US President Joe Biden said during his recent visit to Asia that America will defend Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion. Although White House officials were quick to state that US policy toward the island had not changed, some think that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s increasing regional assertiveness necessitate a tougher approach. Project-Syndicate.org
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China slams Japan for close-range tracking of aircraft carrier
China on Thursday slammed Japan for making dangerous close-range tracking and disruptions to an aircraft carrier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy during the latter’s recent, legitimate drills in the West Pacific, with analysts saying that the Japanese move reflected the country’s ulterior motive of offensive military expansion under the excuse of the “China threat” theory. GlobalTimes
China’s military sorties near Taiwan changing status quo
Sending military planes to conduct exercises near Taiwan is “an act of changing the status quo” and an “inappropriate use of force,” Su said when asked to comment on the speech on the U.S.’ China policy by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday. focustaiwan.tw
China pushes for smarter armed forces
China is reshaping its military postgraduate system to make its armed forces “smarter”, including cultivating more technological talent, a newly issued document shows. South China Morning Post
US, Australia fear growing Chinese military control in Pacific
China’s foreign minister has embarked on a tour of some Pacific Ocean islands, as Australia and the United States fear increasing Chinese military control in the region. Al Jazeera
China learning a lesson from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
There have been increasing fears that Beijing will take military action against Taiwan following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made retaking control of Taiwan a top national priority. Experts say Chinese strategists are watching the war in Ukraine closely,… CNN
Beijing accuses Blinken of ‘exaggerating China threat’ after speech
Beijing blasted Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s speech on China, insisting that the country is a defender of international order. CNBC
Blinken lays out US strategy to counter China as rivalry grows
The US says it does not want a new Cold War with China, but warns that Beijing is a threat to the international order. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that challenge will test American diplomacy like never before. Al Jazeera’s
Transcript: U.S. Approach to the People’s Republic of China
Except from Secretary Blinken’s speech
We are not looking for conflict or a new Cold War. To the contrary, we’re determined to avoid both.
We don’t seek to block China from its role as a major power, nor to stop China – or any other country, for that matter – from growing their economy or advancing the interests of their people.
But we will defend and strengthen the international law, agreements, principles, and institutions that maintain peace and security, protect the rights of individuals and sovereign nations, and make it possible for all countries – including the United States and China – to coexist and cooperate.
Now, the China of today is very different from the China of 50 years ago, when President Nixon broke decades of strained relations to become the first U.S. president to visit the country.
Democracy Is Dying: ‘You Don’t Have the Time’
President Joe Biden revealed that after being elected to the White House, Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned him that democracies are on the decline and that one day “autocracies will run the world.”
“We’re living through a global struggle between autocracies and democracies,” Biden said during his commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduating class. Newsweek