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Council on Foreign Relations Fellow: Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative 'is not going anywhere'
David Sacks wrote a blog post after President Biden's recent G20 Summit where he introduced the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) intended to counter China's Belt Road Initiative, which Sacks said is not enough. Sacks is a Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Fidler: 'The United States was unprepared for a pandemic and is not ready for climate change'
A new report by David P. Fidler, of the Council on Foreign Relations, urges a radical shift in U.S. global health policy, prioritizing pandemics and climate change to safeguard national interests amid differing political strategies.
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Froman: 'CFR has a critical role in forging dialogue among people'
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) recently named one of its distinguished fellows and a former U.S. trade representative as the organization's next president.
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International economics expert on Chinese banks backing crypto: 'Hong Kong is a valuable petri dish'
In 2021, China banned all cryptocurrency transactions, but recently, Chinese state-affiliated banks have been supporting the crypto industry in Hong Kong, raising questions as to whether China could be reconsidering its ban.
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China expert on arrest of editor: CCP government trying to 'close down all criticisms, whether they influence public opinion in China or not'
Ian Johnson, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, commented on the detainment of Fucha, the chief editor of a major Taiwan publishing company.
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Economist: 'Implausible that investors seeking blockchain-based surrogates for U.S. dollars will be happy with euro, yen, pound, franc or RMB surrogates'
Some experts have expressed concern that U.S. actions targeting stablecoins could threaten the U.S. dollar's (USD) global prominence, but Benn Steil, a senior fellow and the director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, told the Federal Newswire that he believes the USD will not be weakened by stablecoins pegged to other currencies.
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Chinese ambassador spokesman: 'We recognize the special historical complexities on the Ukraine issue and understand Russia’s legitimate security concerns'
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese ambassador to the United States, has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a caveat.