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26 Apr 2024
Xi Is on a Mission to Drive a Wedge Between Europe and the US
Chinese leader to visit France, Serbia, Hungary seeking allies
EU has grown tougher on China and closer to the US recently
By Bloomberg News
April 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM GMT+5:30
Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to the European Union for the first time in five years with a clear message: Beijing offers much more of an economic opportunity for the bloc than the US wants to admit.
The Chinese leader will begin his five-day trip to France, Serbia and Hungary on May 5, according to the Foreign Ministry in Beijing. Those nations are seeking investment from China, despite a litany of EU probes into Beijing’s industrial policy and the warnings from officials in Washington about the risks.
Chinese leader to visit France, Serbia, Hungary seeking allies
EU has grown tougher on China and closer to the US recently
By Bloomberg News
April 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM GMT+5:30
Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to the European Union for the first time in five years with a clear message: Beijing offers much more of an economic opportunity for the bloc than the US wants to admit.
The Chinese leader will begin his five-day trip to France, Serbia and Hungary on May 5, according to the Foreign Ministry in Beijing. Those nations are seeking investment from China, despite a litany of EU probes into Beijing’s industrial policy and the warnings from officials in Washington about the risks.
TikTok, Tesla Are Just the Start of US-China Clash Over Big Data
Data fight threatens to reshape US-China trade relations
Electric vehicles, healthcare, drones all facing scrutiny
By Sarah Zheng and Josh Xiao
April 30, 2024 at 3:30 AM GMT+5:30
The US push to ban TikTok marks a new phase in its approach to data security that could eventually impact everything from electric vehicles to health care, reshaping trade relations between the world’s biggest economies.
President Joe Biden last week signed legislation barring Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd’s ownership of TikTok, a move aimed at preventing Beijing from accessing troves of data that the video sharing app collects from its 170 million American users. The law takes a page out of China’s playbook, viewing the potential misuse of data as a national security threat.
Data fight threatens to reshape US-China trade relations
Electric vehicles, healthcare, drones all facing scrutiny
By Sarah Zheng and Josh Xiao
April 30, 2024 at 3:30 AM GMT+5:30
The US push to ban TikTok marks a new phase in its approach to data security that could eventually impact everything from electric vehicles to health care, reshaping trade relations between the world’s biggest economies.
President Joe Biden last week signed legislation barring Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd’s ownership of TikTok, a move aimed at preventing Beijing from accessing troves of data that the video sharing app collects from its 170 million American users. The law takes a page out of China’s playbook, viewing the potential misuse of data as a national security threat.
Exclusive | Made in China 2025: China meets most targets in manufacturing plan, proving US tariffs and sanctions ineffective
Sanctions and tariffs implemented as part of a US-led trade war have put increased pressure on China’s manufacturing industry
Despite that, a Post investigation can reveal a large proportion of the ‘Made in China 2025’ 10-year targets have been achieved
Zhang Tong Dannie Peng
30 Apr 2024
Sanctions and tariffs implemented as part of a US-led trade war have put increased pressure on China’s manufacturing industry
Despite that, a Post investigation can reveal a large proportion of the ‘Made in China 2025’ 10-year targets have been achieved
Zhang Tong Dannie Peng
30 Apr 2024
Open Questions | China used water cannon as ‘deterrence’ against Philippine ships, PLA senior colonel Zhou Bo says
Zhou Bo shares his insights on global and regional challenges, based on long experience in military diplomacy
Wide-ranging interview covers tensions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and the PLA’s modernisation
Amber Wang Sylvie Zhuang
29 Apr 2024
Zhou Bo shares his insights on global and regional challenges, based on long experience in military diplomacy
Wide-ranging interview covers tensions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and the PLA’s modernisation
Amber Wang Sylvie Zhuang
29 Apr 2024
How 5G, AI and a cotton revolution helped China beat US Xinjiang sanctions
Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports
Slashed energy costs and improved product quality overcomes sanctions imposed over human rights concerns, according to paper
Stephen Chen
29 Apr 2024
Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports
Slashed energy costs and improved product quality overcomes sanctions imposed over human rights concerns, according to paper
Stephen Chen
29 Apr 2024
China should bail on US bonds even faster, scholar says, as bilateral tensions and anxieties mount
Though China is already unloading its holdings of US government bonds, a prominent scholar is suggesting it do so at a speedier clip
Risks associated with investment in Treasuries seen as too high to sustain as bilateral relations grow tense and chances of ‘weaponisation’ increase
Frank Chen
29 Apr 2024
Though China is already unloading its holdings of US government bonds, a prominent scholar is suggesting it do so at a speedier clip
Risks associated with investment in Treasuries seen as too high to sustain as bilateral relations grow tense and chances of ‘weaponisation’ increase
Frank Chen
29 Apr 2024
C919 mega-purchase by China’s flagship airline lifts home-grown jet in competition with Boeing
Deal adds years of additional business for China’s state-owned manufacturer and may boost investments while further fuelling purchases of the narrowbody plane
Backlog of orders at Airbus and Boeing could incentivise more airlines to order the C919
Ralph Jennings
29 Apr 2024
Deal adds years of additional business for China’s state-owned manufacturer and may boost investments while further fuelling purchases of the narrowbody plane
Backlog of orders at Airbus and Boeing could incentivise more airlines to order the C919
Ralph Jennings
29 Apr 2024
Taiwan semiconductor firm KYEC to exit mainland China amid geopolitical tensions, changes in cross-strait chip supply chain
King Yuan Electronics Co, one of the world’s largest chip testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a Suzhou subsidiary
‘The board of directors has made a decision to withdraw from [mainland] China’s semiconductor manufacturing business,’ KYEC said
Kelly Le
29 Apr 2024
King Yuan Electronics Co, one of the world’s largest chip testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a Suzhou subsidiary
‘The board of directors has made a decision to withdraw from [mainland] China’s semiconductor manufacturing business,’ KYEC said
Kelly Le
29 Apr 2024
Peru seeks to avoid arbitration over Chinese-built megaport
In March, Peru’s port authority said ‘administrative error’ had given Cosco Shipping exclusivity at Chancay megaport, asked a judge to annul decision
Cosco has sent letter to Peru to start negotiations to reach amicable resolution without resorting to international arbitration, local media reported
Reuters
30 Apr 2024
In March, Peru’s port authority said ‘administrative error’ had given Cosco Shipping exclusivity at Chancay megaport, asked a judge to annul decision
Cosco has sent letter to Peru to start negotiations to reach amicable resolution without resorting to international arbitration, local media reported
Reuters
30 Apr 2024
China launches first of 8 advanced stealth submarines for Pakistan Navy
Contract for Hangor-class vessels was signed in 2015 during visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping
Submarine construction adds ‘a new dimension to the ever-tested Pakistan-China friendship’, Pakistan Navy chief says
Amber Wang
29 Apr 2024
Contract for Hangor-class vessels was signed in 2015 during visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping
Submarine construction adds ‘a new dimension to the ever-tested Pakistan-China friendship’, Pakistan Navy chief says
Amber Wang
29 Apr 2024
Mainland China’s top spy agency vows to fight ‘Taiwan independence’ ahead of William Lai’s inauguration
Ministry of State Security issues second public warning this year to Taipei’s ‘separatist forces’ and pledges to expand support for reunification
It also promises to guard against ‘colour revolutions’ in article published just weeks before William Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwanese leader
Yuanyue Dang
29 Apr 2024
Ministry of State Security issues second public warning this year to Taipei’s ‘separatist forces’ and pledges to expand support for reunification
It also promises to guard against ‘colour revolutions’ in article published just weeks before William Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwanese leader
Yuanyue Dang
29 Apr 2024
China’s rare-earth miners suffer profit falls as new supply chains rise
Global shifts and shaky domestic economy hit prices in strategic industry
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
April 29, 2024 15:50 JST
HONG KONG — China’s rare-earth miners and refiners are suffering from falling revenues and profits despite the government’s efforts to protect the strategic industry, as competitors scurry to build their own supply chains and the domestic economy remains shaky.
