2023 Issue 10

An examination by the Atlantic Council on how Moscow and Beijing have teamed up to immunize themselves from American sanctions; the new PRC Foreign Minister threatens “conflict and confrontation” with the United States; Axios reports on the new media outlet, Semafor, establishing a partnership with a Chinese Communist Party think tank; the PRC likely cuts the undersea cables that provide internet connectivity between Taiwan and its outer islands; and details emerge on the agreement between the U.S., Japan, and the Netherlands to reduce the PRC’s access to advanced semiconductors.