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china ai and autonomy report: Issue 18, June 30, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 18, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

technologies, and AI. According to the article, "new platforms and weapons such as unmanned submersibles, undersea prepositioned weapons, and foreign military bases will bring about the reconfiguration ... estimate of 600 trillion synapses. National Policy PRC officially launches "East Data, West Computing" project. The People's Daily , the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party ... of the country's total carbon emissions. According to experts cited by the article, even though one goal of the project is to encourage high-tech economic development in the PRC's relatively

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 10, March 10, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 10, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

forces as the drone returns. Despite referring to them as “blue force” UAVs, it is unknown if the drones featured in the videos are of PRC or foreign manufacture. NATIONAL POLICY A regulation ... National Computing Power Hubs Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region Yangtze River Delta Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

What is a Chinese Communist Party Plenum?

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Plenums of the Central Committee help assess future directions for China. The Third Plenum on economic issues is of critical interest for US national security.

Party Congress.  --> Plenums: Typical Topics First Party Personnel Appointments Second Government personnel appointments Third Economic policy and related reforms ... ’s party bureaucracy operates if they are to create effective counter-strategies. Second, many PRC policies that sound purely economic have national security implications. Making sense of PRC policy ... investment.” This illustrates the fact that China is facing severe economic headwinds, and solving some of those problems will require trade with foreign countries as well as investment from foreign

Private Sector Sanctions on Russia

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John Milton examines how the withdrawal of American corporations from Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine demonstrates a new form of geopolitical pressure.

on the backburner of U.S. foreign policy for decades. Geoeconomics , or the use of economic power to achieve geopolitical goals and/or exert geopolitical pressure, was a common component of U.S. foreign ... foreign policy. First, the U.S. has long wielded unparalleled conventional military power. With consistently the highest global defense budget , the U.S. has maintained its battlefield supremacy ... opportunity for U.S. policy and military leaders to study new opportunities for economic power. Further, increased study and experimentation with geoeconomics can result in more refined options

Impending Election Could Dramatically Shift Korean Relations

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South Korea's 2025 presidential election after President Yoon’s impeachment could greatly affect relations with the United States, Japan, China, and North Korea.

it possible to estimate how South Korea’s future foreign policy objectives might shape those relations. The path to the impending election began with the imposition of martial law by South Korean ... taken a firm stance against China and fully supported the US. This aligned with Yoon’s foreign policy goal of turning South Korea into a “ global pivotal state ,” increasing the country’s ... Japan-centered foreign policy,” indicating that a DPK president is unlikely to emphasize trilateral cooperation. Unlike Yoon, who was selective in engaging in historical debates with Japan, Lee remains firm

Global Issues Beckon Japan’s New Prime Minister

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When Yoshihide Suga succeeded Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister on September 14, many observers anticipated a shift in the government’s focus. Will Suga be pulled in two directions?

’s pet policy issues. Aside from domestic economic issues, national security and foreign policy challenges loom ahead from a surging, economically muscular, and militarily assertive China ... , defense-centric foreign policy and the transformation of Japan’s national security policy. Suga, in contrast, is known for his expertise in domestic policy and might be expected to turn inward to tackle ... proclamations indicate his focus areas are to accelerate domestic economic stimulus plans and to “push ahead with deregulation and put an end to ministry sectionalism, vested interests and the practice

U.S.-South Korea Relations in the Wake of the March 2022 Election

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Thomas Bickford explores how South Korea’s new President, Yon Suk-yeol, will approach foreign policy with, North Korea, the U.S., China and Japan.

U.S.-South Korea Relations in the Wake of the March 2022 Election Thomas Bickford explores how South Korea’s new President, Yon Suk-yeol, will approach foreign policy with, North Korea, the U.S. ... of the country’s security policy regardless of who won, Yoon’s campaign indicated that his administration would revisit other aspects of South Korea’s foreign and security policies. These include ... on the foreign policy front. In June, Yoon met with President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, the first trilateral meeting between leaders of the three

What Did the Summit of The Americas Accomplish?

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The Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles exposed rocky U.S. relations with Latin America, due to regional turmoil and U.S. paralysis, writes Ralph Espach.

. /images/InDepth/American%20States%20Flag.jpg What Did the Summit of The Americas Accomplish? Ralph Espach Ralph Espach is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis Program . He ... President Mike Pence instead), the United States hoped that this event would disprove the common observation that Washington was rudderless in its regional policy. By attending in person, along with the Vice ... hoped to generate action — or at least agendas for action — on several critical challenges: migration, climate change and economic development. The immediate result was four days of talks and photo

China, Malaysia and the South China Sea

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On June 1, the Royal Malaysian Air Force announced that 16 People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft, flying in “tactical formation,” had entered Malaysia's Flight Information Region.

back. The Malaysian Air Force described the incident as a “serious matter that threatens national security and aviation safety,” while the country’s foreign minister, Hishammuddin bin Hussein, said it was a “breach of…Malaysian airspace and sovereignty.” A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the other hand, stated “it was a routine training conducted by China's air ... diplomacy ” in an effort to avoid antagonizing Beijing and to maintain what many Malaysians believe is a “ special relationship ” with China. Malaysia’s China policy has traditionally

Can Kim Jong Un Really Denuclearize?

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A fundamental question facing U.S. policymakers is whether North Korea intends to denuclearize. Most Pyongyang-watchers believe this is an impossibility, at least for the near term.

is rarely asked: If Kim Jong Un wanted to denuclearize, could he? This question goes to the heart of U.S.-North Korea policy and the strategy of denuclearization. The assumption is that Kim, with a stroke of a pen,  could give away his nuclear program  in return for economic wealth and prosperity. But the assumption that North Korea’s supreme leader has unchecked decision-making authority ... with  his economic policies and attempts to set up his brother, Kim Yong Ju, as heir apparent. This led to a purge of many of those close to Kim Il Sung. In 1992, in another successor-inspired revolt