China Rare Earth Resources and Technology, a core listed arm of state conglomerate China Rare Earth Group, reported a 5.4% year-on-year decline in annual revenue for 2023, to 3.98 billion yuan ($550 million). Its net profit plunged by 45.7% to 417.67 million yuan.
In a disclosure to the Shenzhen exchange dated Saturday, the state-owned miner said the rare-earth industry is going through a “fundamental stage” characterized by accelerated consolidation and structural adjustments on a global scale. It said this had caused prices to fall, eroding its earnings.
The story is much the same across the Chinese industry. Although the country remains by far the world’s top producer of rare-earth minerals — crucial for batteries, electric cars and other high-tech products — others are enhancing their own production capabilities.
The latest data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which is widely quoted by Chinese authorities and companies, shows global reserves of the 17 rare-earth elements at 110 million tonnes, with China comfortably leading at 44 million tonnes — 40% of the total. Trailing China were Myanmar, Russia, India and Australia.
The USGS said production in 2023 was also led by China, which turned out 240,000 tonnes, about two-thirds of global output. The U.S. was the second largest producer, followed by Myanmar, each of which had more than tripled its output over the year.
Global shifts and shaky domestic economy hit prices in strategic industry
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
April 29, 2024 15:50 JST
HONG KONG — China’s rare-earth miners and refiners are suffering from falling revenues and profits despite the government’s efforts to protect the strategic industry, as competitors scurry to build their own supply chains and the domestic economy remains shaky.
China Rare Earth Resources and Technology, a core listed arm of state conglomerate China Rare Earth Group, reported a 5.4% year-on-year decline in annual revenue for 2023, to 3.98 billion yuan ($550 million). Its net profit plunged by 45.7% to 417.67 million yuan.
In a disclosure to the Shenzhen exchange dated Saturday, the state-owned miner said the rare-earth industry is going through a “fundamental stage” characterized by accelerated consolidation and structural adjustments on a global scale. It said this had caused prices to fall, eroding its earnings.
The story is much the same across the Chinese industry. Although the country remains by far the world’s top producer of rare-earth minerals — crucial for batteries, electric cars and other high-tech products — others are enhancing their own production capabilities.
The latest data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which is widely quoted by Chinese authorities and companies, shows global reserves of the 17 rare-earth elements at 110 million tonnes, with China comfortably leading at 44 million tonnes — 40% of the total. Trailing China were Myanmar, Russia, India and Australia.
The USGS said production in 2023 was also led by China, which turned out 240,000 tonnes, about two-thirds of global output. The U.S. was the second largest producer, followed by Myanmar, each of which had more than tripled its output over the year.
Seizing Russia’s money to aid Ukraine is a dangerous move
The power to confiscate sovereign assets once exercised risks undermining global financial stability and legal order. It also weakens US leverage.
Jonathan Eyal
Global Affairs Correspondent
APR 30, 2024, 05:39 AM
Where there is a will, there is a way. At least that seems to be the view of the US Congress, which has decided to give President Joe Biden legal powers to confiscate outright any cash, shares and other assets belonging to Russia currently held on American soil.
US lawmakers justify the move with references to natural justice. At the end of this week, the world will mark 800 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a grim milestone of death and destruction on a scale unprecedented in Europe since World War II.
The power to confiscate sovereign assets once exercised risks undermining global financial stability and legal order. It also weakens US leverage.
Jonathan Eyal
Global Affairs Correspondent
APR 30, 2024, 05:39 AM
Where there is a will, there is a way. At least that seems to be the view of the US Congress, which has decided to give President Joe Biden legal powers to confiscate outright any cash, shares and other assets belonging to Russia currently held on American soil.
US lawmakers justify the move with references to natural justice. At the end of this week, the world will mark 800 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a grim milestone of death and destruction on a scale unprecedented in Europe since World War II.
China confronts Japanese politicians visiting near disputed East China Sea islets
REUTERS
Apr 28, 2024
China’s coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese media said on Sunday, the latest in a series of maritime disputes involving China and its neighbors.
Chinese vessels took unspecified law enforcement measures, the embassy said in a statement, adding that it had lodged solemn representations for what it called “infringement and provocation” by Japan near tiny, uninhabited islands that Beijing calls the Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkakus.
The Japanese group, including former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, was on an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki, in Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Chinese Embassy and Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
Japan and China have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands. China also has escalating run-ins with the Philippine Navy in disputed areas of the South China Sea, where Beijing’s expansive maritime claims conflict with those of a number of Southeast Asia nations.
REUTERS
Apr 28, 2024
China’s coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo and Japanese media said on Sunday, the latest in a series of maritime disputes involving China and its neighbors.
Chinese vessels took unspecified law enforcement measures, the embassy said in a statement, adding that it had lodged solemn representations for what it called “infringement and provocation” by Japan near tiny, uninhabited islands that Beijing calls the Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkakus.
The Japanese group, including former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, was on an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki, in Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Chinese Embassy and Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
Japan and China have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands. China also has escalating run-ins with the Philippine Navy in disputed areas of the South China Sea, where Beijing’s expansive maritime claims conflict with those of a number of Southeast Asia nations.
