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Does Biden or any other US president besides Trump have a common nickname in China?

Today I learned that in China Trump is (derisively) called "Comrade Nation Builder"--the nation referred to is not the US though, but China, in the sense/claim that Trump has built up ...
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Why does China stress the importance of people-to-people exchanges between China and the U.S.?

The agreement reached between the top leaders of China and the US during their meeting in San Francisco on promoting people-to-people exchanges is of great significance. There were corresponding ...
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Why did Russia and China veto the recent UN resolution for a ceasefire?

Reuters reported that Russia and China vetoed the UN resolution proposed by US for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Given that their apparent stance was pro-ceasefire recently (just like the ...
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What intelligence was released in order to "blunt Chinese saber-rattling in the Taiwan Strait"?

From Time Magazine's March X, 2024 Inside the White House Program to Share America’s Secrets: The motivation behind the program, the officials say, is that it works. Strategic declassification has ...
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When the U.S. Congress discussed about increasing China's voting shares within the IMF, what were the arguments for and against that were used?

Experts say the US's reluctance for a quota reform that includes a realignment of voting shares stems from concerns that such an exercise would inevitably give more voting power to China. China ...
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Did the Chinese government give any specifics as to why it believes the U.S. doesn't treat China as an equal?

The Chinese embassy in Washington said Wang told Sullivan that Taiwan independence “poses the biggest risk to cross-Strait peace and stability and the biggest challenge to China-US relations”. It said ...
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Why is the US military not taking actions against allegedly Chinese maritime militias in the South China sea?

CNN: “In this particular operation, we can actually conclude that this Chinese fishing vessel is not just a fishing vessel but a Chinese maritime militia taking orders from the Chinese coast guard to ...
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Did the U.S. make any public statement that it support China's goal of peaceful unification with Taiwan?

Chinese officials also asked in advance of the summit that Biden make a public statement after the meeting saying that the U.S. supports China’s goal of peaceful unification with Taiwan and does not ...
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Are Chinese think-tanks less independent than American think-tanks and does that make them less effective?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_American_Progress The Center for American Progress is a 501(c)(3) organization under U.S. Internal Revenue Code.[16] In 2014, CAP received $45 million from a ...
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Is there any U.S. or Western think-tank that predicted how long it would take for China to produce 5nm or 7nm chips without EUV?

SMIC managed to scrape together equipment from existing plants and those received before Washington’s sanctions to keep the 7nm production line going, say two sources close to SMIC’s suppliers. But ...
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Did the U.S. take any measure to prevent China from benefiting from friendshoring?

China is moving to deepen trade and investment links with nations the US has prioritized for friend-shoring, a response that may keep—or even enhance—Beijing’s primacy in global commerce. President Xi ...
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Is there a correlation between government responsiveness to individual/voter concerns and subsequent reduction in policy demands?

In democratic states, is there a correlation between government responsiveness to individual concerns and subsequent reduction in policy demands? I am curious because recent polsci papers on ...
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Was there an effort to get rid or diminish the scope of the Wolf amendment?

In an internal email on Wednesday, the US space agency said it had “certified its intent to Congress” to allow Nasa-funded researchers to apply to the CNSA for access to the lunar samples, collected ...
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What happens to Chinese illegal migrants to the US that the US wants to deport but China won't accept?

The NYTimes' November 24, 2023 Growing Numbers of Chinese Migrants Are Crossing the Southern Border begins with the line: More than 24,000 Chinese citizens have been apprehended crossing into the ...
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Do most countries adopt a "know-your-customers" approach to prevent chemicals from being used by potential drug-traffickers?

Certain precursors used in the production of fentanyl are internationally classified as unscheduled chemicals and legal to produce in China and export. Beijing argues that it cannot restrict the ...
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