold War between China and the United States is playing out on various fronts around the world. The trade war ensnared Chinese tech giants like #Huawei and ZTE while American companies complain of industrial policies that favor Chinese businesses. Digital controls in China have also kept companies like Google and Facebook from operating in mainland China.
//Hong Kong emerges as the front line in a global fight between the United States and China over censorship following the introduction of a draconian new security law that mandates police censorship, surveillance and can be applied to online speech across the world.
//Caught in the middle are the city’s seven million residents, online records of political debate which may now be illegal and the world’s largest internet companies which host and guard that data.
//Many big companies including #Facebook, #Google #Twitter, #Zoom, and #LinkedIn have already stated that they would temporarily stop complying with requests for user data from the Hong Kong authorities, which has amounted to over 7000 in the second half of 2019 because of protests. The police have also made numerous requests to have Google remove sensitive posts, to which Google said no.
//The Hong Kong government has responded by emphasizing the penalty for non-compliance. Based on the law, the Hong Kong authorities can dictate the way people around the world talk about the city’s politics, and employees of companies that failed to hand over user data could be arrested.
//Several local apps associated with the protest movement have already shut down. People have begun to delete their social media accounts, switched to using encrypted chat apps like Signal, and embraced coded online speech that flourishes on the heavily monitored internet of China.
//Companies, meanwhile, have the option of shifting data away from Hong Kong but it is by no means an easy task. Moving all employees out of the city would insulate firms from arrests, but it may not be feasible.
//The looming legal fights could determine whether the city falls behind China’s digital Iron Curtain or becomes a hybrid where online speech and communications are selectively policed.
The Cold War between the US and //China continues on the other hand as the US moves to ban Chinese apps that are seen as potential threats to national security.
Full Article: The New York Times
https://nyti.ms/32WaXuP
Further reading:
“Zero logs” VPN exposes millions of logs including user passwords, claims data is anonymous
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/ufo-vpn-data-exposure/
#coldwar #internetsecurity #censorship
NY Times
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins (Published 2020)
As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet’s future.
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Another cold war in the era: US orders China to close Houston consulate, China vowed to retaliate
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have reached their lowest point.
On Tuesday, documents were seen burning in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston. Later that day US ordered China to close the consulate within 72 hours, citing efforts to protect American intellectual property and the private information of its citizens. US officials also alleged it was part of a larger Chinese espionage effort using diplomatic facilities around the US.
David R. Stilwell, from the State Department, said Chinese attempts in research theft has increased in the past 6 months and that the Chinese officials and diplomats were recently arrested for using false identification. He described the Houston consulate, which he said “has a history of engaging in subversive behavior,” as the “epicenter” of research theft by the Chinese military in the United States.”. Recent accused espionage campaigns include coronavirus vaccine research in US. A US Justice Department official also reckoned the Consulates giving individuals network guidance on how to evade and obstruct US investigation, possibly with a network of associates nationwide.
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday it will revoke the license for the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu as its 'firm countermeasures'. Chinese official claimed that US holds full accountability in the events.
The consulate was closed Wednesday but people were photographed looking at signs outside the main facility that announced that the building was shuttered.
While the Chinese Consul General in Houston, Cai Wei, said China is protesting the closure order and his office will remain open “until further notice”, staff were seen leaving after deadline for closure passes. US federal agents and local law enforcement entered the emptied premises by force later on. The signage 'Consulate General of the People's Republic of China' has been removed.
Such dispute about cousulate emerged this spring after China interfered when US officials returned to the consulate in Wuhan to retrieve diplomatic materials, according to a senior State Department official. Chinese authorities refused to let the US officials leave Wuhan with the pouches, saying they had to search them before leaving, an aggressive move that violates the Vienna Convention which governs diplomatic relations.
On top of consulates, major issues hampering U.S.-China relations included XinJiang, Huawei, trade war, intellectual property and disputes over the South China Sea.
Source:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/07/22/houston-fire-and-police-responding-to-reports-of-documents-being-burned-at-consulate-general-of-china/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/china-refuses-commit-close-houston-consulate-380220
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/china-orders-us-to-close-consulate-in-chengdu.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.PostToFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1nhCbtEz5L03HmOaPZi9TYhAbnxmXumjSMfb0mq8qC0_fE5nagOnVwG8Y
#ColdWar #US #China
Another cold war in the era: US orders China to close Houston consulate, China vowed to retaliate
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have reached their lowest point.
