Taiwan has a general election on Saturday. The international media has highlighted the election as an important geopolitical pivot – namely, if the current incumbent government party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), wins the presidency and legislature and continues its call for formal (not just de facto) independence from mainland China, that will mean intensified attacks on Taiwan by Beijing, perhaps leading to military conflict.
Taiwan: the technology trade turn
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US Sanctions to Cripple Chinese Innovation Backfires
Huawei unveils its latest Mate 60 Pro smartphone powered by a 7nm processor, completely designed and manufactured in China
US Sanctions to Cripple Chinese Innovation Backfires
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Chinese AI groups use cloud services to evade US chip export controls (all anonymous sources)
China’s SMIC Allegedly Violated U.S. Sanctions Selling Chips to Huawei
THEY WILL PUNISH AFRICA FOR THIS!
MoA: U.S. Argues For More Protectionism And Subsidies
Last week Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen gave a speech on the U.S.-China economic relationship. I called it a declaration of war.
Yesterday National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a speech on ‘Renewing American Economic Leadership’ which touched on some of the same themes as Yellen’s speech.
U.S. Argues For More Protectionism And Subsidies
The West Tried to Isolate Russia. It Didn’t Work.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the West formed what looked like an overwhelming global coalition: 141 countries supported a United Nations measure demanding that Russia unconditionally withdraw.
The West Tried to Isolate Russia. It Didn’t Work.
The US’ Scorched Earth Policy for Taiwan
Beyond the cameras, Macron-Biden meeting tougher than it looks
While the French leader will no doubt be feted and flattered, differences on Ukraine and the European economic crisis loom.
Beyond the cameras, Macron-Biden meeting tougher than it looks
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China moves up the sanctions escalator
Video via The Duran
Biden’s Tech-War “Goes Nuclear”
Biden’s Tech-War “Goes Nuclear”
So, where is all of this heading, you ask?
To more conflict, more confrontation, higher prices, lower standards of living and, eventually, a disintegration of the prevailing order. That much is certain. The problem, of course, is that the China hawks now control the levers of power in Washington which means that the attacks on China will intensify, decoupling will accelerate, and a massively-destabilizing international crisis will soon follow.
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There’s Little More Washington Can Do To Convince China To Invade Taiwan
In the last 50 days, the executive and legislative branches in Washington have done more than in the last 50 years to convince China that America’s imperial policy is simply relentless, and must be met with force.
There’s Little More Washington Can Do To Convince China To Invade Taiwan
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