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Katherine Chi Tai (born February 28, 1974)[1] is an American attorney who is the current senate-confirmed US Trade Representative. Tai previously served as the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means. Nominated in December of 2020, she passed the Finance committee with no opposition, and was confirmed by the Senate unanimously by a vote of 98-0 (with two senators absent), making her the only member of the Cabinet of Joe Biden to be confirmed with no opposition.
Early life and education
Tai was born in Connecticut and grew up in Washington, D.C., where she attended Sidwell Friends School.[3] Her parents, who were both born in mainland China,[4] grew up in Taiwan and later immigrated to the United States.[5][6] Tai graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[7] She taught English at Sun Yat-sen University as a Yale-China Fellow for two years.[8] After college, she worked for several law firms, including Baker McKenzie and Miller & Chevalier, and clerked for U.S. District Courts in Washington, D.C., and Maryland. from Wikipedia
Katherine Tai
Taiwanese-American confirmed as US trade representative
Mar. 18 - TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Katherine Tai (戴琪) was confirmed as the U.S. trade representative on Wednesday (March 17), making her first the first Taiwanese-American, Asian-American, and woman of color to hold the post.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Tai as the top American trade negotiator in a vote of 98 to 0, with the two senators who were absent, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) also supporting her selection. During the proceedings, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer remarked that Tai is "the daughter of proud immigrants from Taiwan." continue to read
Early life and education
Tai was born in Connecticut and grew up in Washington, D.C., where she attended Sidwell Friends School.[3] Her parents, who were both born in mainland China,[4] grew up in Taiwan and later immigrated to the United States.[5][6] Tai graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.[7] She taught English at Sun Yat-sen University as a Yale-China Fellow for two years.[8] After college, she worked for several law firms, including Baker McKenzie and Miller & Chevalier, and clerked for U.S. District Courts in Washington, D.C., and Maryland. from Wikipedia
Katherine Tai
Taiwanese-American confirmed as US trade representative
Mar. 18 - TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Katherine Tai (戴琪) was confirmed as the U.S. trade representative on Wednesday (March 17), making her first the first Taiwanese-American, Asian-American, and woman of color to hold the post.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Tai as the top American trade negotiator in a vote of 98 to 0, with the two senators who were absent, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) also supporting her selection. During the proceedings, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer remarked that Tai is "the daughter of proud immigrants from Taiwan." continue to read
The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.
Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry. source from
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.
Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry. source from
朝鲜谴责美韩军演 美紧拉日韩布局东北亚？20210316 |《今日关注》CCTV中文国际
Mar 17, 2021
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, stands with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi during a meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 16, 2021.
Japan, US defense chiefs call for peace, stability in Taiwan Strait
Mar. 18 - TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Tuesday underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, in an apparent reference to China's increasing military pressure on the self-ruled island.
Kishi and Austin's mention of the waters between Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province, and the Chinese mainland came after China conducted military drills there last September.
Kishi spoke to reporters after meeting with the Pentagon chief on the sidelines of so-called two-plus-two talks held in Tokyo between the two countries' ministers in charge of defense and foreign affairs.
Kishi, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is known for his support for Taiwan, having made frequent trips to the island as a member of a bipartisan group dedicated to promoting ties between Tokyo and Taipei before becoming defense minister in September.
Kishi said he and Austin also affirmed Japan-U.S. coordination in curbing China's assertiveness around Japanese waters, including the Senkaku Islands, a set of East China Sea islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, which calls them Diaoyu.
They also shared "serious concerns" over China's new maritime security law that allows Chinese coast guard ships to use weapons on foreign vessels in waters that Beijing sees as its territory.
The ministers agreed the law does not comply with international law, according to Kishi.
The Kishi-Austin talks came days after the leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India agreed in the so-called "Quad" security meeting last week to cooperate in ensuring a rules-based maritime order in the East and South China seas. source from
Japan, US defense chiefs call for peace, stability in Taiwan Strait
Mar. 18 - TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Tuesday underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, in an apparent reference to China's increasing military pressure on the self-ruled island.
Kishi and Austin's mention of the waters between Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province, and the Chinese mainland came after China conducted military drills there last September.
Kishi spoke to reporters after meeting with the Pentagon chief on the sidelines of so-called two-plus-two talks held in Tokyo between the two countries' ministers in charge of defense and foreign affairs.
Kishi, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is known for his support for Taiwan, having made frequent trips to the island as a member of a bipartisan group dedicated to promoting ties between Tokyo and Taipei before becoming defense minister in September.
Kishi said he and Austin also affirmed Japan-U.S. coordination in curbing China's assertiveness around Japanese waters, including the Senkaku Islands, a set of East China Sea islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, which calls them Diaoyu.
They also shared "serious concerns" over China's new maritime security law that allows Chinese coast guard ships to use weapons on foreign vessels in waters that Beijing sees as its territory.
The ministers agreed the law does not comply with international law, according to Kishi.
The Kishi-Austin talks came days after the leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India agreed in the so-called "Quad" security meeting last week to cooperate in ensuring a rules-based maritime order in the East and South China seas. source from
美日“2+2”会谈或涉钓鱼岛 美欲如何展示“联盟力量”？20210315 |《今日关注》CCTV中文国际
Mar 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021
China to Take 'Necessary Measures' to Keep Taiwan, 'Resolutely Defend' from U.S.
Ma4. 11 - China has issued a new warning to U.S. President Joe Biden's administration against sailing Navy warships through the disputed waters near Taiwan. It has also called on the self-ruling island to seek reunification with the mainland ahead of the first high-profile talks between Beijing and Washington.
Responding to last week's transit of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn through the Taiwan Strait, a spokesperson for the Beijing-based Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian warned Wednesday that the move "sent the wrong signal to the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces, deliberately disrupting the regional situation and undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait."
"We firmly oppose this," Zhu said, calling on the United States to abide by the "one-China principle" and "the Three Communiques" signed with China regarding the status of Taiwan since Washington and Beijing first began talks nearly half a century ago. source from
Ma4. 11 - China has issued a new warning to U.S. President Joe Biden's administration against sailing Navy warships through the disputed waters near Taiwan. It has also called on the self-ruling island to seek reunification with the mainland ahead of the first high-profile talks between Beijing and Washington.
Responding to last week's transit of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn through the Taiwan Strait, a spokesperson for the Beijing-based Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian warned Wednesday that the move "sent the wrong signal to the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces, deliberately disrupting the regional situation and undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait."
"We firmly oppose this," Zhu said, calling on the United States to abide by the "one-China principle" and "the Three Communiques" signed with China regarding the status of Taiwan since Washington and Beijing first began talks nearly half a century ago. source from
