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China

China's Coming Current Account Deficit?
Any economy that saves 45 percent of GDP will tend to run a current account surplus, China included. Keeping its current account surplus down takes extraordinary (though largely off-budget) fiscal effort. And faster financial account liberalization almost certainly would result in a depreciation and push China back toward surplus.

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser April 4, 2019 Follow the Money

Taiwan

U.S. Military Support for Taiwan: What’s Changed Under Trump?
The Trump administration has made bold gestures in support of Taiwan, including more frequent movement of U.S. ships in the Taiwan Strait. They come at a time of growing anxiety about the U.S.-China relationship.

In Brief by Lindsay Maizland April 3, 2019

U.S. Foreign Policy

Trump's Foreign Policies Are Better Than They Seem
President Donald J. Trump’s actions have often been rash, ignorant, and chaotic. Yet some of his individual foreign policies are substantially better than his opponents assert.

Council Special Report by Robert D. Blackwill April 15, 2019 U.S. Foreign Policy Program

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China

Why China’s Global Image Is Getting Worse
The Chinese government’s increasingly aggressive diplomacy has hurt its image in much of the world. It’s unlikely to improve anytime soon.

In Brief by Joshua Kurlantzick January 24, 2022

United States

President Biden’s First Year, With Richard Haass

Podcast
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to assess how the Biden administration has handled foreign policy in its first year in office.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Richard Haass January 18, 2022 The President's Inbox

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Why NATO Has Become a Flash Point With Russia in Ukraine
Russian leaders have watched with mounting resentment as the transatlantic alliance has nearly doubled its membership since the end of the Cold War. President Vladimir Putin has drawn a red line in Ukraine.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters January 20, 2022