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August 30, 2023

Taiwan
Taiwan Announced a Record Defense Budget: But Is It Enough to Deter China?

While Taiwan has significantly increased its defense spending over the past seven years, it needs to invest more to deter China and prevent the military balance from shifting decisively in Beijing’s …

Taiwan's military holds a drill at a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

August 18, 2023

COVID-19
Anti-Corruption Campaign in China’s Medical Sector: Unmasking the Hidden Agenda

While the Chinese government’s new anti-corruption campaign has the potential to significantly advance China’s healthcare reform, it may also have unforeseen and potentially dire consequences.

A medical worker checks the IV drip treatment of a patient lying on a bed in the emergency department of a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Staff

August 3, 2023

Italy
Why Is Italy Withdrawing From China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

Italy’s withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative would reflect disappointment with the lack of economic benefits and a more fundamental strategic rethinking of China.

Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Rome, Italy in March, 2019.

July 20, 2023

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The President’s Inbox Recap: Assessing the NATO Summit

The 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, unified its members.

Biden and Niinisto as seen shaking hand sbehind a speaker podium.

July 6, 2023

Taiwan
Will China’s Reliance on Taiwanese Chips Prevent a War?

U.S. reliance on Taiwanese chips gives it a major stake in preserving peace in the Taiwan Strait but does not make a war between China and Taiwan less likely.

The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) can be seen alongside images of silicon chips in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

June 23, 2023

Taiwan
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations

The United States should deter China from forcibly uniting Taiwan with mainland China.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as seen speaking with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.