NBR nonresident fellow liz nachman quoted in Semafor: 'Some observers have described protestors as pro-DPP, but...the protestors 'have always wanted meaningful distance from the DPP,' Lev Nachman...said.' semafor.com/article/05/29/…

1 WEEK FROM TODAY! Panel with Oriana Skylar Mastro (Oriana Skylar Mastro/Stanford University), Bates Gill (@batesgill1), Chen Yu-cheng (@alexyuchengchen), Andrea Chloe Wong (@indopac_nz) & Michael Shoebridge (@MichaelS_SAA), keynote by Amb. Paul Myler Paul Myler bit.ly/3wvhX2U #XiJinping #China

NBR president Roy Kamphausen told @Semafor 'that 'Participating in mil-mil can play a reassuring role with allies,' and the Department of Defense has long believed direct communication can help deter adversaries' semafor.com/article/05/29/… #MilitaryToMilitary Department of Defense 🇺🇸 #USChina

IMF upgrades China's 2024, 2025 GDP growth forecasts after 'strong' Q1 msn.com/en-us/money/ma…

Experts from Australia, India, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, & Vietnam discuss #China ’s emerging #cyber , space, & #autonomousweapons capabilities, regional countries’ responses to counter these challenges & opportunities for cooperation with the US. bit.ly/3X6Y8XM #PLA

NBR nonresident fellow Joel Wuthnow is quoted in Republic: 'He [Joel Wuthnow] believes that the SSF had become an unnecessary management layer, complicating Xi's oversight of PLA operations in space, cyberspace, and other information domains.' republicworld.com//defence/globa…

NBR is grateful for the support of US Embassy NZ 🇺🇸🇳🇿 & local partners NZUS Council, AmchamNZ, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington & participation of delegation members former Deputy USTR Robert Holleyman, Nigel Cory, former USTR Director for Environment & Natural Resources Maureen Hinman & Kristin Vekasi

Nguyen Duc Tuyen (Hanoi University of Science and Technology) examines the early-stage #hydrogen scenario in #Vietnam and considers policy options for accelerating the #hydrogen industry in Vietnam based on key lessons from the United States: bit.ly/3X0wChm #energytransition #CleanEDGEAsia

'Unplanned and potentially dangerous encounters involving the #PLA and regional militaries as well as the #USmilitary have occurred with increasing frequency, while opportunities for dialogue and crisis management have shrunk.' bit.ly/3RBGwmO #chinesemilitary #deterrence

US, China defence chiefs to hold rare talks in Singapore msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

Nonresident fellow Lev Nachman in The New York Times: 'There are real geopolitical implications to what these new laws could potentially bring to Taiwan and Taiwan’s role in the region,” he said, citing as an example debates over funding for the island’s military. nytimes.com/2024/05/28/wor…

REPORT: ' #China ’s investments in its #nucleararsenal and possibly other #WMD -related technologies pose new...questions about U.S. #deterrence strategies...conventional capabilities, and maintaining solidarity with regional treaty allies and other partners' bit.ly/3VcfvYH

DEADLINE 6/14! Instruction from #PLA experts David Finkelstein/CNA, Joel Wuthnow/National Defense University, Eric Hundman/@bluepathlab), James Mulvenon/Peraton, Cristina Garafola, Kristen Gunness/RAND, Morgan Clemens/Exovera, and John Schurtz/AIS
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China's premier hails 'new beginning' with US-allied South Korea, Japan msn.com/en-us/money/ot…

NBR nonresident fellow Lev Nachman: 'Whether or not there’s common ground, there’s no incentive for the two opposition parties to want to work with the #DPP right now.' | #Taiwan ’s new president is facing a political minefield theworld.org/stories/2024/0…

JUNE 6 DC EVENT! Keynote by Amb. Paul Myler
Paul Myler & panel with Oriana Skylar Mastro (@osmastro/Stanford University), Bates Gill (@batesgill1), Chen Yu-cheng (@alexyuchengchen), Andrea Chloe Wong (@indopac_nz) & Michael Shoebridge (@MichaelS_SAA) bit.ly/3wvhX2U #XiJinping #China

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We pause on this day of remembrance to honor all Americans who have died in military service.

NBR Gorton Leaders Program Fellows recently met with Deputy Consul General Sumi Junichi of the Consulate General of Japan in #Seattle . They engaged in a discussion and asked questions on #USJapan relations and #Japan in #WashingtonState . #Fellowship info: nbr.org/glp

#PLA course with David Finkelstein/CNA, Joel Wuthnow/National Defense University, Eric Hundman/Eric Hundman/@bluepathlab), James Mulvenon/Peraton, Cristina Garafola/Cristina Garafola, Kristen Gunness/RAND, Morgan Clemens/Exovera & John Schurtz/AIS bit.ly/3JLYgGR