U.S. ‘firm’ steps in when China is seen as a bully, not a partner
BY PETER MARTIN AND JAMES MAYGER
Apr 29, 2024
When South Korea decided to host a U.S. anti-ballistic missile system, the lucrative flow of tourists from neighboring China suddenly dried up. When Australia accused Beijing of meddling in its domestic politics and demanded answers over the origins of COVID-19, China stopped buying exports like coal, wine and beef.
It wasn’t until Beijing tried to punish Lithuania for opening a liaison office with Taiwan in 2021 that Washington intervened.
A key outcome from that episode was the creation of a team inside the U.S. State Department to help when Beijing responds to political disputes with economic and trade weapons — what the U.S. and its allies call economic coercion. Demand for that help has been strong, according to the U.S. official in charge of the program.
BY PETER MARTIN AND JAMES MAYGER
Apr 29, 2024
When South Korea decided to host a U.S. anti-ballistic missile system, the lucrative flow of tourists from neighboring China suddenly dried up. When Australia accused Beijing of meddling in its domestic politics and demanded answers over the origins of COVID-19, China stopped buying exports like coal, wine and beef.
It wasn’t until Beijing tried to punish Lithuania for opening a liaison office with Taiwan in 2021 that Washington intervened.
A key outcome from that episode was the creation of a team inside the U.S. State Department to help when Beijing responds to political disputes with economic and trade weapons — what the U.S. and its allies call economic coercion. Demand for that help has been strong, according to the U.S. official in charge of the program.
Biden’s focus on Ukraine risks Indo-Pacific security
America’s conundrum: How do you balance the Russia conflict against a belligerent China?
BRAHMA CHELLANEY
Apr 28, 2024
The U.S. should use diplomacy to achieve a cease-fire in Ukraine, as a prolonged conflict could reshape global power dynamics and strengthen China.
Strategic challenges in the Indo-Pacific are mounting, with China stepping up coercive pressures on Taiwan and pursuing aggressive tactics in the South and East China Seas. Meanwhile, the tense military standoff along the long Himalayan frontier between China and India — triggered by furtive Chinese encroachments — is entering its fifth year.
America’s conundrum: How do you balance the Russia conflict against a belligerent China?
BRAHMA CHELLANEY
Apr 28, 2024
The U.S. should use diplomacy to achieve a cease-fire in Ukraine, as a prolonged conflict could reshape global power dynamics and strengthen China.
Strategic challenges in the Indo-Pacific are mounting, with China stepping up coercive pressures on Taiwan and pursuing aggressive tactics in the South and East China Seas. Meanwhile, the tense military standoff along the long Himalayan frontier between China and India — triggered by furtive Chinese encroachments — is entering its fifth year.
Why Iran fears Trump 2.0 more than most
Iranians bracing for another Trump-led ‘maximum pressure’ campaign as markets speculating on Trump win drive down the rial currency 20%
By AMIN NAENI
APRIL 29, 2024
Iranians bracing for another Trump-led ‘maximum pressure’ campaign as markets speculating on Trump win drive down the rial currency 20%
By AMIN NAENI
APRIL 29, 2024
France taking sides with Philippines vis-a-vis China
France an active participant in US-Philippine Balikatan joint exercises while seeking visiting forces agreement and submarine sales
By RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN
APRIL 29, 2024
France an active participant in US-Philippine Balikatan joint exercises while seeking visiting forces agreement and submarine sales
By RICHARD JAVAD HEYDARIAN
APRIL 29, 2024
How Europe solved its Russian gas problem
The bloc has avoided an energy crisis, but the short-term solutions could harm competitiveness and the green transition down the line
Alice Hancock in Brussels and Shotaro Tani in London
APRIL 29, 2024
The bloc has avoided an energy crisis, but the short-term solutions could harm competitiveness and the green transition down the line
Alice Hancock in Brussels and Shotaro Tani in London
APRIL 29, 2024
Western banks in Russia paid €800mn in taxes to Kremlin last year
Figure represents a fourfold increase on prewar levels and comes as profits jump at European lenders still in the country
Euan Healy in London and Anastasia Stognei in Tbilisi
APRIL 29, 2024
Figure represents a fourfold increase on prewar levels and comes as profits jump at European lenders still in the country
Euan Healy in London and Anastasia Stognei in Tbilisi
APRIL 29, 2024
Eleven countries to breach EU deficit rules
Poland and others push to be exempt from ‘excessive deficit procedure’ owing to their high defence spending
Paola Tamma and Andy Bounds in Brussels
APRIL 29, 2024
Poland and others push to be exempt from ‘excessive deficit procedure’ owing to their high defence spending
Paola Tamma and Andy Bounds in Brussels
APRIL 29, 2024
‘Honeypots’ and influence operations: China’s spies turn to Europe
Arrests in Germany and UK point to growing scale and ambition of Chinese espionage operations
John Paul Rathbone in London and Joe Leahy in Beijing
April 29, 2024
Arrests in Germany and UK point to growing scale and ambition of Chinese espionage operations
John Paul Rathbone in London and Joe Leahy in Beijing
April 29, 2024
US Pacific commander says China is pursuing ‘boiling frog’ strategy
Retiring Admiral John Aquilino accuses Beijing of gradually raising pressure in South China Sea
Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington
April 28, 2024
Retiring Admiral John Aquilino accuses Beijing of gradually raising pressure in South China Sea
Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington
April 28, 2024
Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall
By Julia Harte and Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) – Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian activists who refused to dismantle a tent encampment on its New York City campus after the Ivy League school declared a stalemate in talks seeking to end the polarizing protest.
University President Nemat Minouche Shafik said in a statement that days of negotiations between student organizers and academic leaders had failed to persuade demonstrators to remove the dozens of tents set up to express opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza.
By Julia Harte and Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) – Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian activists who refused to dismantle a tent encampment on its New York City campus after the Ivy League school declared a stalemate in talks seeking to end the polarizing protest.
University President Nemat Minouche Shafik said in a statement that days of negotiations between student organizers and academic leaders had failed to persuade demonstrators to remove the dozens of tents set up to express opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza.
https://www.reuters.com/world/un-experts-say-north-korea-missile-landed-ukraines-kharkiv-2024-04-29/
Exclusive: UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (Reuters) – The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday.
In the 32-page report, the U.N. sanctions monitors concluded that “debris recovered from a missile that landed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 2 January 2024 derives from a DPRK Hwasong-11 series missile” and is in violation of the arms embargo on North Korea.
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (Reuters) – The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday.
In the 32-page report, the U.N. sanctions monitors concluded that “debris recovered from a missile that landed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 2 January 2024 derives from a DPRK Hwasong-11 series missile” and is in violation of the arms embargo on North Korea.
