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China Policy Monitor No. 1630

April 2, 2025 Joshua Eisenman

Secretive PRC Firms Lure Fired Federal Workers;
China Fetes U.S. Business Leaders in Beijing;
China Releases Staff of U.S. Due Diligence Firm;
China Unveils Its New Deep-Sea Cable Cutter;
U.S. Blacklists 50 PRC Firms to Curb Ai, Chip Capabilities

A Grim Message For Iranians

April 1, 2025 Ilan I. Berman Newsweek

On March 20, Iranians in Iran and in the diaspora commemorated Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Typically, U.S. administrations have used the occasion to practice some soft power diplomacy. In the past, America's Nowruz greetings have taken pains to highlight Iran's proud pre-Islamic heritage, underscore its immense civilizational potential, and draw a distinction between the country's historic greatness and its current repressive clerical regime.