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Dawn of Asian century puts pressure on EU to choose sides, says top diplomat
There has been growing discussion in Europe on how to weave a path between China and the US with the seeming end of a US-led global system and the arrival of an Asian century.
The EU’s desire to be tougher on China has been held back by revulsion at Trump’s methods, China’s part in helping Europe’s economy recover in 2007-8 and comparisons between Russia and China as communist regimes in which China appeared to have a more positive image.
With the recent pandemic, however, the pressure to choose sides is growing for the European Union, which appears to be shifting to a more independent and aggressive posture towards Beijing. The shift is sped up by Beijing’s assault on the independence of Hong Kong and its refusal to open its markets.
China’s handling of the pandemic has also backfired with European public opinion and a recent poll showed that 71% Germans believed “greater transparency by China would have mitigated the corona epidemic”.
France and Germany have already become more vocal in their criticism of China with the German cabinet approving new laws to prevent foreign takeovers of medical companies. The challenge now is for European politicians to harness this new awareness to resist China without tumbling into Trump’s cold war.
Full Article: The Guardian
https://bit.ly/2ZIFJ8Q
Further reading:
Merkel Says EU Has ‘Strategic Interest’ in Working With China
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-27/merkel-says-eu-has-strategic-interest-in-working-with-china
#EuropeanUnion #coronavirus #ChinaUSrelations #ColdWar
Dawn of Asian century puts pressure on EU to choose sides, says top diplomat
There has been growing discussion in Europe on how to weave a path between China and the US with the seeming end of a US-led global system and the arrival of an Asian century.
The EU’s desire to be tougher on China has been held back by revulsion at Trump’s methods, China’s part in helping Europe’s economy recover in 2007-8 and comparisons between Russia and China as communist regimes in which China appeared to have a more positive image.
With the recent pandemic, however, the pressure to choose sides is growing for the European Union, which appears to be shifting to a more independent and aggressive posture towards Beijing. The shift is sped up by Beijing’s assault on the independence of Hong Kong and its refusal to open its markets.
China’s handling of the pandemic has also backfired with European public opinion and a recent poll showed that 71% Germans believed “greater transparency by China would have mitigated the corona epidemic”.
France and Germany have already become more vocal in their criticism of China with the German cabinet approving new laws to prevent foreign takeovers of medical companies. The challenge now is for European politicians to harness this new awareness to resist China without tumbling into Trump’s cold war.
Full Article: The Guardian
https://bit.ly/2ZIFJ8Q
Further reading:
Merkel Says EU Has ‘Strategic Interest’ in Working With China
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-27/merkel-says-eu-has-strategic-interest-in-working-with-china
#EuropeanUnion #coronavirus #ChinaUSrelations #ColdWar
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Dawn of Asian century puts pressure on EU to choose sides, says top diplomat
EU foreign affairs chief says end of US-led global system may have arrived and Europe needs robust strategy for China
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Another cold war in the era: US orders China to close Houston consulate, China vowed to retaliate
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have reached their lowest point.
On Tuesday, documents were seen burning in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston. Later that day US ordered China to close the consulate within 72 hours, citing efforts to protect American intellectual property and the private information of its citizens. US officials also alleged it was part of a larger Chinese espionage effort using diplomatic facilities around the US.
David R. Stilwell, from the State Department, said Chinese attempts in research theft has increased in the past 6 months and that the Chinese officials and diplomats were recently arrested for using false identification. He described the Houston consulate, which he said “has a history of engaging in subversive behavior,” as the “epicenter” of research theft by the Chinese military in the United States.”. Recent accused espionage campaigns include coronavirus vaccine research in US. A US Justice Department official also reckoned the Consulates giving individuals network guidance on how to evade and obstruct US investigation, possibly with a network of associates nationwide.
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday it will revoke the license for the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu as its 'firm countermeasures'. Chinese official claimed that US holds full accountability in the events.
The consulate was closed Wednesday but people were photographed looking at signs outside the main facility that announced that the building was shuttered.
While the Chinese Consul General in Houston, Cai Wei, said China is protesting the closure order and his office will remain open “until further notice”, staff were seen leaving after deadline for closure passes. US federal agents and local law enforcement entered the emptied premises by force later on. The signage 'Consulate General of the People's Republic of China' has been removed.
Such dispute about cousulate emerged this spring after China interfered when US officials returned to the consulate in Wuhan to retrieve diplomatic materials, according to a senior State Department official. Chinese authorities refused to let the US officials leave Wuhan with the pouches, saying they had to search them before leaving, an aggressive move that violates the Vienna Convention which governs diplomatic relations.
