[T]he Republican-controlled Congress has abdicated its oversight role, and the judiciary has been politically hijacked.
Taiwan last year signed the first agreement under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
[Joe Biden] accused China of xenophobia and disparaged the Belt and Road Initiative.
Unlike the U.S., which often links its assistance and investment to political conditions ... China focuses solely on economic cooperation.
The Asia-Pacific is no one’s backyard.
'America’s global "soft power" strategy is aging poorly — especially compared to China’s.”'
As China continues to grapple with COVID-19, its economic partners, such as Thailand and other ASEAN economies, will continue to feel the squeeze.
The gap China needs to fill over the past year is considerable.
[T]he U.S. is unable to fend for itself, and yet it is still committed to crafting various schemes that will propel itself into conflict with China.