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Building Real Cooperation with South-East Asian Partners

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Since coming into office, the Biden administration has stressed the importance of partners and allies to its Indo-Pacific strategy as it shapes its approach toward competition with China.

Affairs Program. He is an expert in Chinese politics and Chinese foreign policy and security issues. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin became the first member of President Biden’s ... in the first-ever heads of state meeting with Quad countries Australia, India and Japan in March , hosted Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as the first foreign leader at the White House in April ... of the Indo-Pacific’s architecture.” It is impossible to ignore Southeast Asia’s economic and strategic importance in the Indo-Pacific. The South China Sea remains a key conduit for world trade

Weighing the Costs of War and Peace in Afghanistan

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The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad, tweeted that "peace requires agreement on four issues: counter-terrorism assurances, troop withdrawal."

with both the United States’ strategic interests in Afghanistan and this administration’s "America First" view of foreign policy and is therefore unlikely to change. Third, while reaching a peace deal ... and economic. The number of personnel from the United States and its coalition partners being killed in the war these days is relatively small (e.g., the  total number  of U.S. military and Defense ... of these numbers say anything about those who would be wounded or displaced by the war, the number of which would likely total multiples of the number killed. In terms of economic costs, a senior

Belt and Road Initiative 3.0: Mixed Messages from Beijing

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Belt and Road Initiative 10-year anniversary forum promoted a leaner, greener, “smarter” Belt and Road. But Putin’s prominent role highlighted global divisions.

as the centerpiece of Xi’s foreign policy agenda, but since then he has promoted a trio of newer initiatives: the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization ... but “smarter” and greener Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and to reinforce China’s role as a leader in global economic development. Xi also used the forum to draw a contrast between his vision of economic ... obliquely criticized efforts to reduce dependence on China, stating that seeing “others' development as a threat or taking economic interdependence as a risk will not make one's own life better

Dangers and Opportunities as China’s Loans to Africa Come Due

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In Africa, China’s infrastructure loans, secretive contracts, and inflexible debt negotiations have caused economic and debt distress in some countries.

resilience by diversifying their economic partnerships and seeking out lenders with better terms and different motivations. I and other CNA analysts from our China Studies and Strategy and Policy ... China Loans to Africa In Africa, China’s infrastructure loans, secretive contracts, and inflexible debt negotiations have caused economic and debt distress in some countries. /images/InDepth/2024/03 ... are facing a period of serious economic distress with a very different character from the debt crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. This time, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a major player

All In on Africa

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Kaia Haney examines the Biden Administration’s recent diplomacy in Africa and how it ties into strategic competition on the continent.

by Foreign Policy correspondent Howard French, the U.S. is not the only potentially valuable partner for African nations. The U.S. should avoid reacting to other countries’ activities ... the opportunities and dynamism of the continent rather than its challenges. Yet in other ways, the strategy is a continuation of U.S. policy, insofar as the Biden administration is still working to counter China ... the pace of senior officials’ visits to Africa. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has conducted three diplomatic tours of Africa since July 2022. The war in Ukraine and Russia’s increasing isolation

What China's Ukraine Position Paper Tells Us

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Elizabeth Wishnick examines China’s position paper on the Russia-Ukraine war, and what it tells us about how Beijing uses diplomacy to advance its interests.

actually reveals quite a bit about China’s priorities in the conflict and broader foreign policy goals. Above all, China aims to prevent its fence-sitting from damaging its reputation in the Global South ... to the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the PRC Foreign Ministry issued a position paper on “the Political Settlement of the Ukraine crisis.” At a time when China has faced criticism ... , followed by a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , the Foreign Ministry document seeks to position China as a potential mediator. Zelensky had long sought a meeting with Xi

China as a Niche Arms Exporter

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China's defense industry could serve as the foundation for increased arms sales in the future, especially in niche arms markets.

China as a Niche Arms Exporter China's defense industry could serve as the foundation for increased arms sales in the future, especially in niche arms markets. /images/InDepth/Post96.jpg China as a Niche Arms Exporter 96 April Herlevi April A. Herlevi is a senior research scientist in the Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program at CNA. She is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. Her recent research topics include the intersection between economics and national security and the increasing role of Chinese commercial, economic

Arctic Foreign Direct Investment

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CNA studies show that China’s investments and other activities in the Arctic pose an economic challenge to the United States and other Arctic interests.

— Interactive Map Value of Chinese Investments and Economic Activity in Arctic Regions and Select Arctic Countries left small standard Arctic Foreign Direct Investment — Interactive Map a/2415 orange white Policymakers in the US and other Arctic nations are increasingly aware that China uses economic statecraft as a key instrument of Beijing’s foreign policy. In the Arctic, China does not yet ... /CIP-FDIbanner.jpg Arctic Foreign Direct Investment Slideshow white Explore More Arctic Foreign Direct Investment Contacts Dr. Joshua Tallis Project Director, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program tallisj@cna.org

Xi Jinping’s Vision of a Resilient China

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Elizabeth Wishnick examines President Xi Jinping’s rhetoric regarding China’s national challenges including COVID-19, and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

understanding of the interconnection between domestic and foreign policy risks. The centrality of “holistic” national security was one of the novel features of his address to the 20th CCP Congress ... of the disease, further compounding China’s economic woes, Xi emphasized that it was in the Chinese national character to triumph over adversity. Sounding more like a New-Age guru than a CCP leader ... high level of dependence on foreign countries for energy and mineral resources. Wang spoke of the need to “plan ahead and ensure the security of domestic resources under special circumstances

Pacific Connectivity and Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption

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April Herlevi explains how telecommunications infrastructure in Tonga was damaged by the volcanic eruption and the challenges it created for aid efforts.

is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. On January 15, a “catastrophic eruption” of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano occurred near ... of emergency in March 2020 and closed its borders to foreign nationals in order to protect its population. Tongan officials made some accommodations in late January to allow aid into the country