The Biden administration’s forthcoming national security strategy will consider China to be the most likely nation to become embroiled in an armed conflict with the United States, according to one expert. China’s size and global reach, however, means that the United States’ strategy of the last 30 years, to contain competitors and deny them objectives,…
China Is ‘Most Likely Threat’ to Face US in Military Conflict: Expert
New National Defense Strategy Will Prioritize China Threat: Pentagon
The Biden administration’s national defense strategy will continue to prioritize China’s communist regime as the foremost challenge to the nation, according to an unclassified fact sheet released by the Pentagon. The fact sheet was released on March 28, the same day the Pentagon submitted the classified 2022 National Defense Strategy to Congress. It followed shortly after…
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Plans Asia Travel Before Tabling New China Strategy
OTTAWA—Canada’s foreign affairs minister says she plans to travel to Asia and elsewhere for some first-hand research before she releases the government’s much-anticipated new policy on China. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly also says she wants to strengthen a Canada-led international convention that condemns arbitrary detention—or hostage diplomacy—so that it has more teeth. Joly told…
China Aims to Be ‘World’s Most Influential Power’, US Warns in New Indo-Pacific Strategy
The White House released its long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy on Feb. 11, outlining how it plans to deal with the increasing adventurism of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to better secure and improve the region for the international community. In an associated statement, the White House said that interest in the region from partners and…
New NATO Strategy Contends with ‘Rise of China’ for First Time: Expert
The next strategic guidance published by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will aim to contend with expanding Chinese influence abroad. It will be the first time that the alliance makes China a strategic priority. Experts say that firm, principled engagement will be necessary. The 2022 Strategic Concept will only be the fourth unclassified strategy…
Canada Seeks Deeper Trade Links With Taiwan, as Part of New China Strategy
OTTAWA—Canada’s decision to pursue a foreign investment protection agreement with Taiwan, amid its ongoing tension with mainland China is being greeted with widespread approval in trade and diplomatic circles. International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced Canada’s intention in a statement released by her office today. Ng says she spoke Sunday with a Taiwanese minister, adding…
All Elective Surgery Returns to Greater Sydney While National Diabetes Strategy Released
Elective surgery has returned to full capacity for public and private hospital patients in Greater Sydney as of Monday, according to NSW Health. This comes after a 75 percent cap on overnight non-urgent elective surgery had been in place in response to the outbreak of the delta variant of the CCP virus. NSW Health said…
Former Pentagon Official Calls for ‘Strategy of Denial’ Against China
The United States ought to pursue a strategy of denial, mitigating China’s capacity to undermine U.S. interests by preventing it from taking undesirable actions, according to a former Department of Defense (DoD) official. “Denial is the standard of denying China’s ability to subordinate our willing allies, and that includes Taiwan,” said Elbridge Colby, founder of…
Embattled Credit Suisse to Present Strategy Update on Thursday
ZURICH—Credit Suisse Group will provide an update on its group strategy review on Thursday following a presentation of the Swiss bank’s third-quarter results, it said on Monday. Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio, who joined the bank in April from Britain’s Lloyds, has promised a new strategy for Switzerland’s second-largest lender and a review of the bank’s risk…
‘Poison Frogs’: US Urged to Make Taiwan Islands Too ‘Painful’ for China to Seize in Response to War Game Results
The United States would have little recourse if China invaded one of the minor islands controlled by Taiwan, according to a new report by Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a Washington-based think tank. The report analyzed the results of a virtual war game carried out by the CNAS Gaming Lab that sought to…
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