The Chinese telecom is worth more than $120 billion. But for how long? Western intelligence agencies say Huawei will inevitably act in the interests of China’s intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security. Now sanctions imposed by the Trump administration will effectively cut off Huawei from the world’s semi-conductor market. Without the basic components of...
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Most 2020 Democrats Favor Trump’s Sanctions on Venezuela
The Council on Foreign Relations, the embodiment of the U.S. foreign policy establishment, asked the Democratic presidential candidates what they would do about Venezuela. The question was leading: What, if any, additional steps should the United States take to remove Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela? The formulation is leading because it implies that the...
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U.S. Considers a Human Rights Policy in Xinjang
Should the Trump administration sanction Hikvision, a Chinese facial recognition firm deeply involved in the suppression of the Uighur people in Xinjang province? “Taking this step would be a tangible signal to both U.S. and foreign companies that the U.S. government is looking carefully at what is happening in Xinjiang and is willing to take...