Tag: International Relations

Beijing-Friendly Solomons PM Delays Election, Extends Term Until 2024

September 8, 2022
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The Solomon Islands government has successfully delayed the country’s national elections, effectively extending the term of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare who has moved quickly to leverage deepening ties with Beijing to solidify his power. The vote passed with 37 out of the Parliament’s 50 MPs in support. This comes after a report last year revealed…

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Rep. McCaul: Biden Admin’s Weakness Allowing China to Create ‘War Machine’

September 8, 2022
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House Republicans lambasted the Biden administration for a perceived lack of action against growing hostilities from China’s reigning communist regime. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and several other Republican lawmakers said in a Sept. 8 press conference on the subject of China that a GOP-controlled Congress would do better in holding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…

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Biden Admin’s Weakness Allowing China to Create ‘War Machine’: Rep. McCaul

September 8, 2022
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House Republicans lambasted the Biden administration for a perceived lack of action against growing hostilities from China’s reigning communist regime. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and several other Republican lawmakers said in a Sept. 8 press conference on the subject of China that a GOP-controlled Congress would do better in holding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…

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China and US Heading Into ‘Long Period’ of Naval Competition: Expert

September 8, 2022
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The United States and China are entering a period of prolonged naval competition and possible conflict, according to one expert. Bruce Jones, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said that American and Chinese leadership had learned from history that the greatest world powers required powerful navies and that the two were competing for maritime…

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US Lacks the ‘Political Will’ to Confront China: Experts

September 8, 2022
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China and the United States are pursuing policies that increasingly put them at risk of conflict but, according to some experts, the United States does not currently have the will to follow through on the endeavor. That was the consensus reached during a Sept. 7 discussion hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a Washington-based…

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Beijing Hints at Renewed Dialogue Between Australian, Chinese Leaders

September 7, 2022
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Beijing’s chief diplomat to Australia says he is seeking a organise a top-level dialogue between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian, in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7:30 Report, said it was time the Australian government put more effort into meeting Beijing “halfway” and re-engage. “Where exactly…

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‘Remember the Horrors of Communism’: Senator Implores Greens MP to Display National Flag in Office

September 7, 2022
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Queensland Senator Paul Scarr has criticised left-wing Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown’s decision not to display the Australian flag in her office and implored her to engage with local Vietnamese migrants who fled communism to make a new life in Australia. The Liberal Party senator’s address to Parliament brought attention to the Public Exhibition on Crimes…

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Xi and Putin to Meet Next Week for First Time Since Ukraine War, Russian Envoy Says

September 7, 2022
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next week in Uzbekistan, according to a Russian official. It will mark the first time the two leaders have spoken in person since the Ukraine war began in February. Xi and Putin will meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which will…

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Biden Admin Bars Construction of ‘Advanced’ Semiconductor Factories in China for 10 Years

September 7, 2022
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The Biden administration announced this week that technology companies that receive funds from the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act will be barred from building advanced facilities in China for a period of 10 years. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the rule during a Sep. 6 press conference, framing the rule as an important…

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Kiribati Suspends More Judges as Beijing’s South Pacific Push Continues

September 7, 2022
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The government of Kiribati has suspended another three judges—this time members of the Court of Appeal—after they blocked attempts to deport High Court Judge David Lambourne. The situation plunges the small Pacific nation’s democracy into crisis, leaving it without a functioning Appeals and High Court, and continues a tumultuous few weeks for the South Pacific—already…

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