On Tuesday, documents were seen burning in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston. Later that day US ordered China to close the consulate within 72 hours, citing efforts to protect American intellectual property and the private information of its citizens. US officials also alleged it was part of a larger Chinese espionage effort using diplomatic facilities around the US.
David R. Stilwell, from the State Department, said Chinese attempts in research theft has increased in the past 6 months and that the Chinese officials and diplomats were recently arrested for using false identification. He described the Houston consulate, which he said “has a history of engaging in subversive behavior,” as the “epicenter” of research theft by the Chinese military in the United States.”. Recent accused espionage campaigns include coronavirus vaccine research in US. A US Justice Department official also reckoned the Consulates giving individuals network guidance on how to evade and obstruct US investigation, possibly with a network of associates nationwide.
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday it will revoke the license for the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu as its 'firm countermeasures'. Chinese official claimed that US holds full accountability in the events.
The consulate was closed Wednesday but people were photographed looking at signs outside the main facility that announced that the building was shuttered.
While the Chinese Consul General in Houston, Cai Wei, said China is protesting the closure order and his office will remain open “until further notice”, staff were seen leaving after deadline for closure passes. US federal agents and local law enforcement entered the emptied premises by force later on. The signage 'Consulate General of the People's Republic of China' has been removed.
Such dispute about cousulate emerged this spring after China interfered when US officials returned to the consulate in Wuhan to retrieve diplomatic materials, according to a senior State Department official. Chinese authorities refused to let the US officials leave Wuhan with the pouches, saying they had to search them before leaving, an aggressive move that violates the Vienna Convention which governs diplomatic relations.
On top of consulates, major issues hampering U.S.-China relations included XinJiang, Huawei, trade war, intellectual property and disputes over the South China Sea.
Source:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/07/22/houston-fire-and-police-responding-to-reports-of-documents-being-burned-at-consulate-general-of-china/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/china-refuses-commit-close-houston-consulate-380220
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/china-orders-us-to-close-consulate-in-chengdu.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.PostToFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1nhCbtEz5L03HmOaPZi9TYhAbnxmXumjSMfb0mq8qC0_fE5nagOnVwG8Y
#ColdWar #US #China
KPRC
US orders China to close Houston consulate amid swirling accusations of espionage, theft
Houston police and fire officials are responding to reports that documents are being burned in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
#US #China #Visa #ColdWar
Chinese Journalists' Visa Expired in the U.S. with No Notification
The China-US tussle continues to heat up. People's Daily, a CCP-owned newspaper, reported that the 90-day visa the U.S. granted to Chinese journalists expired on June 6. However, no Chinese journalists had received any notice from the U.S. government.
PRC's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Chinese journalists in the U.S. had already filed their application, but no one had yet received a clear response. Wang said that if the U.S. "insists on making more mistakes," China will be forced to make a "necessary and proper" response to insist on protecting its legitimate rights.
People's Daily said in a Facebook post on Thursday that it was the final day of the 90-day visa issued to Chinese journalists, and that no Chinese journalists in the U.S. had received any notification from the U.S. government. The post quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying at a regular Foreign Ministry press conference today that on May 8 this year, the U.S. drastically shortened the visa stay period for Chinese journalists in the U.S. to 90 days and required them to reapply for an extension every three months, and that all Chinese journalists had already submitted their applications for extensions, but none of them had received a clear response from the U.S. yet.
Source: Stand News #Aug06
Chinese Journalists' Visa Expired in the U.S. with No Notification
The China-US tussle continues to heat up. People's Daily, a CCP-owned newspaper, reported that the 90-day visa the U.S. granted to Chinese journalists expired on June 6. However, no Chinese journalists had received any notice from the U.S. government.
PRC's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Chinese journalists in the U.S. had already filed their application, but no one had yet received a clear response. Wang said that if the U.S. "insists on making more mistakes," China will be forced to make a "necessary and proper" response to insist on protecting its legitimate rights.
People's Daily said in a Facebook post on Thursday that it was the final day of the 90-day visa issued to Chinese journalists, and that no Chinese journalists in the U.S. had received any notification from the U.S. government. The post quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying at a regular Foreign Ministry press conference today that on May 8 this year, the U.S. drastically shortened the visa stay period for Chinese journalists in the U.S. to 90 days and required them to reapply for an extension every three months, and that all Chinese journalists had already submitted their applications for extensions, but none of them had received a clear response from the U.S. yet.
