SinoTech
U.S. and China Sign "Phase One" Trade Deal but Leave Key Issues Unresolved
Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 9:55 AM
Lawfare's biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news.
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American Foreign Policy
Livestream: House Armed Services Committee Assesses the Pentagon's Role in U.S.-China Competition
Hannah Kris Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 10:44 AM
On Jan. 15 at 10:00 a.m., the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing titled “DOD’s Role in Competing with China.” The Committee will hear testimony from Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors and Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Andrew Philip Hunter, Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Rear Adm. (ret.) Michael McDevitt, Senior Fellow at CNA.
South China Sea
Water Wars: Stare Decisis in the South China Sea
Sean Quirk Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 8:25 AM
Malaysia and Indonesia lawfare salvos against China, the first made-in-China aircraft carrier and a Japanese military strategy for the South China Sea.
SinoTech
U.S. and China Strike Phase One Trade Agreement; Washington Steps up Efforts to Block Chinese Tech Amidst Mounting Opposition
Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 8:35 AM
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news.
Foreign Policy Essay
Red Sea Geopolitics: Six Plotlines to Watch
Zach Vertin Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 10:00 AM
New rivalries among the Gulf states and beyond are redefining the region.
Podcasts
Fault Lines: Return of the Founder
Lester Munson Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 3:57 PM
The original Rum Bunch is back and talking about protests in Hong Kong and oppression in Xinjiang. In this China-focused episode, our band of former Hill staffers discuss what makes these two very important challenges to American values distinct, why the president and Congress treat them very differently, and how the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties see the democracy protests in Hong Kong and China's repression of its own people in Xinjiang Province in basically the same way.
Foreign Policy Essay
The NBA and China’s Predatory Liberalism
Victor Cha Sun, Dec 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
The NBA, and the world, should take a firmer stance against China's use of economic coercion to try to silence critical international voices.
SinoTech
U.S. Launches National Security Probe Into Chinese-Owned App TikTok
Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 3:04 PM
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news.
Congress
The Senate Examines Threats to the Homeland
William Ford Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 5:47 PM
On Nov. 5, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee examined three evolving homeland security threats: domestic terrorism, Chinese cyber and counterintelligence operations, and the risk new technologies pose to the American public.
Foreign Policy Essay
Depoliticizing Foreign Interference
Jessica Brandt Sun, Nov 3, 2019, 10:00 AM
Democrats and Republicans alike should prioritize responding to interference from Beijing, imposing additional sanctions on malign actors, closing financial loopholes, raising standards for technology companies and improving election security.