If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: military and social media responses to Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taiwan, a strange wave of anti-Japanese sentiment, and a top official detained […]
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The U.S. Should Get Out of the Way in East Asia’s Nuclear Debates
Importantly, U.S. guarantees to South Korea and Japan are formalized as treaty, whereas NATO is not similarly committed to Ukraine. But during the Cold War, Britain and France were incredulous enough that the United States would sacrifice “ New York for Paris ” that they built their own nuclear weapons […]
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What Does Nancy Pelosi Think She’s Doing in Taiwan?
Now, at a much more dangerous moment and with vastly more at stake than a bruised reporter, Pelosi appears on the brink of staging a much more provocative gesture this August: visiting Taiwan. It would be the first trip by a U.S. official of her rank in 25 years, and […]
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When Will Biden Pull the Alarm on Climate Policy?
If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, looking ahead at U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate address, Sri Lanka’s new president, the far-right’s chance to chart Italy’s political future, and the penultimate round of the […]
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Is China bullying Nepal to accept BRI projects
Soon after Bangladesh raised the red flag about Chinese projects that fall under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) , China is now pushing Nepal to fall in line, despite Kathmandu’s reluctance. Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister and state councilor, called for finalisinng a BRI implementation plan when he […]
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Liz Truss Is Ready to Flex London’s Muscles Abroad
As foreign secretary, her worldview has been deeply shaped by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Truss would be the continuity-plus candidate for the foreign policy promoted by outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson—and extremely active in promoting it. She was fully behind Johnson as he embraced a form of muscular Atlanticism toward […]
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Why Doesn’t China Invade Taiwan?
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox, please sign up here . The highlights this week: China has plenty of reasons not to invade Taiwan —despite official rhetoric, Beijing pauses some cooperation with Washington , and 80,000 Chinese vacationers are trapped on a locked-down tropical island. […]