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House Speaker Drama Will Plunge US China Policy Into Uncertainty

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US Policy on Myanmar and Taiwan: Shifting Strategies to Counter China’s Influence

Advertisement Nine months ago, I penned a piece analyzing how Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives might turn China policy into a partisan issue. Little did I know that his ambition to build an unprecedented anti-China coalition across the aisle would be shattered by his own colleagues. After his … Read more

How China Became a Wedge Issue Amid the US Debt Ceiling Nail-Biter

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How China Became a Wedge Issue Amid the US Debt Ceiling Nail-Biter

Advertisement Against the backdrop of a looming debt default, the U.S. House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, a Republican-led bill proposing to raise the country’s borrowing limit. The 217-215 party-line vote suggests the partisan nature of the bill, the purpose of which is to jump-start negotiations with President Joe Biden and his … Read more