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U.S. Commerce Secretary in Beijing to discuss trade. Expectations are low.
The Biden administration’s wave of diplomacy continues in China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials that the U.S. wants to work with China on solving problems. But China has some concerns.
U.S. lays first charges against China-based fentanyl chemical producers
The Justice Department has accused four Chinese chemical manufacturers and eight individuals for aiding the production and flow of illegal fentanyl into the U.S.
Xi met with Blinken, Li courts German businesses, Modi to visit the U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing yesterday, in a bid to stabilize ties between the two superpowers. Meanwhile, China’s No. 2 official is in Berlin on a trip aimed at smoothing things over with Europe’s economic powerhouse.
Honduran president in Beijing cements official ties
Xiomara Castro is the first Honduran president to pay a state visit to China, after her country switched official recognition from Taipei to Beijing.
U.S.-China chills at the Shangri-La Dialogue
China’s defense minister, Li Shangfu, and his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, had sharp words to say about each other’s countries at the Shangri-La Dialogue, dashing hopes that the two superpowers might use the opportunity to stabilize fraught relations.
China’s first civilian in space, and maybe a man on the Moon
With three new astronauts on its space station and a promise to put people on the Moon by 2030, China took another step toward advancing its goals of becoming a major space power by 2045.
Montana and Florida face lawsuits for free speech restriction and anti-Chinese discrimination
TikTok filed a lawsuit against Montana for banning the app. Meanwhile, three Chinese citizens and a Chinese company have sued Florida for a new law barring them from owning property.
European countries struggle to align on China
China wants to recalibrate its relationship with the countries of Europe, dealing with them separately from America. In the latest in the China’s World series, Duncan Bartlett considers how European leaders are responding to a charm offensive from Beijing.
China’s Pacific Island push is all about Taiwan
China has been growing its influence in the Pacific Islands. But its diplomatic deals in the region hinge on Taiwan.
Editor’s note for February 21, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
‘Pointing at a deer and calling it a tiger’ — Phrase of the Week
Is the ‘wandering balloon’ that entered U.S. airspace last weekend a harmless deer, or a dangerous tiger?
Should the U.S. and China de-risk rather than decouple?
Craig Allen, President of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), talks about the outlook of different business sectors in 2023, as the world’s two largest economies try to decouple.
Washington wants to completely cut Huawei off from U.S. suppliers
The U.S. is cracking down even harder on Huawei, and is heading towards a total ban on allowing American suppliers to sell to the embattled Chinese telecom giant.
Under threat from China, Taiwan moves to boost military training
Taiwan is extending its military conscription to one year amid increasing belligerence by the People’s Liberation Army over the weekend.
China is all over the 2023 Pentagon Budget
The U.S. defense budget for 2023 has been approved, and it has removed some earlier provisions that were sure to anger Beijing. But the legislation still has China firmly in its sights.
The U.S. deals another blow to China’s chip industry and Beijing reacts with a trillion yuan plan
Globalization is over: Beijing is responding to U.S. restrictions on tech sales to China by juicing the local market, but Chinese chip firms are struggling and global companies are stuck in the crossfire.
The scary ‘foreign forces’ behind China’s COVID lockdown protests?
Emigré Chinese writer Rong Xiaoqing went to a demonstration at the Chinese consulate in New York, and checked out the supposed ‘foreign forces’ behind the protests in China and around the world.
Déjà vu to 2002? The U.S., China, and parallels to the Iraq War run-up
Michael J. Mazarr, a senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation, warns of certain parallels between what happened two decades ago and the growing sense of urgency and moral imperative to confront China that he now senses in Washington.
The U.S.-China tech battle from inside ZTE
Ashley Yablon, the former general counsel for ZTE, discusses how he uncovered an illegal scheme at the Chinese technology company to sell billions of dollars’ worth of surveillance equipment to embargoed countries.
President Xi Jinping Speaks with US President Joe Biden on the Phone
Xi warned Biden against meddling in China’s affairs with Taiwan during a highly anticipated phone call between the leaders of the two world powers yesterday, as tensions continue to build over plans for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan. “Those who play with fire will perish by it. It is hoped that the U.S. will be clear-eyed about this,” said the readout from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated that Washington’s policy has not changed on Taiwan, and that the United States “strongly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” Both leaders floated a possible face-to-face meeting, according to U.S. officials per Reuters and Bloomberg, but no further details were given.
U.S. says Biden-Xi call expected to cover Taiwan tension, Ukraine
Biden and Xi will speak tomorrow: U.S. President Joe Biden and General Secretary Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 are expected to have their fifth call tomorrow to discuss key topics, including the invasion of Ukraine, managing their economic competition, and Taiwan — as China’s wolf warriors continue to issue blustery warnings against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s mooted visit to the self-ruled island.
Biden still expects to speak with China's Xi this week
Biden still plans to call Xi: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that it is still his expectation that he will speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xí Jìnpíng 习近平, this week. The move comes as tensions between Beijing and Washington are ratcheting up in advance of a possible visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Gen. Mark Milley Says Chinese Military Aggression Has Worsened
The Chinese military has become more aggressive in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. General Milley warned during a stop in Indonesia on Sunday. He noted a significant rise of Chinese aircraft and sea vessel intercepts, and a growing number of unsafe military interactions.
Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit: China ‘Seriously Prepared’ for US Speaker Trip
Taiwan tensions are high: China declared that it was getting “seriously prepared” for U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s upcoming visit to Taiwan. These statements seem much stronger than previous threats against U.S. engagement with Taiwan.
