Winning the Cold Peace: A New Path for U.S.-China Relations with Fareed Zakaria
Winning the Cold Peace: A New Path for U.S.-China Relations with Fareed Zakaria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omDXgF9CEe8
Tag: East Asia
China’s warplanes have all but erased the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, creating a dangerous new normal
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China’s military has flown into Taiwan’s ADIZ almost every day since 2020.
Crossings of the median line have soared, effectively erasing it altogether.
The incursions, as well as large-scale military drills, wear down Taiwan’s military.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-warplanes-erased-dividing-line-165641392.html
The South Korean president’s stunning martial law decree, explained
“South Korea is in the grip of a political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday — a shocking move that sparked mass protests and drew sharp rebuke from the country’s parliament.
Though Yoon has said he will reverse his declaration, that’s unlikely to end South Korea’s political problems, which go beyond Tuesday’s emergency.
Yoon first made the declaration during a televised announcement on Tuesday night local time, claiming that the opposition party to his government was in the midst of an “insurgency” and “trying to overthrow the free democracy,” likely in reference to the political deadlock between himself and the parliament that has prevented him from enacting his agenda. Despite that ongoing gridlock, the move to declare martial law took Yoon’s political opponents, allies, the South Korean public — and the world — by surprise.
Shortly after Yoon’s declaration, South Korea’s parliament, known as the National Assembly, met to unanimously vote down the martial law decree.
“There is no reason to declare martial law. We cannot let the military rule this country,” opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Tuesday. “President Yoon Suk Yeol has betrayed the people. President Yoon’s illegal declaration of emergency martial law is null and void.” Martial law typically involves the suspension of civilian government and rule by military decree in a major emergency, such as intense armed conflict.
Despite Yoon’s pledge to lift his declaration, the country is still in limbo; on Wednesday, opposition parties in the National Assembly submitted a motion for Yoon’s impeachment, and a vote could come as soon as Friday. What comes next is unclear.”
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/389580/south-korea-president-yoon-martial-law-north-korea
North Korean Military Capabilities & Strategy – Nukes, Numbers & (bad) Economics
North Korea has been showing no signs of serious negotiation with the U.S. or South Korea. They are not interested and want to develop their military capabilities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoVYMBqNKa8
EVERYTHING You Need to Know About China & Xi Jinping | Aaron Bastani meets Olivia Cheung
“You are Chinese and a characteristic of being Chinese is embracing the Chinese Communist Party.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K1INaqj1Ik
The Idea of China
On global public issues, China is taking positions based on what it thinks will benefit it most and hurt the West by propagandisticly appealing to the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNJ93FfWVBY
North Korean troops helping Putin is a ‘grave’ threat to the world, Seoul says
“South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it believes North Korea has already begun deploying four brigades totaling 12,000 troops, including special forces, to the war in Ukraine.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/north-korean-troops-helping-vladimir-putin-grave-threat-world-seoul-yoon-suk-yeol/
Why Taiwan Matters to the US and the World
Europe hoped for a nice China that would trade with the world and be satisfied. But China did not become that country. They steal territory and are preparing for war while helping Russia in their invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xj423eEY60
China threatens Taiwan with more trade measures after denouncing president’s speech
“China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, detests Lai as a “separatist”. Lai and his government reject Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying only Taiwan’s people can decide their future.
On Thursday at his keynote national day speech, Lai said the People’s Republic of China had no right to represent Taiwan, but that the island was willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change, striking both a firm and conciliatory tone, drawing anger from China.
The Saturday announcement from China’s commerce ministry could portend tariffs or other forms of economic pressure against the island in the near future.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, which on Thursday said that Lai’s speech promoted “separatist ideas” and incited confrontation, responded to the announcement by saying the fundamental reason behind the trade dispute was the “DPP authorities’ stubborn adherence to the stance of ‘Taiwan independence'”.
“The political basis makes it difficult for cross-Strait trade disputes to be resolved through negotiation,” it added.
In May, China reinstated tariffs on 134 items it imports from Taiwan, after Beijing’s finance ministry said it would suspend concessions on the items under a trade deal because Taiwan had not reciprocated.
The Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between China and Taiwan was initially signed in 2010 and Taiwanese officials had previously told Reuters that China was likely to pressure Lai by ending some of the preferential trading terms within it.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-threatens-taiwan-more-trade-075316245.html
Defining Success: Does the U.S. Need an ‘End State’ for its China Policy?
The U.S. needs to pull together its different resources in different domains to successfully compete against China, including not just militarily, but taking an active diplomatic and economic role in Asia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1shff8rVn-k