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Mar 23, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks during the Labor party campaign launch at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2013, in Brisbane, Australia.| Pool photo by Lukas Coch Hi, China Watchers.This week we check in with Australias new ambassado

Mar 16, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, at right, shakes hands with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban, at left, as Wang Yi, China's most senior diplomat, looks on, at center.| Luo Xiaoguang/AP P

Mar 09, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine China's foreign minister Qin Gang attends a press conference during the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress at Media Center on March 7, 2023 in Beijing, China.| Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Hi, China Watchers.This week we assess the state of

Mar 02, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine A miniature representation of the notorious Chinese spy balloon floated above a crowd that gathered for a House China Select Committee press conference in New York City on Feb.25 | Phelim Kine Hi, China Watchers.This week we examine the flurry of China-fo

Feb 23, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine A man carries his bird cages as he walks by a large Ukrainian flag with the slogan "We Support Ukraine" written on it in Chinese characters on the outside wall of the Canadian Embassy, March 1, 2022 in Beijing, China.| Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Hi, China

Feb 16, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Feb.| NORAD/NORTHCOM Hi, China Watchers.This week we parse Beij

Feb 16, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Feb.| NORAD/NORTHCOM Hi, China Watchers.This week we parse Beij

Feb 09, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Badiucao Hi, China Watchers.This week we do a diagnostic on the Chinese spy balloon incidents impact on U.-China relations; introduce the Democratic members of the new House China Select Committee; parse Beijings beef with U.long-arm jurisdiction and prob

Feb 06, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Chad Fish via AP Welcome to a special edition of China Watcher focusing on what impact the detection last week of an alleged Chinese spy balloon over the U.followed by its destruction by a U.air force missile on Saturday may have on U.And fear not youll

Feb 02, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday, July 9, 2022.| Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP Hi, China Watchers.This week we l

Jan 26, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Salim Dawood/AP Photo Hi, China Watchers.This week we unpack the Biden administrations flurry of China-countering Africa diplomacy and canvass the priorities of newly appointed GOP members of the House Select Committee on China.And in the spirit of the Ch

Jan 19, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine In this image taken from video footage, Xie Feng speaks with visiting U.officials in the Tianjin municipality in China on July 26, 2021.| Phoenix TV via AP Video Hi, China Watchers.This week we assess incoming Chinese ambassador to the U., Xie Feng, and e

Jan 12, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Protesters light up their mobile phones while chanting slogans and singing songs in the Mong Kok district during a pro-democracy protests on June 12, 2020, in Hong Kong, China.Kwok/Getty Images Hi, China Watchers.This week we measure the anxiety of Hong K

Jan 05, 2023 View in browser By Phelim Kine Rep.Mike Gallagher testifies during a Republican-led forum on the origins of the COVID-19 virus at the U.Capitol on June 29, 2021, in Washington, D.| Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Hi, China Watchers.We mark the first week of the New Year with a sneak peek at

Presented by the Council on Foreign Relations: Whats next in U.Dec 22, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Presented by U.Postal Service Hi, China Watchers.This is our final edition of 2022 and the New Year (followed by the start of Chinese Year of the Rabbit in late January) is just around the cor

Dec 15, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine President Joe Biden speaks to African leaders gathered for the U.-Africa Leaders Summit, Dec.14, 2022, in Washington.| Patrick Semansky/AP Photo Hi, China Watchers.This week we unpack President Joe Bidens African Leaders Summit ambitions and examine how B

Dec 08, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, after his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec.| Saudi Press Agency via AP Hi, China Watchers.This week we parse Chinese President Xi Jinp

Dec 01, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing on Nov.| Ng Han Guan/AP Photo Hi, China Watchers.This week we examine the U.response to recent mass protests in China and quiz the D.-based representative for Taiwans op

Nov 17, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Susan Walsh/AP Photo Hi, China Watchers.This week we gauge the potential impact of Donald Trumps visceral anti-China rhetoric on his presidential campaign and distill the fruits of President Joe Bidens week of intensive summit diplomacy.Well also give an

Nov 10, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (arrives for a press conference at the U.Capitol June 23, 2021, in Washington, D.| Win McNamee/Getty Images Hi, China Watchers.This week we assess the impact of U.midterm elections on U.-China relations, examine the U.

Nov 03, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Qin Gang, China's ambassador to the U., spent months dealing with only a handful of Biden administration officials.His recent elevation to the CCP's Central Committee now puts him in President Xi Jinping's inner circle.| Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Hi, Chin

Oct 27, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine New members of the Politburo Standing Committee, from left, Li Xi, Cai Qi, Zhao Leji, President Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Wang Huning, and Ding Xuexiang are introduced at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct.| Ng Han Guan/AP Photo Hi, China Watchers.T

Oct 20, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Capital Economics/Julian Evans-Pritchard @capeconchina Hi, China Watchers.This is Xi Jinpings glide path week to a third term as Chinas paramount leader.And my Brussels-based colleague Stuart Lau and I have a transatlantic analysis of what Xis foreign pol

Oct 13, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Hi, China Watchers.With Chinas 20th Party Congress just three days away, were tackling some of the key issues that President Xi Jinpings looming third term poses for U.-China relations through a discussion with two lawmakers and a former State Department

Oct 06, 2022 View in browser By Phelim Kine Hong Kong illustrator Ah To (Kap Chuen Ng) Hi, China Watchers.midterm elections are just 33 days away so weve polled ranking Republican members of key congressional committees about their China-focus plans under a possible GOP House majority.Well also par