Exclusive: China firms go ‘underground’ on Russia payments as banks pull back
By Reuters
April 29 (Reuters) – An appliance maker in southern China is finding it hard to ship its products to Russia, not because of any problems with the gadgets but because China’s big banks are throttling payments for such transactions out of concern over U.S. sanctions.
To settle payments for its electrical goods, the Guangdong-based company is considering using currency brokers active along China’s border with Russia, said the company’s founder, Wang, who asked to be identified only by his family name.
By Reuters
April 29 (Reuters) – An appliance maker in southern China is finding it hard to ship its products to Russia, not because of any problems with the gadgets but because China’s big banks are throttling payments for such transactions out of concern over U.S. sanctions.
To settle payments for its electrical goods, the Guangdong-based company is considering using currency brokers active along China’s border with Russia, said the company’s founder, Wang, who asked to be identified only by his family name.
Taiwan removes Chiang Kai-shek statues to distance itself from Beijing
Hundreds of statues of the dictator who ruled the island until his death after he was driven from the mainland are being relocated or removed entirely
Richard Spencer, China Correspondent
Monday April 29 2024, 3.00pm BST, The Times
Hundreds of statues of a former leader of China and Taiwan are to be torn down across the island as its ruling party tries to distance itself from Beijing.
Taiwan is littered with statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the former president of the Republic of China who was driven from the mainland by Chairman Mao’s communists in 1949 and then ruled over Taiwan until his death in 1975.
Many had already been removed since the island’s politics turned against both the memory of his dictatorial rule and the historic ties to the mainland that he represented. Some have been relocated to a park in northern Taipei, which is now known for its Chiang statues.
Hundreds of statues of the dictator who ruled the island until his death after he was driven from the mainland are being relocated or removed entirely
Richard Spencer, China Correspondent
Monday April 29 2024, 3.00pm BST, The Times
Hundreds of statues of a former leader of China and Taiwan are to be torn down across the island as its ruling party tries to distance itself from Beijing.
Taiwan is littered with statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the former president of the Republic of China who was driven from the mainland by Chairman Mao’s communists in 1949 and then ruled over Taiwan until his death in 1975.
Many had already been removed since the island’s politics turned against both the memory of his dictatorial rule and the historic ties to the mainland that he represented. Some have been relocated to a park in northern Taipei, which is now known for its Chiang statues.
Former minister detained and deported from Djibouti
The east African country has close ties to China, which has sanctioned Tim Loughton for criticising its human rights record
Steven Swinford, Political editor
Sunday April 28 2024, 11.00pm, The Times
A former minister who was sanctioned by China was detained and deported after a trip to Djibouti, an east African country with close ties to Beijing.
Tim Loughton, a Tory MP and member of the home affairs select committee, arrived in Djibouti for a 24-hour visit that included a meeting with the British ambassador.
However, he was detained for seven hours at the airport, barred from entering the country and told that he would be removed on the next available flight.
He told The Daily Telegraph that he believes his “intimidating” detention and expulsion was a “direct consequence” of his criticism of China.
The east African country has close ties to China, which has sanctioned Tim Loughton for criticising its human rights record
Steven Swinford, Political editor
Sunday April 28 2024, 11.00pm, The Times
A former minister who was sanctioned by China was detained and deported after a trip to Djibouti, an east African country with close ties to Beijing.
Tim Loughton, a Tory MP and member of the home affairs select committee, arrived in Djibouti for a 24-hour visit that included a meeting with the British ambassador.
However, he was detained for seven hours at the airport, barred from entering the country and told that he would be removed on the next available flight.
He told The Daily Telegraph that he believes his “intimidating” detention and expulsion was a “direct consequence” of his criticism of China.
US university Gaza protests ‘infiltrated by professional organisers’
Boston Northeastern University said people with no affiliation to the institution were in demonstrations where the slogan ‘Kill the Jews’ had been witnessed
Alistair Dawber, Washington
Sunday April 28 2024, 11.00pm BST, The Times
Student-led protests against the war in Gaza spread across more American universities this weekend as the growing wave of dissent that has led to hundreds of arrests now threatens to undermine President Biden’s campaign for re-election.
More than 250 people were detained by police on Saturday at Washington University in St Louis, Boston’s Northeastern University as well as at Arizona and Indiana state universities as riot police moved in to disrupt protest camps or restore order.
It brings the total number of arrests to more than 700 since April 18, when police in New York tried to clear a protest camp established at Columbia University, setting off similar scenes at campuses in California, Georgia and Texas.
Boston Northeastern University said people with no affiliation to the institution were in demonstrations where the slogan ‘Kill the Jews’ had been witnessed
Alistair Dawber, Washington
Sunday April 28 2024, 11.00pm BST, The Times
Student-led protests against the war in Gaza spread across more American universities this weekend as the growing wave of dissent that has led to hundreds of arrests now threatens to undermine President Biden’s campaign for re-election.
More than 250 people were detained by police on Saturday at Washington University in St Louis, Boston’s Northeastern University as well as at Arizona and Indiana state universities as riot police moved in to disrupt protest camps or restore order.
It brings the total number of arrests to more than 700 since April 18, when police in New York tried to clear a protest camp established at Columbia University, setting off similar scenes at campuses in California, Georgia and Texas.
Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel from Lebanon
The launches, nearly all of which Israel shot down, were an apparent attempt by the group to show it remains a threat even as the war has degraded its military capabilities in Gaza.
By EUAN WARD
April 29, 2024
The launches, nearly all of which Israel shot down, were an apparent attempt by the group to show it remains a threat even as the war has degraded its military capabilities in Gaza.
By EUAN WARD
April 29, 2024
In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters.
By DAVID C. ADAMS
April 29, 2024
Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters.
By DAVID C. ADAMS
April 29, 2024
As Anger Grows Over Gaza, Arab Leaders Crack Down on Protests
Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang.
By VIVIAN YEE, VIVIAN NEREIM and EMAD MEKAY
April 29, 2024
Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang.
By VIVIAN YEE, VIVIAN NEREIM and EMAD MEKAY
April 29, 2024
A TikTok Divestiture Is Long Overdue
With its TikTok bill, Congress sent message to the world: You cannot disregard basic internet norms and expect to be treated like any other country.
By TIM WU
April 29, 2024
With its TikTok bill, Congress sent message to the world: You cannot disregard basic internet norms and expect to be treated like any other country.
By TIM WU
April 29, 2024
In Northern Israel, Clashes With Hezbollah Drive a Hospital Underground
Subterranean operations at Galilee Medical Center are a striking example of how life in northern Israel has been upended since Hezbollah began launching near-daily attacks.
