
( 6 mins read ) The Trump administration announced a flurry of coercive policies against China in its final days, in an apparent effort to lock the Biden administration into a confrontational stance. This note lists the recent actions – several of which were previously flagged – along with forecasts on whether President Joe Biden
( 4 mins read ) 16 January will see the first phase of inoculation of 300 mn frontline Covid-19 fighters. Vaccines will likely be available to those who want to jump the queue – but at a cost – in a few weeks. As emergency economic measures run their course, fiscal and monetary problems will
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( 3 mins read ) Qatar signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the other Gulf Cooperation Council states to mend a 3 and half year old rift. This agreement is more of a ceasefire than a peace agreement, and tensions will continue to simmer. Today, 5 January, in Saudi Arabia,
( 5 mins read ) The government’s planned Covid-19 vaccination program appears set to fall short of its targets and potentially add to the damage that its often confused response to the pandemic has already caused to its credibility. On the logistical front, it is still unclear how the vaccination program will be administered. The
( 3 mins read ) The government is touting its achievement as the first Latin American country to begin vaccinating its population against Covid-19; the first vaccinations of frontline medical personnel started on 24 December using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The government has also signed a series of large-scale vaccine contracts, including with AstraZeneca, CanSino Biologics,
( 5 mins read ) Following seven years of negotiation, Beijing and Brussels concluded negotiations on an EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) on 30 December. Beijing’s willingness to accept a relatively one-sided deal reflects China’s concern to avoid international isolation and decoupling amid the ongoing transition in the US. The politics around the deal
( 5 mins read ) Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first press conference of the year on Monday, 4 January, in which he indicated that his government is considering declaring a state of emergency as early as Thursday, 7 January. Suga’s handling of the pandemic has contributed to a sharp decline in his popularity,
( 3 mins read ) Farmer protests, which laid siege to New Delhi in early December and grow by the day, could not have come at a worse time for the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Everything was heading in the right direction: the economy seemed to be turning the corner with expectations
( 8 mins read ) As one dog said to the other, “it’s been a long seven years.” That dog year equivalent to human years captures the twists and turns of 2020 as every month seemed like an entire investing year. My trade recommendations in 2020 reflected those rapid shifts from riskon to risk-off, having
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With reports just out that Biden plans executive action addressing racism toward Asian-Americans (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-racism-asian-americans-executive-action/), here's my latest on why ending @TheJusticeDept's China Initiative should be part of that effort. https://twitter.com/supchinanews/status/1353947247864516610
The U.S. govt launched the "China Initiative" two yrs ago to counter "national security threats." But with the recent indictment of MIT prof Gang Chen, we have a clear example of how the policy fails. @MargaretKLewis argues for ending the China Initiative: https://supchina.com/2021/01/26/gang-chens-case-should-be-the-end-of-the-dojs-china-initiative/
In a search for applicants from the private sector for the new digital affairs agency, the government received more than 1400 applications for 30 posts.
デジタル庁の民間人材、30人枠に応募1400人超: 日本経済新聞 https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOFS2610T0W1A120C2000000
Cualquiera que pueda explicar en voz alta las medidas del kernerismo para el mercado de carne y no se mate de risa es que no entendió las medidas
US reinforcing its strategic autonomy. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1353662908853587973
NEW: Biden to sign executive order strengthening "Buy American" rules http://hill.cm/5UINxEa
@Coloboren, profesor de la Escuela de Negocios #UTDT, opinó en @elDiarioAR sobre las condiciones necesarias para que la economía argentina crezca. https://bit.ly/36bpPWI
There's a growing consensus inside the administration that the state of emergency over the pandemic would be extended, likely for another month.
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20210125-OYT1T50141/?fbclid=IwAR05OpOkXj8b2S1flIyUwMsSMgHqFMKJjbx0IRvcMSUfFvoZK7jBdWAH5hE
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