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China Expands Taiwan Pressure Campaign to Cultural Events
In The News
Analysts said Beijing has sought to challenge references to Taiwan at international forums, regardless of their size or political significance. Center for a New American Secur...
By Jacob Stokes
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China’s Campaign to Suffocate Taiwan Is Hitting Children’s Choirs and Baristas
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“No forum is too small, technical or peripheral for careerist Chinese diplomats seeking recognition for defending Beijing’s position,” said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at th...
By Jacob Stokes
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China Sends Nuclear Missile Message as Us Looks Elsewhere
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Jacob Stokes, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the launch shows China "is looking to consolidate its nuclear triad through more operational tests ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump Warns Taiwan Against Declaring Independence from China After Meeting Xi
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Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the trip ultimately was more about setting a tone than about deliverables, which Trump usually se...
By Jacob Stokes
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China Gains Major Edge on U.S. Amid Iran War, Intelligence Report Finds
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“On balance, the war in Iran is massively improving China’s geopolitical position,” said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security....
By Jacob Stokes
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Iran War Hangs Over China Summit
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“Trump will have to juggle briefings and updates on two different, multifaceted sets of policy issues at once, all while a bit jet-lagged,” said Jacob Stokes, deputy director ...
By Jacob Stokes
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How Lessons from Iran War Could Shape Mainland China’s Calculus on Taiwan
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“The U.S. military really does remain operationally exquisite, especially in joint operations, [something] that China isn’t capable of doing because we have the experience,” s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Takaichi Says Trump Visit to Be ‘Extremely Difficult’ After Warship Spat
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“It takes some pressure off of the summit and allows the two leaders to engage a broader set of topics and have a discussion about Iran without focusing on a very specific dem...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. Nvidia Chips to China: What Does That Mean for the AI Race?
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During the Cold War, U.S. policy on export controls for advanced technology meant that the United States prevented sales to adversaries to stifle competition as rival countrie...
By Jacob Stokes
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The China Hawks’ China Hawk
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"He’s very savvy about policy but he also understands Washington broadly and this administration and the people in the Trump orbit in particular,” says Jacob Stokes, a senior ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?For a company worth nearly $3 trillion, facing an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars may sound relatively paltry. But U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s announcement in a regulator...
By Jacob Stokes
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Tariffs Offer Opportunity for ChinaAsia's largest economy promptly slapped identical tariffs on the United States and said it would impose export controls on rare earth elements vital in consumer and medical te...
By Jacob Stokes
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
The U.S. Is Already Fighting the World’s First AI War—And China Is WinningAI’s role in warfare is not just about who has the best autonomous weapons—it’s also about who can use AI to make decisions faster than their adversary....
By Jacob Stokes
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
See How Xi and Putin Are Ramping Up Joint Military DrillsThe militaries of China and Russia, America’s top two global adversaries, are working together as never before in their long partnership, probing the defenses of the U.S. and ...
By Jacob Stokes
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China Stages Largest Show of Force in Decades After U.S. Visit by Taiwan’s Lai
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China massed dozens of navy and coast guard vessels in what appears to be the largest maritime exercises targeting Taiwan and the broader Western Pacific since 1996, a potent ...
By Jacob Stokes
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3 U.S. Aircraft Carriers to Be in Asia During Presidential Transition
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Three U.S. aircraft carriers will be in Asia by next week after months of absence amid concerns of Chinese activity in the lead up to the inauguration of President-elect Donal...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump Revives ‘Peace Through Strength,’ but Meaning up to Debate
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Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Centre for a New American Security, said “peace through strength” can play out differently in theory and practice. Even if Mr Trump builds...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump Pushes ‘Peace Through Strength’ Vision with Defense Picks
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Donald Trump is advancing his vision for "peace through strength" with national security and foreign policy appointments, tapping loyalists who share his views on the rivalry ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Finalizes China Measures as He Hosts His Final Quad Summit
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Biden’s team also warned Beijing not to finance Russian entities’ transactions to aid Vladimir Putin’s war machine, and the president signed an executive order that would allo...
By Jacob Stokes
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Kamala Harris Isn’t Looking to Pick New Fights with China, Unlike Donald Trump
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In another sign, Harris has picked Tim Walz as her running mate, someone with rich experience working in the Asian nation. Meanwhile, Gordon’s memo highlighted that Harris had...
By Jacob Stokes
