Category: china
Why China Is Confident It Can Beat Trump in a Trade War
On April 5, 2018 by IleneIn the political realm, however, Mr. Xi enjoys advantages that may allow him to cope with the economic fallout far better than Mr. Trump can. His authoritarian grip on the news media and the party means there is little room for criticism of his policies, even as Mr. Trump must contend with complaints from American
News Analysis: ‘America First’ Bears a New Threat: Military Force
On March 24, 2018 by IleneOver the longer term, they must straighten out the strategic incoherence surrounding Mr. Trump’s approach to Russia and China, defining the meaning of the administration’s policy declaration earlier this year that “great power competition — not terrorism — is now the primary focus of U.S. national security.” Washington is now consumed by a debate over
Material culture, considered (harmful?)
On December 11, 2017 by IleneDesigner, maker and writer Hillary Predko’s “Kipple Field Notes” is five short essays on the nature of stuff in the 21st century, its relationship to justice, the environment, cities, intergenerational strife, housing, and geopolitics. It’s my kind of thing, acknowledging the pleasures and desirability of physical things without excusing the environmental and human
Kim ‘Is Begging for War,’ Nikki Haley Says, but Urges More Diplomacy
On September 4, 2017 by IleneLast month, the council tightened sanctions against North Korea, unanimously adopting a resolution that Ms. Haley called “the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation.” But since then, North Korea carried out one of its most provocative missile tests in recent years, hurling a ballistic missile directly over Japan that prompted
Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Threat Raises Alarm in Asia
On August 9, 2017 by IleneStill, some in the region said that the danger of war had not seemed as clear and present in decades. What was unthinkable just years ago no longer seems so, they said. Gulf of Alaska Arctic Ocean Bering Sea NORTH KOREA Pacific Ocean South China Sea (United States) Indian Ocean Gulf of Alaska Arctic Ocean
Foxconn’s corporate welfare deal will cost Wisconsin taxpayers more than 3 billion dollars
On July 29, 2017 by IleneThe recent trumpist trumpeting about the plans of Chinese manufacturer Foxconn to open a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin omitted a few key details — like the fact that Foxconn is being given a sweetheart tax-break that’s topped up with 15 years’ worth of guarantees of up to $200m/year in cash subsidies at taxpayer expense
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