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One Big Challenge for Biden? China’s Push for Tech Supremacy
In The News
As America staggered through the final stretch of a bitter and divisive US presidential election last month, China was putting the finishing touches on carefully drawn plans f...
By Eric Sayers
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As US Military Moves Into Palau, China Watches Intently
In The News
The United States is stepping up its military presence and activity in and around the small island nation of Palau in the Philippine Sea, a strategic location coveted by Penta...
By Eric Sayers
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US hardens stance against China’s claims in South China Sea
In The News
The US hardened its stance against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and vowed to maintain pressure over human rights abuses in Xinjiang after Beijing sanction...
By Eric Sayers
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Pentagon lists 20 companies aiding Chinese military
In The News
The Pentagon has compiled a list of Chinese companies with ties to the country’s military as part of an intensifying effort by the Trump administration and Congress to make it...
By Eric Sayers
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Canceling Aegis Ashore raises problems — and hopes
In The News
Defense Minister Taro Kono has announced suspending the planned deployment of the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system. Kono blamed cost and technical issues for the ...
By Eric Sayers
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U.S. seeks to house missiles in the Pacific. Some allies don’t want them
In The News
The governor of a Japanese territory where the Pentagon is thinking about basing missiles capable of threatening China has a message for the United States: Not on my island. ...
By Eric Sayers
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Lawmakers propose billions to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research
In The News
Concerned that too much semiconductor manufacturing and know-how has shifted overseas, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing allocating tens of billions of dollars to b...
By Eric Sayers
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Inhofe, Reed back new military fund to confront China
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As the U.S. Congress hardens against Beijing, two key lawmakers publicly added their support for a new military fund to boost deterrence against China in the Pacific, virtuall...
By Eric Sayers
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Chinese military action plausible as its leaders feel backed into a corner
In The News
China’s anger at taking international blame for the coronavirus pandemic has raised the likelihood that Beijing will order a rare assault against a smaller neighbor, U.S. obse...
By Eric Sayers
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Pentagon Getting a Push to Shift Resources to Asia
In The News
A push to shift U.S. military resources to Asia to counter Chinese influence is drawing new support in Congress, where a leading lawmaker wants to compel the Pentagon to inves...
By Eric Sayers
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Indo-Pacom Presses All Domain Ops; Sends Plan To Hill Soon
In The News
At a time where the Navy has been pretty quiet about All-Domain Operations — an emerging war fighting concept being pushed by the Pentagon’s top leaders — the head of Indo-Pac...
By Eric Sayers & Daniel Kliman
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Huawei 5G tie-up will not disrupt intelligence-sharing, U.S. officials say
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Britain's decision to allow Huawei into its 5G network will not disrupt overall intelligence-sharing with the United States, U.S. officials said Friday, in comments that may a...
By Eric Sayers
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As China expands navy, US begins stockpiling ship-killing missiles
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The stunning growth of the Chinese fleet over the past decade has prompted the U.S. Navy to plan a full-on buying spree of ship-killing missiles over the next five years, acco...
By Eric Sayers
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100 things the United States must do to compete with China
In The News
There is a growing bipartisan consensus in Washington that the United States is losing its advantage in the strategic competition with China. But, so far, there has been littl...
By Ely Ratner & Eric Sayers
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Britain Defies Trump Plea to Ban Huawei From 5G Network
In The News
Britain said on Tuesday that it would not ban equipment made by the Chinese technology giant Huawei from being used in its new high-speed 5G wireless network, the starkest sig...
By Eric Sayers
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U.S. approves first licenses for tech sales to Huawei
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The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it has begun issuing licenses allowing some companies to restart U.S. tech sales to China’s Huawei, months after adding the t...
By Eric Sayers
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US urges Taiwan to curb chip exports to China
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The US government is pushing Taiwan to restrict its biggest chipmaker from producing semiconductors for Huawei, the Chinese telecoms group, and to institute stricter controls ...
By Eric Sayers
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The Pentagon has created a new office solely focused on China. Is that a good idea?
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Since the release of the National Defense Strategy in early 2018, top Pentagon officials have stressed that the department needs to keep its focus on the long-term challenge f...
By Eric Sayers
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US Navy’s improved littoral combat warships in Asia to be armed with radar-evading precision missiles
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The US Navy’s once-beleaguered class of littoral combat ships (LCS) are back on an improved standing after major reforms, and military analysts say such warships – now to be a...
By Eric Sayers
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New US military bases in Asia-Pacific ‘likely to be temporary’ for troop flexibility
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Any new US military bases in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to be “temporary” to maximise troop flexibility and in line with the Pentagon’s agreement with Manila, accordin...
By Eric Sayers