By JOHNATAN REISS
April 28, 2024
Subterranean operations at Galilee Medical Center are a striking example of how life in northern Israel has been upended since Hezbollah began launching near-daily attacks.
By JOHNATAN REISS
April 28, 2024
Yair Lapid Says the World Misunderstands Israel
Frustrated at the growing protest movement, the opposition leader defends his country’s “existential” war.
By LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO
April 27, 2024
Frustrated at the growing protest movement, the opposition leader defends his country’s “existential” war.
By LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO
April 27, 2024
Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe
A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.
By ANDREW HIGGINS and CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE
April 27, 2024
A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.
By ANDREW HIGGINS and CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE
April 27, 2024
A.I. Start-Ups Face a Rough Financial Reality Check
The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough.
By CADE METZ, KAREN WEISE and TRIPP MICKLE
April 29, 2024
The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough.
By CADE METZ, KAREN WEISE and TRIPP MICKLE
April 29, 2024
The Middle East Is a Trap for Joe Biden
He is caught between the national interest and the demands of his political base.
Walter Russell Mead
April 29, 2024 5:29 pm ET
The 19th-century British prime minister Lord Palmerston supposedly said that the Schleswig-Holstein international controversy of his time was so complicated that only three people had ever understood it: Prince Albert, who died; a professor, who went mad; and Lord Palmerston himself, who had forgotten all about it.
The modern Middle East is even more complicated than the Schleswig-Holstein controversy, and while the U.S. has no shortage of mad professors, the number of Americans who understand the background of the Israel-Palestinian dispute or the limited choices among which an American president can realistically choose is vanishingly small. As a result, America’s Middle East policy debates are almost always bitter and seldom smart.
He is caught between the national interest and the demands of his political base.
Walter Russell Mead
April 29, 2024 5:29 pm ET
The 19th-century British prime minister Lord Palmerston supposedly said that the Schleswig-Holstein international controversy of his time was so complicated that only three people had ever understood it: Prince Albert, who died; a professor, who went mad; and Lord Palmerston himself, who had forgotten all about it.
The modern Middle East is even more complicated than the Schleswig-Holstein controversy, and while the U.S. has no shortage of mad professors, the number of Americans who understand the background of the Israel-Palestinian dispute or the limited choices among which an American president can realistically choose is vanishingly small. As a result, America’s Middle East policy debates are almost always bitter and seldom smart.
Columbia Elects an Israeli Student
Maya Platek calls for dialogue at a school overrun by an angry and defiant mob.
William McGurn
April 29, 2024 5:30 pm ET
Meet the surprising president-elect of the student body of the School of General Studies, one of Columbia University’s four undergraduate colleges. Her name is Maya Platek. She is a proud Israeli who once worked for the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson’s unit.
Anyone watching the goings-on at the university’s Morningside Heights campus these past two weeks might easily mistake Columbia for a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamas Inc. Ms. Platek’s election throws a wrench into the protester narratives. It signals that at least some at Columbia want students to be able to walk the campus without harassment—and life to get back to normal.
Maya Platek calls for dialogue at a school overrun by an angry and defiant mob.
William McGurn
April 29, 2024 5:30 pm ET
Meet the surprising president-elect of the student body of the School of General Studies, one of Columbia University’s four undergraduate colleges. Her name is Maya Platek. She is a proud Israeli who once worked for the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson’s unit.
Anyone watching the goings-on at the university’s Morningside Heights campus these past two weeks might easily mistake Columbia for a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamas Inc. Ms. Platek’s election throws a wrench into the protester narratives. It signals that at least some at Columbia want students to be able to walk the campus without harassment—and life to get back to normal.
Israel Raises Concerns About Possible ICC Arrest Warrants
Western countries express unease to court about timing of any action against Israeli officials, European diplomats say
By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Laurence Norman and Anat Peled
Updated April 29, 2024 4:57 pm ET
Israel is concerned that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants against its senior-most officials on charges related to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, according to Israeli officials.
Western officials have reached out to the court to express unease with any imminent decisions because of the potential to undercut U.S.-led diplomacy to achieve a cease-fire and free some of the 129 hostages taken Oct. 7 and held in Gaza.
Western countries express unease to court about timing of any action against Israeli officials, European diplomats say
By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Laurence Norman and Anat Peled
Updated April 29, 2024 4:57 pm ET
Israel is concerned that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants against its senior-most officials on charges related to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, according to Israeli officials.
Western officials have reached out to the court to express unease with any imminent decisions because of the potential to undercut U.S.-led diplomacy to achieve a cease-fire and free some of the 129 hostages taken Oct. 7 and held in Gaza.
‘The Unfinished Quest’ Review: India’s Path to Global Power
Until recently, India didn’t see itself as a great power in the traditional mode. Now it wants to establish a leading role in the world order.
By Brendan Simms
April 29, 2024 12:00 pm ET
Charles de Gaulle once remarked that India would always be a potential great power. It was a two-edged comment, suggesting both the latent strength of India and the idea that it would never be fully realized. This sense of India as a nation forever “becoming” great but never being so has persisted over time. A decade ago, the London-based political scientist Harsh Pant noted that, to many, India was “on the cusp” of achieving “great power status,” though he added that he was himself skeptical, believing the moment to be still some way off.
In “The Unfinished Quest,” T.V. Paul—a professor at McGill University and a widely recognized authority on the Subcontinent and on “rising powers”—takes up the theme. His own quest to discover India’s destiny, as a major power or “merely” an aspiring one, is both instructive and stimulating. It helps that his analysis is leavened, here and there, with vignettes from his travels and from his encounters with major figures, such as Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister from 2004 to 2014.
Until recently, India didn’t see itself as a great power in the traditional mode. Now it wants to establish a leading role in the world order.
By Brendan Simms
April 29, 2024 12:00 pm ET
Charles de Gaulle once remarked that India would always be a potential great power. It was a two-edged comment, suggesting both the latent strength of India and the idea that it would never be fully realized. This sense of India as a nation forever “becoming” great but never being so has persisted over time. A decade ago, the London-based political scientist Harsh Pant noted that, to many, India was “on the cusp” of achieving “great power status,” though he added that he was himself skeptical, believing the moment to be still some way off.
In “The Unfinished Quest,” T.V. Paul—a professor at McGill University and a widely recognized authority on the Subcontinent and on “rising powers”—takes up the theme. His own quest to discover India’s destiny, as a major power or “merely” an aspiring one, is both instructive and stimulating. It helps that his analysis is leavened, here and there, with vignettes from his travels and from his encounters with major figures, such as Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister from 2004 to 2014.
