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1/ SecState Blinken will soon embark on a trip to #Beijing, where he will meet w/ senior 🇨🇳officials, possibly even Xi Jinping. The visit is unlikely to lead to breakthroughs, but it can help open channels of communication important for reducing risk of miscalculation & building… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
2/ This trip (June 16-19) will be #Blinken’s first high-level visit to China since the #Biden Administration entered office and he became SecState. Blinken’s original trip in February was postponed in response to the incursion of a Chinese spy balloon into US sovereign airspace.
3/ Blinken's upcoming visit follows recent instances of heightened US-China tension: May 26, a Chinese J-16 cut in front of a USAF RC-135 in international airspace; June 3, a Chinese Luyang III disrupted an exercise between US destroyer and Canadian frigate in the #TaiwanStrait.
2/ My first favorite quote:
"Campaigning requires discipline...In service of strategic prioritization, we will focus day-to-day force employment on a more narrow set of tasks than we do currently."
➡️Look fwd to see how this is implemented, esp by the Navy in the IndoPacific.
"Campaigning requires discipline...In service of strategic prioritization, we will focus day-to-day force employment on a more narrow set of tasks than we do currently."
➡️Look fwd to see how this is implemented, esp by the Navy in the IndoPacific.
3/ "Working with Allies and partners, we will build and exercise force elements needed in crisis or conflict, such as infrastructure, logistics, command and control, dispersal and relocation, and mobilization."
➡️This means #SEALIFT
@mercoglianos @johnkonrad @zach_ota
➡️This means #SEALIFT
@mercoglianos @johnkonrad @zach_ota
Update #USA #China
Die nächste US-Delegation ist auf #Taiwan gelandet - es ist der zweite hochrangige US-Besuch innerhalb von 2 Wochen.
- Peking setzt derweil Manöver fort.
- USA planen Durchquerungen der Taiwanstraße.
- US-Think-Tanks analysieren Kriegsszenarien.
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(1/16)
Die nächste US-Delegation ist auf #Taiwan gelandet - es ist der zweite hochrangige US-Besuch innerhalb von 2 Wochen.
- Peking setzt derweil Manöver fort.
- USA planen Durchquerungen der Taiwanstraße.
- US-Think-Tanks analysieren Kriegsszenarien.
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(1/16)
Eine weitere US-Delegation rund um Senator Ed Markey ist auf #Taiwan für einen offiziellen Besuch gelandet.
Am Montag werden sie von der Taiwan-Präsidentin Tsai Ing-wen empfangen.
Es ist der zweite hochrangige US-Besuch innerhalb von zwei Wochen.
(2/16)
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
Am Montag werden sie von der Taiwan-Präsidentin Tsai Ing-wen empfangen.
Es ist der zweite hochrangige US-Besuch innerhalb von zwei Wochen.
(2/16)
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
Zur Erinnerung:
Anfang August besuchte die Vorsitzende des US-Repräsentantenhauses Nancy Pelosi die Insel und löste damit eine der schwersten diplomatischen US-China-Krisen seit Jahrzehnten aus.
Peking startete daraufhin umfangreiche Manöver in der Region
Anfang August besuchte die Vorsitzende des US-Repräsentantenhauses Nancy Pelosi die Insel und löste damit eine der schwersten diplomatischen US-China-Krisen seit Jahrzehnten aus.
Peking startete daraufhin umfangreiche Manöver in der Region
One-China principle is part of postwar int'l order & a general int'l consensus. As a country that thinks of itself as a champion of “rules-based int'l order,” the US should naturally abide by the #OneChinaPrinciple. Read my op-ed on The Washington Post: us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/dshd/20220…
For “#Taiwan independence” forces, Pelosi’s visit represents an exceptionally strong signal that “the U.S. is on Taiwan’s side.” This goes against the one-China principle, the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and America’s own commitments.
The Pelosi visit will lead “Taiwan independence” forces further down a dangerous path, with peace and stability across the #TaiwanStrait hanging in the balance.
Ahead of @SpeakerPelosi’s visit, #Taiwan is preparing its citizens for war
Nationwide drills are being conducted informing people where to seek shelter in case China attacks
Meanwhile, Chinese military are rptdly doing exercises on beaches of Xiamen City
Nationwide drills are being conducted informing people where to seek shelter in case China attacks
Meanwhile, Chinese military are rptdly doing exercises on beaches of Xiamen City
Hmmm!
Top US politician Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan despite warnings from China that Washington will "pay the price" for the visit
#BREAKING #breakingnews #Taipei #NancyPelosi #China
Top US politician Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan despite warnings from China that Washington will "pay the price" for the visit
#BREAKING #breakingnews #Taipei #NancyPelosi #China
#BREAKING: Minutes after @SpeakerPelosi touched down in Taiwan, China announced that it will be conducting live-fire exercises surrounding #Taiwan btw Thursday & Sunday, requesting ships & flights avoid these areas👇
#NancyPelosi #China #Taipei #Pelosi #pelositaiwan #TaiwanStrait
#NancyPelosi #China #Taipei #Pelosi #pelositaiwan #TaiwanStrait
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“努力做到最好”
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“努力做到最好”
2/7 Buying Moutai Is Not Bullish
买茅台是“恶意做多”
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3/7 Selling Bonds, Not Land
卖地不够，卖债来补
卖地不够，卖债来补
New US #IndoPacific #Strategy!
