Huawei just announced the development of a new high-end chip – besides all US-sanctions. Is China winning the semiconductor war against the US?Well, the ability to make this particular chip is capacity that China already had before the US export controls. So, it’s no surprise that they were able to build a chip at the […]
To understand how important Henry Kissinger was for relations between the USA and China, one only needs to go back a few months. Washington was trying to normalize contact with Beijing. John Kerry, as a climate envoy, met his Chinese counterpart, and Finance Minister Janet Yellen also traveled to China. But only one person was […]
Annalena Baerbock left no doubt about the urgency of the matter. “We are in a decisive phase of German foreign policy,” said the German Foreign Minister at the opening of the Koerber Foundation’s Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2023. Germany must now find its role and fulfill its responsibilities. “If we don’t occupy this space, other […]
Beijing is furious. All the threats made in the run-up to the election have not been effective. There was talk of escalation in the Taiwan Strait, even of a possible war if this “independence fanatic” was actually nominated. But that is precisely what happened.On Monday, Hsiao Bi-khim was named number two of the Democratic Progressive […]
On Monday, Lai Ching-te nominated Hsiao Bi-khim as his deputy for the upcoming presidential election in Taiwan. Lai is running for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He is far ahead of the opposition parties in the polls. Should he win the election, Hsiao Bi-khim would become Taiwan’s new vice president.On short message service X, Lai […]
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met last week; one of the topics discussed was the technology sanctions Washington has imposed on China. Is the US trying to stop China’s rise?I’m not sure the US is trying to stop China’s rise. There is an ebb and flow to the extent to which US interests are aligned […]
It was bound to happen. Xi Jinping had already left after his meeting with the US President, and Joe Biden’s press conference was drawing to a close when he was asked about the D-word. “Well, look, he is. I mean, he’s a dictator in the sense that here’s a guy who runs a country that […]
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden spoke to each other for four hours on Wednesday. It is the first time in almost exactly a year that the presidents of the two most powerful countries in the world have met directly. The meeting on a property around 40 kilometers south of San Francisco is a good sign […]
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden spoke for four hours on Wednesday. It is the first time in almost exactly a year that the leaders of the two world powers have engaged in direct dialogue. This alone speaks volumes about the state of relations between China and the United States. Today’s meeting on an estate about […]
The Chinese and Pakistani navies are conducting week-long exercises in the Arabian Sea. At a naval base in Karachi, military units from both countries began naval and air drills in the northern Arabian Sea on Saturday. This also includes anti-submarine missions. The exercise will end on 17 November.During the drill, China and Pakistan will conduct […]