Russia Seizes Villages, Exploiting Advantage Gained From Ukraine’s Long Wait for Western Aid
Long-awaited military aid is en route but hasn’t arrived in time to stave off a recent Russian advance
By Jane Lytvynenko and Isabel Coles
April 29, 2024 10:51 am ET
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces have seized several villages in eastern Ukraine over the past week, making swift but relatively small gains against threadbare Ukrainian forces who have ceded ground amid a desperate wait for promised U.S. military aid.
Ukrainian troops have pulled back from several of the villages captured by Russia’s army in the eastern Donetsk region in recent days, as Russia continues to exploit its advantage in men and munitions.
Long-awaited military aid is en route but hasn’t arrived in time to stave off a recent Russian advance
By Jane Lytvynenko and Isabel Coles
April 29, 2024 10:51 am ET
KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces have seized several villages in eastern Ukraine over the past week, making swift but relatively small gains against threadbare Ukrainian forces who have ceded ground amid a desperate wait for promised U.S. military aid.
Ukrainian troops have pulled back from several of the villages captured by Russia’s army in the eastern Donetsk region in recent days, as Russia continues to exploit its advantage in men and munitions.
Hezbollah Stumbles Into a War of Attrition
The Lebanese group isn’t ready for a larger conflict. Israel shouldn’t let that opportunity go to waste.
By David Daoud
April 29, 2024 4:17 pm ET
Hezbollah, Iran’s most formidable proxy, barely lifted a finger when its patron fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel in the early hours of April 14. The Lebanese group fired a few dozen rockets but claimed it was in retaliation not for Israel’s killing Iranian Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi on April 1—Tehran’s point man in Lebanon and Syria—but for other airstrikes in southern Lebanon. The relative inaction was deliberate.
Hezbollah began attacking northern Israel on Oct. 8 to support Hamas, whose rampage killed some 1,200 Israelis and was soon to provoke an armed response. Yet by attacking Israel, Hezbollah embroiled itself in a war of attrition that it neither envisioned nor wanted. The fighting, according to the group’s tally, has cost it nearly 300 men, exposed its arsenal in Lebanon to Israeli attacks, and displaced thousands of its supporters.
The Lebanese group isn’t ready for a larger conflict. Israel shouldn’t let that opportunity go to waste.
By David Daoud
April 29, 2024 4:17 pm ET
Hezbollah, Iran’s most formidable proxy, barely lifted a finger when its patron fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel in the early hours of April 14. The Lebanese group fired a few dozen rockets but claimed it was in retaliation not for Israel’s killing Iranian Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi on April 1—Tehran’s point man in Lebanon and Syria—but for other airstrikes in southern Lebanon. The relative inaction was deliberate.
Hezbollah began attacking northern Israel on Oct. 8 to support Hamas, whose rampage killed some 1,200 Israelis and was soon to provoke an armed response. Yet by attacking Israel, Hezbollah embroiled itself in a war of attrition that it neither envisioned nor wanted. The fighting, according to the group’s tally, has cost it nearly 300 men, exposed its arsenal in Lebanon to Israeli attacks, and displaced thousands of its supporters.
Ukraine Bets on Long-Range Drones, Raising Costs of War for Russia
The country is doubling down on a campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries, airfields and logistics
By Isabel Coles
Updated April 29, 2024 12:00 am ET
Inside a hangar tucked away in western Ukraine, dozens of workers in protective clothing mold fiberglass mesh and assemble the pieces into potent weapons: long-range drones.
With a range of up to 500 miles, the drones made here are designed to meet surging demand as Ukraine ramps up a campaign of strikes deep inside Russian territory in the third year of the war.
The country is doubling down on a campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries, airfields and logistics
By Isabel Coles
Updated April 29, 2024 12:00 am ET
Inside a hangar tucked away in western Ukraine, dozens of workers in protective clothing mold fiberglass mesh and assemble the pieces into potent weapons: long-range drones.
With a range of up to 500 miles, the drones made here are designed to meet surging demand as Ukraine ramps up a campaign of strikes deep inside Russian territory in the third year of the war.
Watch Out for a Global Wealth Tax
Will Biden and Yellen buy into the G-20 proposal for a 2% tax on assets?
By The Editorial Board
April 28, 2024 4:13 pm ET
“The tax could be designed as a minimum levy equivalent to 2% of the wealth of the super-rich,” write economic ministers of Germany, Spain, Brazil and South Africa in the Guardian. They say the levy would raise about $250 billion a year from some 3,000 billionaires and “would boost social justice and increase trust in the effectiveness of fiscal redistribution.” The countries plan to float this at the next G-20 meeting in June.
As you might expect, this would principally be a tax raid on Americans, who are the most numerous billionaires. It would also be taxation without representation, since it would be a body of global elites attempting to impose a tax without having passed Congress.
Presumably, the plan is to have the G-20 endorse the idea, including President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Then negotiate a global tax deal that would wait until Democrats control all of the U.S. government to approve it, even if that takes many years.
Will Biden and Yellen buy into the G-20 proposal for a 2% tax on assets?
By The Editorial Board
April 28, 2024 4:13 pm ET
“The tax could be designed as a minimum levy equivalent to 2% of the wealth of the super-rich,” write economic ministers of Germany, Spain, Brazil and South Africa in the Guardian. They say the levy would raise about $250 billion a year from some 3,000 billionaires and “would boost social justice and increase trust in the effectiveness of fiscal redistribution.” The countries plan to float this at the next G-20 meeting in June.
As you might expect, this would principally be a tax raid on Americans, who are the most numerous billionaires. It would also be taxation without representation, since it would be a body of global elites attempting to impose a tax without having passed Congress.
Presumably, the plan is to have the G-20 endorse the idea, including President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Then negotiate a global tax deal that would wait until Democrats control all of the U.S. government to approve it, even if that takes many years.
At Columbia, Israel Backers Are Outside Looking In
An ignorant mob occupies the campus. On the street nearby, a diverse crowd stands for humanity.
By Emma Osman
April 28, 2024 11:49 am ET
Naomi, a sophomore at Columbia’s Barnard College, can hear the chants and drumbeats from her room. “I hear ‘Intifada,’ ‘From the River, To the Sea,’ all of that,” she says, gesturing down the block toward her dorm. “Nothing’s being done. . . . The school has lost all control.”
An ignorant mob occupies the campus. On the street nearby, a diverse crowd stands for humanity.
By Emma Osman
April 28, 2024 11:49 am ET
Naomi, a sophomore at Columbia’s Barnard College, can hear the chants and drumbeats from her room. “I hear ‘Intifada,’ ‘From the River, To the Sea,’ all of that,” she says, gesturing down the block toward her dorm. “Nothing’s being done. . . . The school has lost all control.”