Biden plans talks with China's Xi soon, casts doubt on Pelosi Taiwan trip
Biden and Xi might have a very tense phone call: U.S. President Joe Biden said that he expects to speak with Chinese leader Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 by the end of the month, as tensions between the two countries simmer over Taiwan and trade.
Biden said the Pentagon did not support plans for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pay a visit to Taiwan. If acted upon, she would be the most senior U.S. politician to visit the country in a quarter of a century. As expected, China was outraged. Qín Gāng 秦刚, China’s ambassador to the U.S., said at the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday that Washington’s growing ties with Taiwan are undermining the “One China” policy. He also had some things to say about Hong Kong and Xinjiang. At the same conference, CIA director Bill Burns said that China probably learned from witnessing the war in Ukraine that “you don’t achieve quick, decisive victories with underwhelming force.”
Bill to help Taiwan regain WHO status passes Congress, sent to Biden for signature
It takes Taiwan to make bipartisan consensus in the U.S.: The House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation calling for Taiwan to regain its observer status at the World Health Organization (WHO).
Despite Rising Risks, U.S. Investors Pump Billions of Dollars Into China VC Funds
“American institutional investors are pouring billions of dollars” into China, “betting that new investments in sectors such as healthcare and robotics will face less scrutiny from the Chinese government compared to social media and ecommerce,” reports The Information.
Beijing-based Gaorong Capital “recently raised about $1.8 billion from investors in the U.S. and elsewhere,” while “Shanghai-based Qiming Venture Partners has raised more than $2 billion for two new funds, mostly from U.S. investors.”
Tibet’s leader seeks U.S. action to end China’s 'cultural eradication'
The head of the Tibetan government will make a rare visit to Washington this week to rally support in pressuring China. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who is currently in exile, wants Beijing to lift a 12-year freeze on official dialogue with his administration and to address grievances of Tibetans living under Chinese rule.
‘Always on and watching’: A former Xinjiang prisoner describes life inside China’s detention camps
A former detainee recalls a Xinjiang detention camp: Read a rare, firsthand account with Ovalbek Turdakun — a Christian, a Chinese passport holder, and an ethnic Kyrgyz — who was imprisoned in one of China’s detention camps.
Turdakun told his story after U.S. immigration authorities granted him and his family advanced parole, a temporary immigration status that lets them enter the United States. This article was published by TechCrunch, a website that usually covers Silicon Valley, and it says that Turdakun’s knowledge will “provide vital evidence regarding the use of technology provided by Chinese companies such as Hikvision to facilitate gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.”
U.S. Orders Departure of Consulate Staff and Family From Shanghai Amid Covid-19 Surge
The U.S. State Department has ordered the departure of some consulate staff and their families from Shanghai because of the COVID-19 surge and associated lockdowns.
China Lawmakers to Discuss Approval of Forced-Labor Conventions
Beijing will discuss two international forced-labor treaties at the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress next week, an issue that has previously stalled investment deals with the EU, and after rights activists last week urged the U.S.’s Biden administration to crack down on imported goods in Xinjiang.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhào Lìjiān 赵立坚 also called forced labor accusations “the biggest lie of the century,” in response to a U.S. research report that linked major automakers such as BMW and General Motors to controversial labor programs in the region.
Kansas researcher convicted of illegal secret China work
A Chinese chemist was convicted on Thursday for illegally concealing work he was doing in China while employed at the University of Kansas, as part of the fallout from the U.S. government’s controversial and now-shuttered China Initiative. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson is weighing a defense motion to dismiss the case against Franklin Tao (Táo Fēng 陶丰).
China warns U.S. against House Speaker Pelosi visiting Taiwan
Beijing will take “strong measures” if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan. The visit has not been confirmed by U.S. or Taiwanese officials, but some Japanese and Taiwanese media reported it would take place after she visits Japan this weekend. However, the visit seems unlikely to happen, as Pelosi today tested positive for COVID.
Related: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. would sanction China, should Beijing invade Taiwan.
The US-Singapore AI pact has China written all over it
A new tech pact between the U.S. and Singapore is part of Washington’s efforts to “reduce their reliance on China for AI development,” as the U.S. courts other Asian nations to broaden its strategy in the region.
China changes audit secrecy rules in bid to stop US delistings
A resolution to the auditing standoff? The China Securities Regulatory Commission will amend confidentiality laws preventing Chinese companies from providing sensitive financial information to foreign regulators.
China aims to remove hurdle to Sino-U.S. audit cooperation
The 270 Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges may not be kicked off: The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has proposed revising confidentiality rules to allow external audits for offshore listings, which could mean such companies can stay listed on U.S. markets.
China's Xi strongly backs Afghanistan at regional conference
Beijing gave stronger backing to the Taliban, after Chinese leader Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 pledged China’s support at a regional conference on Thursday and Foreign Minister Wáng Yì 王毅 called on the U.S. to end sanctions and unfreeze Afghan assets.
China, U.S., Russia and Pakistan to hold talks on Afghanistan
China, U.S., Russia, and Pakistan will lead talks on Afghanistan: A top U.S. diplomat will meet this week in China to discuss Afghanistan with his Chinese, Russian, and Pakistani counterparts, even as U.S.-Russia and U.S.-China relations take a nosedive following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The meetings come after the Taliban’s abrupt U-turn last week on permitting girls to attend public high schools.
Senate Passes China Competition Bill to Start Talks With House
The U.S. Senate passed a bill to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing, a key step to finalizing a bill to counteract Chinese competition. The Senate voted 68-28 for the plan.
