Countries move to shield companies from foreign acquisition, especially by China
HONG KONG, May 5, 2020, SCMP. Countries around the world are erecting barriers to fend…
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World leaders pledge more than $8B for coronavirus vaccine fight
LONDON, May 5, 2020, BBC. More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop…
US govt report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C, May 4, 2020, CNN. The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the…
Pompeo reaffirms US mission to denuke N. Korea after Kim’s return to public eye
WASHINGTON D.C./SEOUL, May 4, 2020, Yonhap. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has renewed Washington’s…
72 per cent in Japan see animal market closure key in curbing pandemics in the future: WWF
TOKYO, May 4, 2020, Kyodo. Seventy-two percent of Japanese believe a closure of illegal and…
Trump says he will kill phase one trade deal if China $200B spending promise falls short
WASHINGTON D.C., May 4, 2020, SCMP. US President Donald Trump has threatened to terminate the…
Warmer weather and debate over restrictions drive Americans outside while coronavirus cases rise
NEW YORK, May 3, 2020, CNN. From California to New York, more Americans are headed…
[Analytics] Getting the Pacific Deterrence Initiative right
America’s “Pacific Pivot,” promised by three administrations, has at last found consensus in popular and…
India’s coronavirus lockdown curbs buffalo meat exports, hitting Ramadan supplies
KUALA LUMPUR/MUMBAI, May 3, 2020, Reuters. For more than a decade Kuala Lumpur street vendor…
Protesters assail California governor’s order closing beaches
SACRAMENTO, May 2, 2020, Fox News. One day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Orange…
[Analytics] The deeper roots of Chinese demonization
Fasten your seat belts: the US hybrid war against China is bound to go on…
[Analytics] The geopolitical contours of a post-COVID-19 world
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy is more dramatic than…