Hacker News with Generative AI: US-China Relations

In a Storm of Tariffs, Many Companies See China as the Safest Harbor (nytimes.com)
Even as President Trump heaped additional tariffs on China, his barrage of trade levies on countries across Asia and unpredictability about what he might do next has encouraged some companies to hunker down in China, exactly the opposite of what he had hoped.

International Trade, China, Tariffs, Business Strategy, US-China Relations

9 points by JumpCrisscross 44 days ago | 1 comments

China may weaponise service trade to hit back against US tariffs (scmp.com)
China may consider taking a series of “big moves” to hit back against the United States as Washington raises tariffs on Chinese goods to 104 per cent, according to several influential Chinese commentators.

China, Trade Wars, International Relations, Economics, US-China Relations

5 points by JumpCrisscross 45 days ago | 1 comments

The U.S. needs to pay more attention to electronic warfare (noahpinion.blog)
When I talk about U.S.-China competition, I usually talk about the economic side of things — industrial policy, export controls, tariffs, and so on. But it’s also important to think about how economic strength can and should be translated into military power — after all, the U.S.’ goal is to deter China from launching a major war, and that requires a powerful military. In this guest post, Steven Glinert (who has been a previous Noahpinion guest contributor) argues that the U.S. needs a greater sense of urgency about electronic warfare — the use of EM radiation to jam, trick, or intercept enemy communications.

Military, Electronic Warfare, US-China Relations, Geopolitics

86 points by paulpauper 256 days ago | 78 comments