Iranian Rapper’s Death Sentence Draws International Uproar
Tehran renews crackdown on civil liberties amid regional tensions
By Benoit Faucon and Aresu Eqbali
April 27, 2024 4:13 pm ET
An Iranian court has sentenced a popular dissident rapper to death following his outspoken support of the 2022 women’s rights movement, drawing international criticism of Tehran as it renews a crackdown on dissent.
The sentence handed down by a judge in Isfahan this week against rapper Toomaj Salehi, 33, on vague national-security charges is “unprecedented,” said one of his lawyers, Mostafa Nili. Salehi denies the charges.
Tehran renews crackdown on civil liberties amid regional tensions
By Benoit Faucon and Aresu Eqbali
April 27, 2024 4:13 pm ET
An Iranian court has sentenced a popular dissident rapper to death following his outspoken support of the 2022 women’s rights movement, drawing international criticism of Tehran as it renews a crackdown on dissent.
The sentence handed down by a judge in Isfahan this week against rapper Toomaj Salehi, 33, on vague national-security charges is “unprecedented,” said one of his lawyers, Mostafa Nili. Salehi denies the charges.
Iran’s Attack on Israel Has Deepened Concerns About Its Nuclear Program
The exchange of direct fire between the two foes opens an era of more dangerous competition
By Laurence Norman
Updated April 28, 2024
Iran’s decision to launch more than 300 missiles and drones in its first direct attack on Israeli soil earlier this month showed an appetite for risk that is putting renewed focus on Tehran’s nuclear program and whether it will continue to refrain from developing a bomb.
Close observers of Iran’s nuclear development have long believed the country’s top leaders have calculated that the costs of building a bomb outweigh the benefits. As a threshold nuclear power with weapon capabilities within reach, Iran already enjoys considerable deterrence power without risking the war that could come if an attempt to build a bomb is detected.
The exchange of direct fire between the two foes opens an era of more dangerous competition
By Laurence Norman
Updated April 28, 2024
Iran’s decision to launch more than 300 missiles and drones in its first direct attack on Israeli soil earlier this month showed an appetite for risk that is putting renewed focus on Tehran’s nuclear program and whether it will continue to refrain from developing a bomb.
Close observers of Iran’s nuclear development have long believed the country’s top leaders have calculated that the costs of building a bomb outweigh the benefits. As a threshold nuclear power with weapon capabilities within reach, Iran already enjoys considerable deterrence power without risking the war that could come if an attempt to build a bomb is detected.
Congress Leads on Iran Sanctions
The foreign-aid package includes a series of new sanctions, countering Biden’s accommodation.
By Andrew Ghalili
April 28, 2024 4:05 pm ET
Aid to Ukraine and Israel got more attention, but the same package of national-security bills contained an important provision expanding sanctions against Iran. Iran’s missile and drone assault on Israel this month solidified support for the measures, which will exact a devastating economic toll on the regime and help thwart the Biden administration’s sanctions-relief effort.
Four of the aid package’s most significant Iran-related provisions are the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act, known by the acronym Mahsa; the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum, Act, or SHIP; the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act, and the Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act. Two of these bills target high-level officials in the Islamic Republic. The other two support the U.S. position on Iran’s largest source of foreign income: its petroleum industry. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), sponsor of the SHIP Act, said: “We will finally begin to cut off Iran’s funding for terror at its source—its illicit oil trade.”
The foreign-aid package includes a series of new sanctions, countering Biden’s accommodation.
By Andrew Ghalili
April 28, 2024 4:05 pm ET
Aid to Ukraine and Israel got more attention, but the same package of national-security bills contained an important provision expanding sanctions against Iran. Iran’s missile and drone assault on Israel this month solidified support for the measures, which will exact a devastating economic toll on the regime and help thwart the Biden administration’s sanctions-relief effort.
Four of the aid package’s most significant Iran-related provisions are the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act, known by the acronym Mahsa; the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum, Act, or SHIP; the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act, and the Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act. Two of these bills target high-level officials in the Islamic Republic. The other two support the U.S. position on Iran’s largest source of foreign income: its petroleum industry. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), sponsor of the SHIP Act, said: “We will finally begin to cut off Iran’s funding for terror at its source—its illicit oil trade.”
How the right U.S. chip strategy can keep Taiwan free
The “chip breakout” that China desperately seeks would be a geopolitical game-changer.
By Dmitri Alperovitch
April 29, 2024
The “chip breakout” that China desperately seeks would be a geopolitical game-changer.
By Dmitri Alperovitch
April 29, 2024
Why the Military Can’t Trust AI
Large-Language Models Can Make Bad Decisions—and Could Trigger Nuclear War
By Max Lamparth and Jacquelyn Schneider
April 29, 2024
There have already been encouraging signs that the U.S. military is taking this seriously. In 2023, the DOD released its directive on Autonomy in Weapon Systems. It requires AI systems to be tested and evaluated to ensure that they function as anticipated and adhere to the Pentagon’s AI Ethical Principles, and Responsible AI Strategy. This was an important first step in the safe development and implementation of these technologies. Next, more research is required to understand when and how LLMs can lead to unnecessary harm. And, perhaps more important for the military, the policy is useful only if buyers, fighters, and planners know enough about how an LLM is made to apply its underlying principles. For that to happen, militaries will need to train and fine-tune not just their LLMs but also their staff and their leaders.
Large-Language Models Can Make Bad Decisions—and Could Trigger Nuclear War
By Max Lamparth and Jacquelyn Schneider
April 29, 2024
There have already been encouraging signs that the U.S. military is taking this seriously. In 2023, the DOD released its directive on Autonomy in Weapon Systems. It requires AI systems to be tested and evaluated to ensure that they function as anticipated and adhere to the Pentagon’s AI Ethical Principles, and Responsible AI Strategy. This was an important first step in the safe development and implementation of these technologies. Next, more research is required to understand when and how LLMs can lead to unnecessary harm. And, perhaps more important for the military, the policy is useful only if buyers, fighters, and planners know enough about how an LLM is made to apply its underlying principles. For that to happen, militaries will need to train and fine-tune not just their LLMs but also their staff and their leaders.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/29/globalization-nordstream-russia-ukraine-germany-putin-sabotage/
How Globalization Rose and Fell With Nord Stream
The pipeline bringing Russian gas to Europe was once seen as a triumph for borderless business—but Putin’s invasion of Ukraine put an end to that fantasy.
APRIL 29, 2024, 5:54 AM
By Elisabeth Braw
The pipeline bringing Russian gas to Europe was once seen as a triumph for borderless business—but Putin’s invasion of Ukraine put an end to that fantasy.
