US-China Relations
China Lifts Boeing 737 MAX Ban, but Scrutiny Increases
Boeing seemed poised to resume aircraft deliveries to China, but the recent Alaska Airlines incident and reported mechanical failures involving US Secretary of State Blinken’s 737 aircraft almost certainly will lead to greater technical scrutiny and possible delays.
Pamir's John W. Tai interview with Channel News Asia
John W. Tai - senior advisor at Pamir Consulting and adjunct professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University - was recently interviewed by Channel News Asia about issues on relations with US and China and the Taiwan Presidential Elections.
Pamir Strategic Insights Issue 4: US reaction to Taiwan's Presidential Election
Washington’s measured response to the results of Taiwan’s presidential election reaffirms US efforts to uphold the status quo vis-à-vis China and Taiwan.
Pamir Strategic Insights Issue 2: Taiwan President-elect's victory formula
Taiwan Vice President William Lai’s (LAI Ching-te) election victory on 13 January marked the first time since Taiwan started direct presidential elections in 1996 that a party will hold the presidency over three consecutive terms.
2024 Taiwan Presidential and Legislative Elections Outlook
Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place this coming Saturday are the first set of elections in what will be a “year of elections.”
Pamir Strategic Insights Issue 1: Strategic Outlook 2024: US-China Relations
US-China strategic competition stands at a critical juncture and is likely to intensify in 2024.
US-China economic talks lead to “three important consensuses”
Following a series of high-level bilateral talks in November, notably between US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China HE Lifeng, and Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, both countries are making progress in maintaining a working economic relationship.
Detainment of Kroll executive in Hong Kong causes further concerns over investments and business in China
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Western companies to do business in China over Beijing’s nebulous definition of what constitutes the state’s concerns around “national security”.
Biden-Xi Meeting Yields Agreements, but Taiwan Remains Flashpoint
On 15 November, President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping met at the Filoli Estate country house near San Francisco during the APEC summit to discuss key issues, such as Taiwan, climate change, and fentanyl trade.
Raimondo visit to Beijing continues Washington’s “de-risking vs. de-coupling” stance towards China
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s recent visit to Beijing follows the visits of three other high-level US officials this year as the latter continues to express Washington’s intent to keep trade communication channels open.
Pamir's Alan Kohler joins CBS News to discuss the threat of espionage from China
Earlier this month, the intelligence leaders from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada (theFive Eyes) made their first joint statement in 90 years about the multiple and unprecedented threats China poses to the rest of the world’s economies and security.
China fines US company Mintz for illegal activities, prompting investor concerns
As China attempts to revive its economy, a raft of measures including tighter counter-espionage laws, raiding the offices of US advisory firms, changes to cybersecurity rules, and blocking the export of Chinese data, is damaging investor confidence in the world’s second-largest economy.
President Biden’s historic Hanoi visit strengthens US-Vietnam relations
The United States continued its continued diplomacy around global geopolitics when President Biden visited Hanoi, Vietnam on 10 September to meet General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.
China Update - Biden’s criticism of China and Xi Jinping - 3 July 2023
President Biden’s criticism of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Democratic fundraiser on 20 June, one day after Secretary of State Blinken concluded his visit to Beijing, dashed hopes for an improvement in US-China relations.
Countering China’s Malign Influence Operations in the United States
On 27 September 2023, Alan E. Kohler (the retired Assistant Director for Counterintelligence in the US) testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing to discuss the foreign malign influence and transnational repression activities carried out by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).