The Biden administration faces a difficult balancing act in its approach to China as it strives to safeguard U.S. national security without jeopardizing the overall relationship. Last year President Joe Biden announced a measure aimed at cutting China off from advanced semiconductor chips, and this month he ordered restrictions on U.S. investment in high-tech industries… Continue reading U.S.-China tensions may sink key science and technology pact STA
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India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
In all, China claims some 90,000 square kilometers (35,000 square miles) of territory in India’s northeast, including Arunachal Pradesh with its mainly Buddhist population. India says China occupies 38,000 square kilometers (15,000 square miles) of its territory in the Aksai Chin Plateau, which India considers part of Ladakh, where the current faceoff is happening. China,… Continue reading India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
Top U.S. cyber official warns of infrastructure attack risk if China tensions rise
LAS VEGAS — China’s hackers have been positioning themselves to conduct destructive cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, a top U.S. cyber official warned Saturday. Speaking at a panel at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas, Jen Easterly, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, said, “I hope that people are taking seriously… Continue reading Top U.S. cyber official warns of infrastructure attack risk if China tensions rise
Poland moves troops to Belarus border; Wagner fighters fuel NATO tensions
Poland said this week it would move 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus, the latest sign of unease among America’s friends at the presence of Russian mercenary forces now based in this close Kremlin ally. The mutiny by Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his battle-hardened fighters posed a rare challenge to President Vladimir… Continue reading Poland moves troops to Belarus border; Wagner fighters fuel NATO tensions