(Preview) Trump's Memorandum on Foreign Investment; 'Reverse Nixon' Realities; Document #1; PLA Drills in the Tasman Sea

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Document #1; Xi-Putin call; US trade and investment pressure on the PRC; AI development — Sinocism

Trump's recent hawkish moves on China policies and personnel — Sinocism

America First Investment Policy — The White House

China hawk picked for key US Commerce Dept job — Reuters

Trump administration pushes out top China export policy official, sources say — Reuters

Trump Team Seeking to Toughen Biden’s Chip Controls Over China — Bloomberg

AI Promise and Chip Precariousness — Stratechery

As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia — New York Times

Putin, Xi Reaffirm Ties on Anniversary of Ukraine War — Wall Street Journal

Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable — CNN

NZ defence minister warns of 'extremely capable' Chinese warships in Tasman Sea — ABC

Trump Team Seeks to Toughen Biden’s Chip Controls Over China — Bloomberg

Chinese Companies’ New Tactic to Stop Damaging Research: Legal Threats — New York Times

A newly opened basketball court in Beijing, transformed from the former cooling towers of Capital Steel and Iron Company. — China in Pictures on X