On top of consulates, major issues hampering U.S.-China relations included XinJiang, Huawei, trade war, intellectual property and disputes over the South China Sea.
Source:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/07/22/houston-fire-and-police-responding-to-reports-of-documents-being-burned-at-consulate-general-of-china/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/china-refuses-commit-close-houston-consulate-380220
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/china-orders-us-to-close-consulate-in-chengdu.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.PostToFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1nhCbtEz5L03HmOaPZi9TYhAbnxmXumjSMfb0mq8qC0_fE5nagOnVwG8Y
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Another cold war in the era: US orders China to close Houston consulate, China vowed to retaliate
Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have reached their lowest point.
On Tuesday, documents were seen burning in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston. Later that day US ordered China to close the consulate within 72 hours, citing efforts to protect American intellectual property and the private information of its citizens. US officials also alleged it was part of a larger Chinese espionage effort using diplomatic facilities around the US.
David R. Stilwell, from the State Department, said Chinese attempts in research theft has increased in the past 6 months and that the Chinese officials and diplomats were recently arrested for using false identification. He described the Houston consulate, which he said “has a history of engaging in subversive behavior,” as the “epicenter” of research theft by the Chinese military in the United States.”. Recent accused espionage campaigns include coronavirus vaccine research in US. A US Justice Department official also reckoned the Consulates giving individuals network guidance on how to evade and obstruct US investigation, possibly with a network of associates nationwide.
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday it will revoke the license for the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu as its 'firm countermeasures'. Chinese official claimed that US holds full accountability in the events.
The consulate was closed Wednesday but people were photographed looking at signs outside the main facility that announced that the building was shuttered.
While the Chinese Consul General in Houston, Cai Wei, said China is protesting the closure order and his office will remain open “until further notice”, staff were seen leaving after deadline for closure passes. US federal agents and local law enforcement entered the emptied premises by force later on. The signage 'Consulate General of the People's Republic of China' has been removed.
Such dispute about cousulate emerged this spring after China interfered when US officials returned to the consulate in Wuhan to retrieve diplomatic materials, according to a senior State Department official. Chinese authorities refused to let the US officials leave Wuhan with the pouches, saying they had to search them before leaving, an aggressive move that violates the Vienna Convention which governs diplomatic relations.
On top of consulates, major issues hampering U.S.-China relations included XinJiang, Huawei, trade war, intellectual property and disputes over the South China Sea.
Source:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/07/22/houston-fire-and-police-responding-to-reports-of-documents-being-burned-at-consulate-general-of-china/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/china-refuses-commit-close-houston-consulate-380220
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/china-orders-us-to-close-consulate-in-chengdu.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.PostToFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1nhCbtEz5L03HmOaPZi9TYhAbnxmXumjSMfb0mq8qC0_fE5nagOnVwG8Y
#ColdWar #US #China
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US orders China to close Houston consulate amid swirling accusations of espionage, theft
Houston police and fire officials are responding to reports that documents are being burned in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
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Pompeo: Not Cold War 2.0 – CCP Threat Worse than Soviet Union
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "What's happening now isn't Cold War 2.0", as the threat China poses to Western countries is in some ways "worse" than that posed by the former Soviet Union.
Addressing the Czech Senate on his first stop of the five-day visit to Central Europe on Wednesday, August 12, Pompeo spoke about "the challenge of resisting the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] threat is in some ways worse" than that during the cold war, because “the CCP is already enmeshed in our economies, in our politics, in our societies in ways the Soviet Union never was.”
In his speech, he recalled the years of Soviet suppression of the Czech Republic. While Russia continues to "undermine" Czech democracy and security using disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks, Pompeo believes that China would pose an even greater threat because of her "campaigns of coercion of control". As an example, he cited the cancellation of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's concert tour in China due to Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib's pro-Taiwan policies, arguing that this shows that “the CCP leverages economic power to coerce countries".
Pompeo also mentioned that during the Cold War, the Czech Republic, "and others that suffered behind the Iron Curtain, know best of all how deeply communists plunge societies into ruin and repression". He urged Czech senators to "stand up for the sovereignty and freedoms" that the Czech people demanded for their country between 1968 and 1989.
Source: Stand News #Aug13
#US #China #CzechRepublic #SovietUnion #ColdWar #Pompeo #Diplomacy #History #ForeignInfluence
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "What's happening now isn't Cold War 2.0", as the threat China poses to Western countries is in some ways "worse" than that posed by the former Soviet Union.
Addressing the Czech Senate on his first stop of the five-day visit to Central Europe on Wednesday, August 12, Pompeo spoke about "the challenge of resisting the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] threat is in some ways worse" than that during the cold war, because “the CCP is already enmeshed in our economies, in our politics, in our societies in ways the Soviet Union never was.”
