News Wire | July 2022 Archive

China Seeks to Preempt Sanctions in Case of Taiwan Clash, FBI Chief Says

By Julian E. Barnes | The New York Times

Learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China is looking for ways to protect its economy from the threat of international sanctions should a confrontation over Taiwan occur, “a clue” to Beijing’s view of what the future holds, the FBI director said Wednesday.

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U.S. Tightens Sanctions on Iran, Targets Chinese, Emirati Firms Over Oil

By Daphne Psaledakis & Arshad Mohammed | Reuters

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a network of Chinese, Emirati and other companies that it accused of helping to deliver and sell Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products to East Asia, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

The Great Global Rearmament

By Nan Tian, Diego Lopes da Silva & Alexandra Marksteiner | Foreign Affairs

Ukraine and the dangerous rise in military spending.

East Congo Clashes Resume After De-Escalation Agreement With Rwanda

By The Editors | Reuters

Clashes broke out in eastern Congo on Thursday between the military and M23 rebels, a civil society and a rebel source said, a day after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda agreed to de-escalate diplomatic tensions over the insurgency.