Source: Stand News #Aug06
Pompeo: Not Cold War 2.0 – CCP Threat Worse than Soviet Union
Source: Stand News #Aug13
#US #China #CzechRepublic #SovietUnion #ColdWar #Pompeo #Diplomacy #History #ForeignInfluence
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Source: Stand News #Aug13
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Pompeo: Not Cold War 2.0 – CCP Threat Worse than Soviet Union
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "What's happening now isn't Cold War 2.0", as the threat China poses to Western countries is in some ways "worse" than that posed by the former Soviet Union.
Addressing the Czech Senate on his first stop of the five-day visit to Central Europe on Wednesday, August 12, Pompeo spoke about "the challenge of resisting the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] threat is in some ways worse" than that during the cold war, because “the CCP is already enmeshed in our economies, in our politics, in our societies in ways the Soviet Union never was.”
In his speech, he recalled the years of Soviet suppression of the Czech Republic. While Russia continues to "undermine" Czech democracy and security using disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks, Pompeo believes that China would pose an even greater threat because of her "campaigns of coercion of control". As an example, he cited the cancellation of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's concert tour in China due to Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib's pro-Taiwan policies, arguing that this shows that “the CCP leverages economic power to coerce countries".
Pompeo also mentioned that during the Cold War, the Czech Republic, "and others that suffered behind the Iron Curtain, know best of all how deeply communists plunge societies into ruin and repression". He urged Czech senators to "stand up for the sovereignty and freedoms" that the Czech people demanded for their country between 1968 and 1989.
Source: Stand News #Aug13
#US #China #CzechRepublic #SovietUnion #ColdWar #Pompeo #Diplomacy #History #ForeignInfluence
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "What's happening now isn't Cold War 2.0", as the threat China poses to Western countries is in some ways "worse" than that posed by the former Soviet Union.
Addressing the Czech Senate on his first stop of the five-day visit to Central Europe on Wednesday, August 12, Pompeo spoke about "the challenge of resisting the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] threat is in some ways worse" than that during the cold war, because “the CCP is already enmeshed in our economies, in our politics, in our societies in ways the Soviet Union never was.”
In his speech, he recalled the years of Soviet suppression of the Czech Republic. While Russia continues to "undermine" Czech democracy and security using disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks, Pompeo believes that China would pose an even greater threat because of her "campaigns of coercion of control". As an example, he cited the cancellation of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's concert tour in China due to Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib's pro-Taiwan policies, arguing that this shows that “the CCP leverages economic power to coerce countries".
Pompeo also mentioned that during the Cold War, the Czech Republic, "and others that suffered behind the Iron Curtain, know best of all how deeply communists plunge societies into ruin and repression". He urged Czech senators to "stand up for the sovereignty and freedoms" that the Czech people demanded for their country between 1968 and 1989.
Source: Stand News #Aug13
#US #China #CzechRepublic #SovietUnion #ColdWar #Pompeo #Diplomacy #History #ForeignInfluence
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美國國務卿蓬佩奧 (Mike Pompeo) 表示，目前面對的不是冷戰 2.0，中共對西方國家...
China, Russia 'primary culprits' behind 'Cold War' levels of espionage and foreign interference towards Canada: CSIS
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency says that it “observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War” last year and that many security threats have become “much more serious.”
“The key national security threats facing Canada, namely violent extremism, foreign interference, espionage and malicious cyber activity, accelerated, evolved and in many ways became much more serious for Canadians,” warns Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director (CSIS) David Vigneault in the organization’s 2020 annual report.
Source: NationalPost #Apr12
https://nationalpost.com/news/intelligence-committee-warns-china-russia-targeting-canadian-covid-19-research
#China #Russia #ColdWar #Canada #CSIS
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency says that it “observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War” last year and that many security threats have become “much more serious.”
“The key national security threats facing Canada, namely violent extremism, foreign interference, espionage and malicious cyber activity, accelerated, evolved and in many ways became much more serious for Canadians,” warns Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director (CSIS) David Vigneault in the organization’s 2020 annual report.
Source: NationalPost #Apr12
https://nationalpost.com/news/intelligence-committee-warns-china-russia-targeting-canadian-covid-19-research
#China #Russia #ColdWar #Canada #CSIS
Failure to improve US-China relations ‘risks cold war’, warns Kissinger
Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger has warned that strains between Washington and Beijing pose “the biggest problem” for the world, and a failure to improve them risks a “cold war” between the world’s two largest economies.
“It’s the biggest problem for America; it’s the biggest problem for the world. Because if we can’t solve that, then the risk is that all over the world a kind of cold war will develop between China and the United States,” Kissinger told the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum on global issues.
