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China Reform Monitor No. 1420

June 18, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Taiwan government database leaked on the dark web;
Amid protests, Hong Kong passes China national anthem bill;
New tensions in the Taiwan Strait;
Bipartisan U.S. support for India in its border standoff with China;
China buys U.S. soybeans amid souring political relations

Pompeo bet against China — and COVID-19 may prove him right

June 16, 2020 The Hill

No one knows how the U.S.-China relationship will evolve in the next month, let alone the coming decade. In this way, policymaking is always a gamble of sorts. But if you know your opponent has a losing hand, playing the odds becomes easier. When it comes to China, Pompeo has this diplomatic acumen in spades.

China Reform Monitor No. 1418

May 28, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Apple will move a third of airpod production to Vietnam;
Indonesia presses China to answer boat abuse claims;
China micro-managing Nepali politics?;
New Zealand says it backs WHO role for Taiwan;
Chinese ships chase Japanese fishing boat near Senkaku Islands