Li said an officer even insisted China had freedom of speech protections as he questioned her over what she had said online. Twice she was released, only to be dragged back to the station for fresh interrogation sessions. The next day, four police officers showed up at her family’s apartment. Worried about the Chinese threat to the island, the United States and others are trying to expand their piece of the island’s crucial semiconductor industry. Microchips: Taiwan is the biggest producer of the world’s most advanced microchips.and other foreign military vessels, raising concerns in Washington that the country might be turning away from engagement with the United States in favor of closer ties with China. Solomon Islands: The Pacific nation suspended visits by U.S.
But critics argue that Washington needs to deploy stronger military and economic strategies.
Reassuring Allies: Against a backdrop of rising tensions with China, the Biden administration has renewed its commitment to its Asian allies.
Woven through it all is the ever more muscular surveillance and propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party. For the millions of members of China’s diaspora, it is the bridge that links them to the trappings of home, from family chatter to food photos. Built to be everything for everyone, WeChat is indispensable.įor most Chinese people in China, WeChat is a sort of all-in-one app: a way to swap stories, talk to old classmates, pay bills, coordinate with co-workers, post envy-inducing vacation photos, buy stuff and get news. Li had little choice but to take the bad with the good.