“Whatever we did to make the Chinese angry, we have to stop doing it, because it’s hurting us.” That was an argument that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) heard from an airplane maker executive recently after China stopped buying their planes and switched to Europe. The company blamed the switch on U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. American…
Weaponizing the Pursuit of Profit: Rubio Warns of China’s ‘Extraordinary’ Leverage Over America
May 16, 2022
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‘Small But Powerful’ Group Pushing SEC Climate Disclosures: Professors
May 13, 2022
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Law and finance professors from across the country have criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) March 21 proposal to compel climate-related disclosures by public companies, arguing that the move exceeds the SEC’s authority and reflects the outsized influence of “institutional asset managers who are managing other people’s money, not their own.” “Rather than provide…
China May be Retrofitting Nuclear Submarine with New Missile System
May 13, 2022
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Recent satellite images provide a rare glimpse into China’s naval development as a commercial satellite caught a Chinese submarine in a dry dock for apparent upgrades. It is unclear if the submarine is a new type of vessel altogether or an upgraded class of nuclear-powered attack submarine. Images taken by private satellite imagery provider Planet…
China Testing Missiles to Strike Ships in Port, New Images Reveal
May 12, 2022
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Analysis of new satellite images suggests that the Chinese military is testing its ability to target ships in port with long-range ballistic missiles. The discovery may shed light on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to develop a military capable of decapitating U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific. The new images, taken by a Maxar Technologies…
Japan and EU Leaders Announce Digital Partnership Amid Chinese Aggression
May 12, 2022
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Leaders from Japan and the EU announced a new digital partnership April 12, following a summit in which they discussed how to jointly contend with rising authoritarianism amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nuclear sabre rattling from North Korea, and increased aggression from China’s communist regime. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with European Council President…
China’s Military Expansion Has ‘Implications for All NATO’: NATO Security Official
May 11, 2022
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China’s rapid military expansion and modernization presents a challenge to the global security environment, according to a top NATO official, and significant work will need to be done to ensure the continuation of the democratic way of life that the alliance aims to defend. “China is not an adversary to NATO,” said NATO Deputy Security…
‘Acute’ Threat of Chinese Invasion of Taiwan ‘Between Now and 2030’: US Intelligence Chief
May 10, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is rapidly developing the military capabilities required to launch an invasion of Taiwan, which does not yet have sufficient training and forces to repel such an attack, according to testimony received by the Senate Armed Services Committee during a May 10 hearing on worldwide threats. “China has focused on studying…
US Seeks to Bridge Europe and Asia in Indo-Pacific: Top White House Official
May 9, 2022
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The United States will work to coordinate new economic and security frameworks between its partners in European and Asian nations amid increased assertiveness by China, according to the seniormost Asia advisor at the White House. “One of the important contributions of a steady and stable Indo-Pacific approach is to work more fundamentally with allies and…
US and World Gripped by Fertilizer Crisis
May 7, 2022
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“Fertilizer shortages are real now.” Uttered by USAID’s Samantha Power in a May 1 ABC interview with former Democratic advisor George Stephanopoulos, the words briefly drowned out the din of the news cycle. They were not unexpected to some. Power, who served as U.N. ambassador under Obama, mentioned fertilizer shortages after weeks of hints from…
Biden Strategy Pushing US Nuclear Deterrence ‘Beyond Its Usefulness’: Experts
May 5, 2022
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The Biden administration’s nuclear policies and budget are too ambiguous or otherwise wide reaching to provide the type of conflict deterrence that is expected of them, according to several experts. “How are you going to contain Russia and China?” said Harlan Ullman, a senior advisor at the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank. “The policy…
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