China U.S. Arms Sales Newsletter
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Saudi-Israeli normalization is still possible—if the United States plays it smart
02 May 2025 13:44 GMT
… kingdom explored closer ties with China and Russia. For Washington, preserving … ; and eased restrictions on US arms sales, ensuring continued access to advanced … example, Saudi Arabia and the United States could formally acknowledge Palestinian statehood …
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Lawfare and Subversion in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan
01 May 2025 19:39 GMT
… with Wang Huning, Xi Jinping’s ideologue-in-chief … ambiguity of the ‘One China Respective Interpretations’ (yi … turn abandonment by the United States into a self-fulfilling … arms sales, like-minded partners and allies might consider selling weapons to Taiwan …
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Editorial Roundup: United States
29 Apr 2025 20:18 GMT
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At the time, the United States was in retreat from Southeast … reform proposals, if the White House can get them through Congress … are the real gift to Xi Jinping.
There are signs Mr. … be surprised if China decides to snatch Taiwan’s outer islands …
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Inside Trump’s plan to turbocharge foreign arms sales
30 Apr 2025 22:24 GMT
… for Japan and the United States, likely furthering anxieties about … said.
The Complex
MORE ARMS SALES: The Trump administration is … weapons that had already been in the pipeline from the Obama … China relations have fallen in the post-Covid era. The White House …
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China’s Factory Activity Slumps as US Tariffs Take
30 Apr 2025 20:28 GMT
… to curb China’s export of fentanyl into the United States—are beginning … . imports, effectively imposing a trade embargo on each other’s goods … manufacturing high-tech items like weapons, semiconductors, and batteries.
A separate …
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How Donald Trump Became the Arms Dealer in Chief
30 Apr 2025 14:21 GMT
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Trump’s forthcoming arms sales tour of the Kingdom is … arms package was a fantasy, including deals that the Obama … order. Russia wanted it, China wanted it, we wanted … United States, its allies, and the residents of nations that receive US weapons …
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Thiessen: Trump could seal his peace deal with a $50B arms sale to Ukraine
29 Apr 2025 14:57 GMT
… weapons using a lend-lease program modeled on the one the United States … Russian assets to purchase weapons.
Such arms sales would not only help … a decade ago. The Obama administration tried to shut … such as Poland, Romania, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. …
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Seoul, third interim president in five months: 'Stability until elections'
02 May 2025 10:26 GMT
… UN calls for end to embargo; US-Ukraine agreement on rare … Pope Francis' funeral, the United States and Ukraine have signed an … . It will give the United States a 50% stake in all … purchases of US weapons systems.
PHILIPPINES - CHINA
The Philippines has …
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President Lai meets Japan’s LDP Youth Division delegation
02 May 2025 07:12 GMT
… its arms sales to Taiwan and strengthening the Taiwan-US … -minded countries including Taiwan, the United States, Japan, the … the United States for continuing its arms sales to Taiwan over … military threats from China, Taiwan proposed the Four Pillars …
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50 years of Vietnam’s victory
01 May 2025 18:03 GMT
… supported by the USSR and China. North Vietnam requested a … North Vietnamese troops took up arms to reunify the country. … children) from the chemical weapons that were unleashed on the … growth
The United States decided to maintain a trade embargo to suffocate …