Mike Pompeo’s heat level: A Blazing Attack on Huawei’s 5G Networks
+ The UK announced it would ban Huawei from its 5G networks by 2027. + Mike Pompeo’s foreign policy against Huawei is producing results. + Tensions between China and the…
Xi Jinping’s Heat Level: China’s freezing repression of the Uighurs
+ Xi Jinping is under fire over his repeated human rights abuses. + A filing has been submitted to the ICC over the repression. + Evidence of China ethnically cleansing…
Xi’s Heat Level: A blazing new Security Law ends with Hong Kong’s autonomy and its rule of law
+ A New Security Law was passed by Xi and applied to the island; Hong Kongers were not part of the process. + Crimes of subversion, succession, terrorism, and collusion…
Ursula von der Leyen’s frenemies with Xi Jinping: Trade interdependence but different values
+ Von der Leyen’s European Commission has identified China as one of the main perpetrators of online misinformation about coronavirus in the EU. + EU leaders do not want to…
Bashar Al-Assad’s Romance with Vladimir Putin: Russian strikes ended the ceasefire in Syria
+First Russian strikes in the NorthWest of Syria since March +Putin strengthens military and diplomatic alliance with Al-Assad +Putin positions himself as an arbitrator in the never-ending Syrian War Source:…
Liu He’s Heat Level: Hot crack down on IP enforcement in the US-China Economic and Trade Agreement
The much anticipated phase one of the US-China deal renewed commitments on Intellectual Property (‘IP’). A ruthless eradication of IP theft not only would benefit the US economy, but would…
Xi Jinping’s Camaraderie with Macky Sall: A valuable piece of the New Silk Road
+ Xi is looking to expand China's reach within Africa, endorsing South-South trade relations. + China has made Senegal the first West-African nation to join the One Belt, One Road…
Duterte’s Frenemies with Trump: A rollercoaster of military deals
+ Duterte hesitates over his military alliance with Trump. + US-Philippines military friendship goes a long way back. + With China lurking in the South China Sea, Trump wants to…
Trump’s Heat Level: His chilly accusations towards China and the WHO are now heated
Source: Win McNamee Getty Images + Trump has terminated relations between the US and the WHO. + Following Australia’s steps, an investigation on the origins of the virus begins. China has…
Modi is striving to isolate China with his new FDI policies but he’s not the only one.
+ The economic crisis has left many domestic firms vulnerable. + Chinese investors are seeking to buy shares of such companies. + Modi’s new FDI policies could hinder future Chinese…