APRIL 29, 2024, 5:54 AM
By Elisabeth Braw
Where Global Governance Went Wrong—and How to Fix It
International agreements have not balanced our freedoms in the way that they should.
APRIL 28, 2024, 6:00 AM
By Joseph E. Stiglitz
International agreements have not balanced our freedoms in the way that they should.
APRIL 28, 2024, 6:00 AM
By Joseph E. Stiglitz
Xi’s Imperial Ambitions Are Rooted in China’s History
Myths of peacefulness belie a record as expansionist as any other power.
APRIL 27, 2024, 1:48 PM
By Michael Sobolik
Myths of peacefulness belie a record as expansionist as any other power.
APRIL 27, 2024, 1:48 PM
By Michael Sobolik
America is Losing Tomorrow’s War in the Indo-Pacific
Washington’s Foreign Military Financing program is wholly de-aligned with its stated Asia focus.
by Jonathan G. Wachtel
APRIL 29, 2024
Washington’s Foreign Military Financing program is wholly de-aligned with its stated Asia focus.
by Jonathan G. Wachtel
APRIL 29, 2024
PODCAST: Are We in a New Cold War? (w/ Dan Negrea)
As Washington confronts increasing belligerence from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, does the West face the start of a new “Cold War”? How should policymakers define victory? And what would a second Trump administration mean for the confrontation?
by Jacob Heilbrunn
APRIL 29, 2024
As Washington confronts increasing belligerence from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, does the West face the start of a new “Cold War”? How should policymakers define victory? And what would a second Trump administration mean for the confrontation?
by Jacob Heilbrunn
APRIL 29, 2024
How a Bureaucratic Change Helped Save Israel
One obscure administrative reform enabled the successful, coordinated defense of Israel against the recent Iranian attack.
by Michael Makovsky Charles Wald
April 28, 2024
One obscure administrative reform enabled the successful, coordinated defense of Israel against the recent Iranian attack.
by Michael Makovsky Charles Wald
April 28, 2024
As US Tech Firms Bow to China’s Censorship, Chinese Users Risk Everything to Defy It
Apple continues to remove the tools that ordinary citizens rely on for unfettered speech, even as some use any means possible to speak up.
By Yaqiu Wang
April 27, 2024
China’s Military-Civil Fusion Space Program
China is actively pursuing space superiority while acquiring and developing counter-space capabilities and technologies.
By Ashwin Prasad and Rakshith Shetty
April 27, 2024
Is the US Finally Taking China’s NFU Seriously?
The U.S. is open to considering a proposal by China that nuclear weapons states negotiate a treaty on the no-first use (NFU) of nuclear weapons.
By Daniel Schoolenberg
April 27, 2024
Philippines Denies Chinese Claim About South China Sea ‘Agreement’
Earlier this month, a Chinese embassy spokesperson said that the two nations had reached a “common understanding” on the dispute.
By Sebastian Strangio
April 29, 2024
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Unwise for Manila to tear up the ‘gentleman’s agreement’: Global Times editorial
By Global Times
Published: Apr 29, 2024
The arbitrary tearing up and denial of the “gentleman’s agreement” by the Marcos Jr government has damaged the foundation of trust between China and the Philippines and also exposed Manila’s disregard of dialogue and cooperation in the South China Sea disputes, instead opting for confrontation and conflict.
By Global Times
Published: Apr 29, 2024
The arbitrary tearing up and denial of the “gentleman’s agreement” by the Marcos Jr government has damaged the foundation of trust between China and the Philippines and also exposed Manila’s disregard of dialogue and cooperation in the South China Sea disputes, instead opting for confrontation and conflict.
It is the US that is splashing ‘boiling water’ at Asia-Pacific
By Global Times
Published: Apr 29, 2024
Actually, what the US has done is splashing “boiling water” at the region, whose peace and stability never comes across the mind of the US.
By Global Times
Published: Apr 29, 2024
Actually, what the US has done is splashing “boiling water” at the region, whose peace and stability never comes across the mind of the US.
US-led arms race could push mankind into the abyss
By Andrey Kortunov
Published: Apr 27, 2024
The US remains an indisputable global leader in terms of defense expenditures. The creeping militarization of world politics turns international relations into a zero-sum game, in which the goal is not to resolve a difficult problem, but rather to defeat the opponent.
By Andrey Kortunov
Published: Apr 27, 2024
The US remains an indisputable global leader in terms of defense expenditures. The creeping militarization of world politics turns international relations into a zero-sum game, in which the goal is not to resolve a difficult problem, but rather to defeat the opponent.
Hyping ‘overcapacity’ in China is the real threat to world: Global Times editorial
Green industries and high-quality production capacity should not become a battlefield of the zero-sum game.
By Global Times | 2024/4/29
Green industries and high-quality production capacity should not become a battlefield of the zero-sum game.
By Global Times | 2024/4/29
The religious tendency of US politics is the real danger
The push to pass the bills by emphasizing “common God” reflects a disturbing trend in US politics, that politicians lack a truly inspiring vision and have to cling to Anglo-Saxon white supremacist religious views to rally people.
By Global Times | 2024/4/28
The push to pass the bills by emphasizing “common God” reflects a disturbing trend in US politics, that politicians lack a truly inspiring vision and have to cling to Anglo-Saxon white supremacist religious views to rally people.
By Global Times | 2024/4/28
China completes largest thrust liquid engine’s ignition test
A 130-ton pump rear swing liquid oxygen kerosene engine, developed by the Sixth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), has completed the largest thrust and most complex ignition test in the history of China’s liquid power development on Sunday, with a total thrust of over 500 tons.
By Global Times | 2024/4/29
A 130-ton pump rear swing liquid oxygen kerosene engine, developed by the Sixth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), has completed the largest thrust and most complex ignition test in the history of China’s liquid power development on Sunday, with a total thrust of over 500 tons.
By Global Times | 2024/4/29
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US-led quadrilateral defense talks deemed to target SCS, exacerbating regional risks
As the defense chiefs of the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines are set to meet again in early May in a meeting that is believed to focus on South China Sea issues, Chinese analysts warned on Sunday the quadrilateral clique is unsustainable and bound to show cracks and divisions as their moves will ultimately lead to a deterioration of the Philippines’ strategic security environment.
By Xu Keyue | 2024/4/28
As the defense chiefs of the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines are set to meet again in early May in a meeting that is believed to focus on South China Sea issues, Chinese analysts warned on Sunday the quadrilateral clique is unsustainable and bound to show cracks and divisions as their moves will ultimately lead to a deterioration of the Philippines’ strategic security environment.
By Xu Keyue | 2024/4/28