For all her good intentions, picking up the pieces after Pelosi’s tactical misstep will not be easy. Understandably, the Biden administration has downplayed the trip’s significance and reaffirmed its commitment to the United States’ long-standing “One China” policy, which recognizes Beijing as “the sole legal government of China” while ignoring […]
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The Commonwealth Games Throw Down the Gauntlet on LGBTQ Rights
Daley’s comments came as he was finishing up a documentary shot around the Commonwealth titled Illegal to Be Me. The film dives into the colonial legacy of laws that bar same-sex relations in former British colonies. In recent years, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has used the final relay runners […]
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China’s Village Bank Collapses Could Cause Dangerous Contagion
VTBs comprise 84 percent of China’s banking institutions but held just 13 percent of the total assets in the banking sector by the end of 2021. Chinese policymakers envisioned these banks as a pillar of microfinance supporting farmers and small businesses in rural China, and in 2006 they proposed pilot […]
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U.S. Eyes New Energy Sanctions on Myanmar After Execution of Activists
During a closed-door congressional briefing on July 27, senior lawmakers who are important allies of U.S. President Joe Biden, including Rep. Gregory Meeks, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, pressed top administration officials on why they were dragging their heels on levying sanctions against Myanmar’s energy sector, according […]
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Khadka arrives from China with grants & promises
Nepal’s Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka has returned a happy man from China. Beijing has offered Nepal a huge grant in return for Kathmandu’s assurances to stick to ‘One China’ policy, the Indian Express has learnt. Khadka led an 11-member delegation to China earlier this week on the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister […]
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Iran Claims Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Creating Tensions, Says US Meddling In China’s Affairs
As US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan much to the dismay of China, Iran on Tuesday condemned Washington’s meddling in Beijing’s “internal” affairs. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said the recent “tension-creating behavior” of the US officials in interfering in China’s internal affairs and violating its territorial integrity […]
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Another Quad Rises
If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: A new Quad gets its groove on, Sri Lanka ’s political uncertainty continues, and the IMF and Pakistan near a deal. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia […]