If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins four-way talks on Ukraine , Turkey’s central bank makes its interest rate decision, and Biden considers redesignating the Houthis […]
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Online Warriors Are a Risky but Useful Tool for Beijing
Today, decades after the Cultural Revolution, a new type of popular army has risen in China. Driven by the same nationalism and propaganda, the cyber-Red Guards, with the same mix of grassroots inspiration and direction from the top, are defenders of China’s delicate feelings. Whether they’re targeting a foreign company, […]
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How Will China Respond to the Omicron Variant?
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: The rise of the omicron variant will likely prompt tighter restrictions throughout China, Hong Kong holds its first elections under the 2020 national security law, and Chinese tennis […]
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What 2021 Meant for the Fight Against Climate Change
Then, in November, the long-awaited United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) took place in Glasgow, Scotland. Although its president dubbed it the “ last, best hope ” to save the planet, its final pact dashed hopes: With no enforcement mechanisms, it failed to sketch a clear path to […]
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Pakistan Approves USD 11.6 Mn Compensation For Chinese Victims Of Dasu Dam Attack
Succumbing to China’s pressure, Pakistan on Saturday approved a USD 11.6 million compensation package for Chinese victims of the Dasu Hydropower Project. In July 2021, 13 people, including 9 Chinese engineers, along with over two dozen other people, sustained injuries when a bus carrying the team fell into a ravine […]
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3 Reasons Nuclear Power Has Returned to the Energy Debate
A decade after the Fukushima nuclear accident set back nuclear power’s prospects worldwide, the outlook may finally be brightening for three reasons: the urgency of meeting increasingly ambitious climate goals, significant advances in nuclear technology, and national security concerns about China’s and Russia’s growing leadership in nuclear power. Notwithstanding Germany’s […]