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Dec 21, 2020
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Dec 21, 2020
In 2020, the world corners China in the South China Sea
China's ongoing campaign in the vital waterway, in spite of the pandemic, prompts blowback from Southeast Asia and beyond
Dec. 22 - In a year fraught with uncertainty and an unending stream of challenges, not even a pandemic was enough to stop China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.
Out in high waters, rather than a slow down of patrols or reported military activity, defense and foreign ministries across the world seemed active as ever.
A recent study from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (AMTI-CSIS) in Washington tracked this, finding that the China Coast Guard (CCG) continually deployed ships around “symbolically important features” on a nearly daily basis in 2020 – just like it did last year.
These features include Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) and Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea, as well as Luconia Shoals off of Malaysia and Vanguard Bank off of Vietnam.
In some cases, patrols even increased, especially in the case of Panatag Shoal, with at least one CCG vessel spotted in 287 of the last 366 days, AMTI said, marking a climb from the 162 days recorded in 2019. continue to read
China's ongoing campaign in the vital waterway, in spite of the pandemic, prompts blowback from Southeast Asia and beyond
Dec. 22 - In a year fraught with uncertainty and an unending stream of challenges, not even a pandemic was enough to stop China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.
Out in high waters, rather than a slow down of patrols or reported military activity, defense and foreign ministries across the world seemed active as ever.
A recent study from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (AMTI-CSIS) in Washington tracked this, finding that the China Coast Guard (CCG) continually deployed ships around “symbolically important features” on a nearly daily basis in 2020 – just like it did last year.
These features include Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) and Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea, as well as Luconia Shoals off of Malaysia and Vanguard Bank off of Vietnam.
In some cases, patrols even increased, especially in the case of Panatag Shoal, with at least one CCG vessel spotted in 287 of the last 366 days, AMTI said, marking a climb from the 162 days recorded in 2019. continue to read
Support for Trump in Hong Kong and Taiwan Is Unsurprising (But Misguided)
Worry about the reliability of Democratic presidents is based on a selective reading of past and current events.
Dec. 17 - Much has been made of the support for U.S. President Donald Trump and his recent bid for re-election among small but vocal segments in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Such sentiment appears surprising at first blush, given that many of those articulating such positions also claim to oppose authoritarianism, support democratic practices such as the rule of law, and would even be likely targets for white supremacists. These seemingly incongruent stands come, above all, from deep apprehensions about the Chinese state – the People’s Republic of China – and trepidation about the consistency of U.S. support, but ultimately rest on a selective reading of current and past events. Overlooked, too, are the broader, structural drivers of U.S.-China relations and the agency of actors based in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Such dynamics likely have a much stronger effect on U.S. foreign policy than the role of any single political party or individual in the White House, especially at a time of increasingly strained U.S.-China relations and the fraught regional conditions that result. more details
Worry about the reliability of Democratic presidents is based on a selective reading of past and current events.
Dec. 17 - Much has been made of the support for U.S. President Donald Trump and his recent bid for re-election among small but vocal segments in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Such sentiment appears surprising at first blush, given that many of those articulating such positions also claim to oppose authoritarianism, support democratic practices such as the rule of law, and would even be likely targets for white supremacists. These seemingly incongruent stands come, above all, from deep apprehensions about the Chinese state – the People’s Republic of China – and trepidation about the consistency of U.S. support, but ultimately rest on a selective reading of current and past events. Overlooked, too, are the broader, structural drivers of U.S.-China relations and the agency of actors based in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Such dynamics likely have a much stronger effect on U.S. foreign policy than the role of any single political party or individual in the White House, especially at a time of increasingly strained U.S.-China relations and the fraught regional conditions that result. more details
Jerome Michael Adams[3] (born September 22, 1974) is an American anesthesiologist and a vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who currently serves as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. Prior to becoming Surgeon General, he served as the Indiana State Health Commissioner, from 2014 to 2017. On June 29, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Adams to become Surgeon General of the United States.[4][5] Adams was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.[6] He assumed office on September 5, 2017...
Indiana State Health Commissioner[edit]
In October 2014, Adams was appointed Indiana State Health Commissioner. He was originally appointed by Governor Mike Pence and re-appointed by newly elected Governor Eric Holcomb in 2017.[16] In this role, he oversaw the Public Health Protection and Laboratory Services, Health and Human Services, Health Care Quality and Regulatory, and Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commissions. He also served as Secretary of Indiana State Department of Health's Executive Board, as Chairman of the Indiana State Trauma Care Committee, as President of the Healthy Hoosier Foundation, and as Co-chairman of the Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Governing Council.[12] During an HIV epidemic in 2015, Adams initially opposed needle-exchange programs on "moral" grounds, but he later changed his position as cases continued to mount.[17]
Indiana State Health Commissioner[edit]
In October 2014, Adams was appointed Indiana State Health Commissioner. He was originally appointed by Governor Mike Pence and re-appointed by newly elected Governor Eric Holcomb in 2017.[16] In this role, he oversaw the Public Health Protection and Laboratory Services, Health and Human Services, Health Care Quality and Regulatory, and Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commissions. He also served as Secretary of Indiana State Department of Health's Executive Board, as Chairman of the Indiana State Trauma Care Committee, as President of the Healthy Hoosier Foundation, and as Co-chairman of the Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Governing Council.[12] During an HIV epidemic in 2015, Adams initially opposed needle-exchange programs on "moral" grounds, but he later changed his position as cases continued to mount.[17]
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