Read full text here: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
"The #PRC..pursues a sphere of influence in the Indo-#Pacific & seeks to become the world’s most influential power. The PRC’s coercion & aggression spans the globe, but..is most acute in..Indo-Pacific."
Read full text here: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
"The #PRC..pursues a sphere of influence in the Indo-#Pacific & seeks to become the world’s most influential power. The PRC’s coercion & aggression spans the globe, but..is most acute in..Indo-Pacific."
#INDOPACIFIC: The Region by the #s
♦ #POPULATION: Over half the world’s people, including 58% of youth
♦ #ECONOMY: 60% of global GDP
♦ #GROWTH: 2/3 of global economic growth
♦ #GEOGRAPHY: 65% of the world’s oceans &🌊 25% of its land
>#STRATEGY: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
♦ #POPULATION: Over half the world’s people, including 58% of youth
♦ #ECONOMY: 60% of global GDP
♦ #GROWTH: 2/3 of global economic growth
♦ #GEOGRAPHY: 65% of the world’s oceans &🌊 25% of its land
>#STRATEGY: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
From the new U.S. #IndoPacific #Strategy:
"The United States is the leading international provider
of education to students from the Indo-#Pacific—nearly 68% of international students studying in the United States hail from the region..."
Read full text: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
"The United States is the leading international provider
of education to students from the Indo-#Pacific—nearly 68% of international students studying in the United States hail from the region..."
Read full text: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
#CHINA’S BULLYING TACTICS WITH FISHING BOATS AND SHIPS IN #TAIWANSTRAIT - Thread
China's bullying has taken a new form as Chinese squid fishing boats are indulging in overfishing in the Taiwan strait, with complete and utter disregard for the environmental impact for the same
China's bullying has taken a new form as Chinese squid fishing boats are indulging in overfishing in the Taiwan strait, with complete and utter disregard for the environmental impact for the same
(1) Small island communities are bearing the brunt of China's unfettered exploitation of natural resources. China's actions could be deliberate, as it is known to bully weaker nations.
(2) The environmental damage arising out of China's actions is incomprehensible - from illegal fishing expeditions in international waters to sand mining dredgers and marine debris, there is no low China has not stooped to.
"I do not have a crystal ball" on #China, @INDOPACOM's Adm. John Aquilino tells #AspenSecurity
"I have a sense of urgency...we have to be in a position to make sure that the status quo remains as it applies to #Taiwan"
"I have a sense of urgency...we have to be in a position to make sure that the status quo remains as it applies to #Taiwan"
1/ #China’s #Maritime Forces push hard in #SouthChinaSea despite – or because of – #coronavirus #pandemic.
–@inquirerdotnet
>bit.ly/2RrK639
>bit.ly/2xbP3WZ
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#natsec #strategy
–@inquirerdotnet
>bit.ly/2RrK639
>bit.ly/2xbP3WZ
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#natsec #strategy
2/ #China unleashes #maritime power to press #EastAsia & #IndoPacific hegemony while #USNavy and US & other governments deal w/#coronavirus #pandemic:
–@RadioFreeAsia
>bit.ly/2RrwuEM
–@ShaolinTom/@Newsweek
>bit.ly/3aZZ5Jp
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#nationalsecurity #natsec #strategy
–@RadioFreeAsia
>bit.ly/2RrwuEM
–@ShaolinTom/@Newsweek
>bit.ly/3aZZ5Jp
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#nationalsecurity #natsec #strategy
3/ #China combines #softpower w/ #maritime power in unrelenting pursuit of its international realignment goals even as – or because of – #coronavirus #pandemic rages through #SEAsia:
–@SBengali/@latimes
>lat.ms/2y3z8Kc
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#nationalsecurity #natsec #strategy #IndoPacific
–@SBengali/@latimes
>lat.ms/2y3z8Kc
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#nationalsecurity #natsec #strategy #IndoPacific
@vtchakarova @amlivemon @Halsrethink @LibrariumViews @JamesGRickards @gbponz @BaldingsWorld @C_Barraud @BcnFox @MacaesBruno @chigrl @RobertMCutler @GrayConnolly @DrPippaM @Kostian_V @wangxiangweihk @IndoPac_Info @michaeltanchum I really liked the piece. I’m particular I liked your characterisation of #DragonBear as a “temporary asymmetric relationship”. But some questions too:
@vtchakarova @amlivemon @Halsrethink @LibrariumViews @JamesGRickards @gbponz @BaldingsWorld @C_Barraud @BcnFox @MacaesBruno @chigrl @RobertMCutler @GrayConnolly @DrPippaM @Kostian_V @wangxiangweihk @IndoPac_Info @michaeltanchum 1) is the main common denominator of #Dragonbear really the exclusion of #US & #EU from #Eurasia (all very Mackinder!)? Are #China’s & #Russia’s #geopolitics the same? Does not Russia aim to exclude while China aims to bridge?
@vtchakarova @amlivemon @Halsrethink @LibrariumViews @JamesGRickards @gbponz @BaldingsWorld @C_Barraud @BcnFox @MacaesBruno @chigrl @RobertMCutler @GrayConnolly @DrPippaM @Kostian_V @wangxiangweihk @IndoPac_Info @michaeltanchum 2) Does #China really need #Russia know how in #diplomacy & #defence? I spent 5 years dealing with Chinese diplomacy, and it has nothing to learn from Russia. I suspect the day’s when China learnt from Russian military and military technology are also long gone