Source: The Guardian #May01
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/01/us-china-doomsday-threat-ramped-up-by-hi-tech-advances-says-kissinger
#US #China #Coldwar #Washington #Beijing
Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger has warned that strains between Washington and Beijing pose “the biggest problem” for the world, and a failure to improve them risks a “cold war” between the world’s two largest economies.
“It’s the biggest problem for America; it’s the biggest problem for the world. Because if we can’t solve that, then the risk is that all over the world a kind of cold war will develop between China and the United States,” Kissinger told the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum on global issues.
Source: The Guardian #May01
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/01/us-china-doomsday-threat-ramped-up-by-hi-tech-advances-says-kissinger
#US #China #Coldwar #Washington #Beijing
As threats of ‘new Cold War’ between U.S. and China intensify, Canada needs firm strategy to adapt
Back in April, prominent U.S. senator Chuck Schumer tabled a sweeping 1,445-page bill that would lay the groundwork for America’s broad strategy to blunt China’s global rise.
The legislation, called the Innovation and Competition Act, identifies strategic industries like quantum computing, advanced semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, where it recommends the U.S. should ramp up public support. It proposes deeper protections for critical minerals, expands research spending, and aims to strengthen cyber defence capabilities, among other things.
Source: National Post #Jul31
https://nationalpost.com/news/as-threats-of-new-cold-war-between-u-s-and-china-intensify-canada-needs-firm-strategy-to-adapt
#China #US #Canada #ColdWar
Back in April, prominent U.S. senator Chuck Schumer tabled a sweeping 1,445-page bill that would lay the groundwork for America’s broad strategy to blunt China’s global rise.
The legislation, called the Innovation and Competition Act, identifies strategic industries like quantum computing, advanced semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, where it recommends the U.S. should ramp up public support. It proposes deeper protections for critical minerals, expands research spending, and aims to strengthen cyber defence capabilities, among other things.
Source: National Post #Jul31
https://nationalpost.com/news/as-threats-of-new-cold-war-between-u-s-and-china-intensify-canada-needs-firm-strategy-to-adapt
#China #US #Canada #ColdWar
Johnson may block Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker
Boris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as they warned Beijing was on the brink of initiating a new “cold war”.
Tony Abbott, the former prime minister of Australia recruited by Johnson to advise on post-Brexit trade, said he was heartened by a review being launched into the takeover of Welsh microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia and suggested it meant the process could be paused.
Johnson had asked his national security adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, to look into the sale after previously being accused of acquiescing to the deal by not scrutinising it more closely, particularly given the semiconductor industry’s geopolitical prominence.
Source: The Guardian #Jul27
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/chinese-takeover-of-uks-largest-computer-chip-maker-may-be-blocked
#Johnson #UK #Chip #ColdWar
Boris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as they warned Beijing was on the brink of initiating a new “cold war”.
Tony Abbott, the former prime minister of Australia recruited by Johnson to advise on post-Brexit trade, said he was heartened by a review being launched into the takeover of Welsh microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia and suggested it meant the process could be paused.
Johnson had asked his national security adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, to look into the sale after previously being accused of acquiescing to the deal by not scrutinising it more closely, particularly given the semiconductor industry’s geopolitical prominence.
Source: The Guardian #Jul27
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/chinese-takeover-of-uks-largest-computer-chip-maker-may-be-blocked
#Johnson #UK #Chip #ColdWar
China warns US-UK-Australia pact could ‘hurt their own interests’
China has told the US, the UK and Australia to abandon their “cold war” mentality or risk harming their own interests after the three countries unveiled a new defence cooperation pact.
The trilateral security partnership, named Aukus, was announced on Thursday by the three nations’ leaders via video link, and will include an 18-month plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
It drew strong political reaction domestically in Australia and the UK, and from France, whose existing $90bn (£65bn) submarine contract with Australia has now come to an abrupt end.
Source: The Guardian #Sep16
https://t.co/BNrgTIE3rU
#China #US #UK #ColdWar #Australia
China has told the US, the UK and Australia to abandon their “cold war” mentality or risk harming their own interests after the three countries unveiled a new defence cooperation pact.
The trilateral security partnership, named Aukus, was announced on Thursday by the three nations’ leaders via video link, and will include an 18-month plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
It drew strong political reaction domestically in Australia and the UK, and from France, whose existing $90bn (£65bn) submarine contract with Australia has now come to an abrupt end.
Source: The Guardian #Sep16
https://t.co/BNrgTIE3rU
#China #US #UK #ColdWar #Australia