In his speech, he recalled the years of Soviet suppression of the Czech Republic. While Russia continues to "undermine" Czech democracy and security using disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks, Pompeo believes that China would pose an even greater threat because of her "campaigns of coercion of control". As an example, he cited the cancellation of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's concert tour in China due to Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib's pro-Taiwan policies, arguing that this shows that “the CCP leverages economic power to coerce countries".
Pompeo also mentioned that during the Cold War, the Czech Republic, "and others that suffered behind the Iron Curtain, know best of all how deeply communists plunge societies into ruin and repression". He urged Czech senators to "stand up for the sovereignty and freedoms" that the Czech people demanded for their country between 1968 and 1989.
Source: Stand News #Aug13
#US #China #CzechRepublic #SovietUnion #ColdWar #Pompeo #Diplomacy #History #ForeignInfluence
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美國國務卿蓬佩奧 (Mike Pompeo) 表示，目前面對的不是冷戰 2.0，中共對西方國家...
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China, Russia 'primary culprits' behind 'Cold War' levels of espionage and foreign interference towards Canada: CSIS
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency says that it “observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War” last year and that many security threats have become “much more serious.”
“The key national security threats facing Canada, namely violent extremism, foreign interference, espionage and malicious cyber activity, accelerated, evolved and in many ways became much more serious for Canadians,” warns Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director (CSIS) David Vigneault in the organization’s 2020 annual report.
Source: NationalPost #Apr12
https://nationalpost.com/news/intelligence-committee-warns-china-russia-targeting-canadian-covid-19-research
#China #Russia #ColdWar #Canada #CSIS
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency says that it “observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War” last year and that many security threats have become “much more serious.”
“The key national security threats facing Canada, namely violent extremism, foreign interference, espionage and malicious cyber activity, accelerated, evolved and in many ways became much more serious for Canadians,” warns Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director (CSIS) David Vigneault in the organization’s 2020 annual report.
Source: NationalPost #Apr12
https://nationalpost.com/news/intelligence-committee-warns-china-russia-targeting-canadian-covid-19-research
#China #Russia #ColdWar #Canada #CSIS
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No one want a Cold War, again ... or someone actually wants it?
Well there is one country trying to races past others, threatens others ... is the #ccp actually getting much success?
Well, all we know is that the democracies need to unite and protect the free world.
#fuckccp #boycottchina #ccp #china #coldwar #australia #tradewar #tyranny #supportaustralianwinemakers #aussie #politics #threat #freedom #democracy #diyms #english
Well there is one country trying to races past others, threatens others ... is the #ccp actually getting much success?
Well, all we know is that the democracies need to unite and protect the free world.
#fuckccp #boycottchina #ccp #china #coldwar #australia #tradewar #tyranny #supportaustralianwinemakers #aussie #politics #threat #freedom #democracy #diyms #english
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Failure to improve US-China relations ‘risks cold war’, warns Kissinger
Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger has warned that strains between Washington and Beijing pose “the biggest problem” for the world, and a failure to improve them risks a “cold war” between the world’s two largest economies.
“It’s the biggest problem for America; it’s the biggest problem for the world. Because if we can’t solve that, then the risk is that all over the world a kind of cold war will develop between China and the United States,” Kissinger told the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum on global issues.
Source: The Guardian #May01
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/01/us-china-doomsday-threat-ramped-up-by-hi-tech-advances-says-kissinger
#US #China #Coldwar #Washington #Beijing
Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger has warned that strains between Washington and Beijing pose “the biggest problem” for the world, and a failure to improve them risks a “cold war” between the world’s two largest economies.
“It’s the biggest problem for America; it’s the biggest problem for the world. Because if we can’t solve that, then the risk is that all over the world a kind of cold war will develop between China and the United States,” Kissinger told the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum on global issues.
Source: The Guardian #May01
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/01/us-china-doomsday-threat-ramped-up-by-hi-tech-advances-says-kissinger
#US #China #Coldwar #Washington #Beijing
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Democratic and Republican congressmen on July 28 introduced a bill that aims to revive an arm of the old U.S. #ColdWar arsenal to improve understanding of #China and potentially other strategic rivals of the #UnitedStates.
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As threats of ‘new Cold War’ between U.S. and China intensify, Canada needs firm strategy to adapt
Back in April, prominent U.S. senator Chuck Schumer tabled a sweeping 1,445-page bill that would lay the groundwork for America’s broad strategy to blunt China’s global rise.
