https://www.scmp.com/rss/513070/feed Laura Brickman is a US correspondent for the South China Morning Post based in Washington. Her reporting in video and print has appeared in Insider, US News & World Report, Kyiv Post, MIC, Jezebel and others. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School with an emphasis on investigative and documentary reporting. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mainland China’s military operations around Taiwan in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island represent an effort by Beijing to change a status quo in the region that has held for decades, the US government said on Thursday. The People’s Liberation Army’s encirclement of Taiwan for a round of unprecedented live-fire military drills has prompted the US Department of Defence to leave some of its Navy fleet in the area “to monitor the situation” and to postpone a missile... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3187769/us-delays-minuteman-iii-missile-test-amid-tensions-china-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3187769/us-delays-minuteman-iii-missile-test-amid-tensions-china-over?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:52:44 +0000 China said on Monday that it would take “firm and strong measures” in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected arrival in Taiwan, as a war of words over the latest flashpoint in US-China relations escalated. Beijing’s representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, spoke shortly after the White House appeared to shift its stance towards Pelosi’s reported trip to Taiwan, saying that the US will “not be intimidated” by China. “This visit is provocative, and if [Pelosi] insists on making... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3187355/nancy-pelosi-will-visit-taiwan-reports-say-white-house-now-expressing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3187355/nancy-pelosi-will-visit-taiwan-reports-say-white-house-now-expressing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:42:08 +0000 US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said that Joe Biden remains committed to a policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding Taiwan despite earlier comments that suggested a change in policy. Sullivan’s comments at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado were made ahead of an all-important phone call between the US President and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming days. CIA chief warns Beijing appears determined to use force in Taiwan “When it comes to Taiwan generally … every... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3186324/joe-biden-committed-taiwan-policy-strategic-ambiguity-adviser-jake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3186324/joe-biden-committed-taiwan-policy-strategic-ambiguity-adviser-jake?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jul 2022 22:20:43 +0000 Senior American military analysts have identified “surprising shortfalls” in the Chinese military’s logistics despite recent reforms, suggesting a lack of preparedness if it engages in a conflict in the near term. US Department of Defence senior analyst Joshua Arostegui and other military experts said logistical gaps meant serious weaknesses in the People’s Liberation Army’s readiness to fight, notwithstanding its high enlistment numbers. “There seem to be some surprising shortfalls in logistics... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3185863/surprising-shortfalls-china-military-logistics-suggest-lack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3185863/surprising-shortfalls-china-military-logistics-suggest-lack?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:00:20 +0000 Two New York residents originally from China have been arrested in a US$27 million scheme to defraud foreign donors in exchange for green cards and access to former president Donald Trump, federal prosecutors announced on Monday. Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo “Mike” Wang, both naturalised US citizens, were charged with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s administration of campaign finance laws... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3185735/new-york-duo-sherry-li-and-lianbo-wang-charged-funnelling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3185735/new-york-duo-sherry-li-and-lianbo-wang-charged-funnelling?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:30:03 +0000 Global crises from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine have effectively pushed the United States and European Union into closer commercial partnership and could enable the two to counter China in the future, a top EU trade official said on Wednesday. Sabine Weyand, the European Commission’s Director General for Trade, outlined Europe’s rethinking of its trade policies in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Dovetailing transatlantic legislation would serve to offset China’s influence and “ensure... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3185206/global-crises-pushing-us-and-europe-closer-commercial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3185206/global-crises-pushing-us-and-europe-closer-commercial?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:28:19 +0000 The US needs to re-establish supply chain integrity as a path to domestic security and work more closely with allies as it competes with China, a US congresswoman said on Tuesday. “We need to figure out ways to bypass economic reliance on China,” Representative Chrissy Houlahan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, said at an event hosted by the Washington-based Hudson Institute. “There are lessons to learn from Australia, Japan and Vietnam.” Australia in particular has felt the economic impact... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3185077/us-can-take-lessons-australia-reducing-trade-reliance-china-us-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3185077/us-can-take-lessons-australia-reducing-trade-reliance-china-us-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:57:28 +0000 US companies have fretted for months that a ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region would disrupt business. Now, an early sign suggests they were right to worry. The Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), which went into effect last month, aims to block imports from that region that are alleged to have used forced labour in their production. Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, said at the time he expected “implementation to be messy”. “They have... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3184935/businesses-confronting-new-us-ban-xinjiang-products-say-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3184935/businesses-confronting-new-us-ban-xinjiang-products-say-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:24:16 +0000