Last week, there was discussion in both the UK and European Parliaments of a possible "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing Olympics in 2022. Parliamentary leaders are not the ones making the final decision on this issue, but nevertheless the views of legislators could have an impact and are

On July 6, the Asia Society Institute hosted a conversation with Kurt Campbell [https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/conversation-kurt-campbell-white-house-coordinator-indo-pacific] , who currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council. The conversation was

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was on CNBC's Closing Bell [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/us-commerce-secretary-raimondo-dismisses-xi-speech-as-bluster.html] yesterday. The CNBC hosts asked her about a number of topics, including China. In their China questions, they brought

At a June 9 event [https://www.gmfus.org/events/transatlantic-trends-2021-conversation-us-deputy-secretary-state-wendy-sherman] held by the German Marshall Fund, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Sherman] provided a useful articulation of the Biden administration's view

At a meeting held on June 4, 2021, the Australian Senate Economics Legislation Committee discussed the situation of coal exports to China with representatives of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, focusing on ships carrying Australian coal being unable to enter Chinese ports and the impact on Australian

On June 7, Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified [https://www.c-span.org/video/?512281-1/secretary-blinken-testifies-house-foreign-affairs-committee-2022-budget] before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and foreign policy priorities. During that testimony, Republican Congressman

Politico hosted an interview today [https://www.politico.eu/event/interview-with-elizabeth-truss/] with UK Trade Minister Liz Truss. Anna Isaac of Politico asked Minister Truss about a number of trade issues. The following are the questions and answers related to trade with China. > Anna Isaac: Let'