The legislation, called the Innovation and Competition Act, identifies strategic industries like quantum computing, advanced semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, where it recommends the U.S. should ramp up public support. It proposes deeper protections for critical minerals, expands research spending, and aims to strengthen cyber defence capabilities, among other things.
Source: National Post #Jul31
https://nationalpost.com/news/as-threats-of-new-cold-war-between-u-s-and-china-intensify-canada-needs-firm-strategy-to-adapt
#China #US #Canada #ColdWar
Back in April, prominent U.S. senator Chuck Schumer tabled a sweeping 1,445-page bill that would lay the groundwork for America’s broad strategy to blunt China’s global rise.
The legislation, called the Innovation and Competition Act, identifies strategic industries like quantum computing, advanced semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, where it recommends the U.S. should ramp up public support. It proposes deeper protections for critical minerals, expands research spending, and aims to strengthen cyber defence capabilities, among other things.
Source: National Post #Jul31
https://nationalpost.com/news/as-threats-of-new-cold-war-between-u-s-and-china-intensify-canada-needs-firm-strategy-to-adapt
#China #US #Canada #ColdWar
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Johnson may block Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker
Boris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as they warned Beijing was on the brink of initiating a new “cold war”.
Tony Abbott, the former prime minister of Australia recruited by Johnson to advise on post-Brexit trade, said he was heartened by a review being launched into the takeover of Welsh microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia and suggested it meant the process could be paused.
Johnson had asked his national security adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, to look into the sale after previously being accused of acquiescing to the deal by not scrutinising it more closely, particularly given the semiconductor industry’s geopolitical prominence.
Source: The Guardian #Jul27
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/chinese-takeover-of-uks-largest-computer-chip-maker-may-be-blocked
#Johnson #UK #Chip #ColdWar
Boris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as they warned Beijing was on the brink of initiating a new “cold war”.
Tony Abbott, the former prime minister of Australia recruited by Johnson to advise on post-Brexit trade, said he was heartened by a review being launched into the takeover of Welsh microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia and suggested it meant the process could be paused.
Johnson had asked his national security adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, to look into the sale after previously being accused of acquiescing to the deal by not scrutinising it more closely, particularly given the semiconductor industry’s geopolitical prominence.
Source: The Guardian #Jul27
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/chinese-takeover-of-uks-largest-computer-chip-maker-may-be-blocked
#Johnson #UK #Chip #ColdWar
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China warns US-UK-Australia pact could ‘hurt their own interests’
China has told the US, the UK and Australia to abandon their “cold war” mentality or risk harming their own interests after the three countries unveiled a new defence cooperation pact.
The trilateral security partnership, named Aukus, was announced on Thursday by the three nations’ leaders via video link, and will include an 18-month plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
It drew strong political reaction domestically in Australia and the UK, and from France, whose existing $90bn (£65bn) submarine contract with Australia has now come to an abrupt end.
Source: The Guardian #Sep16
https://t.co/BNrgTIE3rU
#China #US #UK #ColdWar #Australia
China has told the US, the UK and Australia to abandon their “cold war” mentality or risk harming their own interests after the three countries unveiled a new defence cooperation pact.
The trilateral security partnership, named Aukus, was announced on Thursday by the three nations’ leaders via video link, and will include an 18-month plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
It drew strong political reaction domestically in Australia and the UK, and from France, whose existing $90bn (£65bn) submarine contract with Australia has now come to an abrupt end.
Source: The Guardian #Sep16
https://t.co/BNrgTIE3rU
#China #US #UK #ColdWar #Australia
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The World Needs a New Cold War Against the Chinese Regime: Former US Ambassador Sam Brownback | Clip
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The world needs a new #ColdWar against the #Chinese regime, its abuses of human rights, and its plans to export its tyrannical form of government, according to former ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback.
Join host @JoshJPhilipp as we look into this.
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Join host @JoshJPhilipp as we look into this.
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House #Lawmakers say the United States must win a “new #ColdWar” with China. To do it, they’re forming a select committee on China.
Congress overwhelmingly passed a #MilitarySpendingBill. One of the urgent issues: Support for #Taiwan.
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Congress overwhelmingly passed a #MilitarySpendingBill. One of the urgent issues: Support for #Taiwan.
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One of America's "diehard China optimists" seems to be changing his tune toward #China. Not long ago, he was still a strong supporter of investing in China. But now he says the U.S. and China have already crossed a line and are on the brink of a #ColdWar.
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The West is bracing for a potential repeat of the #ColdWar, with the fear of it going hot, following new comments from Russian President Vladimir #Putin. China's foreign minister is voicing concern, while also telling the United States to stay out of China-Russia relations.
https://ept.ms/NuclearThreat
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