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G7 summit in UK | Jun. 10, 2021

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G7 Summit 2021 — live: Biden issues warning to Johnson over Brexit protocol on eve of meeting
Follow below for all the latest updates as leaders arrive in the UK ahead of the summit


Jun. 10 - Boris Johnson will be warned by Joe Biden not to put peace in Northern Ireland at risk, as the UK heads for a Brexit trade war with the EU over sausages.

In their first face-to-face meeting, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, the prime minister and the US president will launch a new bid to reopen US/UK air links as they seek to revive the close ties of wartime leaders Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt with an updated Atlantic Charter.


But the White House made clear that Mr Biden will voice his concern over London’s threat of a further breach of the Northern Ireland protocol agreed by Mr Johnson in 2019.

Arriving in the UK on Wednesday night, Mr Biden praised the US and the UK’s “special relationship”. The president touched down at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk — home to US Air Force personnel — at around 7.30pm.
He addressed troops before flying on to Cornwall later in the evening ahead of his meeting with Mr Johnson.


In his speech, Mr Biden also declared that the US “is back” in global diplomacy and sent a warning to Vladimir Putin, telling him the US would act “robustly” in the face of Russian aggression.    Read the Updates

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Jun 10, 2021
President Biden works to strengthen alliances on first foreign trip, millions of J&J Covid vaccine doses may expire, and TSA scrambling for more staff with summer airport traffic uptick.
White House announces major boost to global vaccine supply

Jun. 10 - The White House announced Thursday that the Biden administration will purchase 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines and donate them to poorer countries over the next year, a major step in the global fight against the pandemic.


President Biden
 will announce the plans on Thursday as he prepares to attend a Group of Seven (G7) summit in the United Kingdom as part of his first trip abroad as president. The G7 leaders, which also include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, are expected to make commitments to boost the global supply of vaccines.

The Biden administration plans to distribute the 500 million doses of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine through COVAX, the World Health Organization-backed vaccine initiative, to 92 low and middle income countries and the African Union beginning in August 2021. According to the White House, 200 million doses will be delivered by the end of 2021 and the remaining 300 million by June 2022.     more

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Zaid Jilani: Push to oust Netanyahu won't incite change

Jun. 10 - Journalist Zaid Jilani says even if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ousted from power, it is unlikely to spark meaningful change in the country. 

"I think in the United States based on the interests of people here [whoever is in charge] it does not really matter, they'll want to maintain an ironclad relationship with the United States and basically the same policy visa vie Palestinians," Jilani said. 

Last week, opposition parties in Israel confirmed they had reached an agreement that would establish a ruling coalition that would seek to replace Netanyahu, who has been in power in Israel for over a decade. 

"Its notable that [Naftali] Bennett who is expected to be the next prime minister, is very vocal that he doesn't agree with the Palestinian state, he does not think its worth it for Israel," Jilani said. "Whereas Netanyahu at least in the past suggested he would be open to it."      source from
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Jun 10, 2021

America Is Not Ready for a War With China
How to Get the Pentagon to Focus on the Real Threats

Jun. 10 - The United States has spent $19 trillion on its military since the end of the Cold War. That is $16 trillion more than China spent and nearly as much as the rest of the world combined spent during the same period. Yet many experts think that the United States is about to lose a devastating war. In March, Admiral Philip Davidson, then the commander of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific, warned that within the next six years, China’s military will “overmatch” that of the United States and will “forcibly change the status quo” in East Asia. Back in 2019, a former Pentagon official claimed that the U.S. military routinely “gets its ass handed to it” in war games simulating combat with China. Meanwhile, many analysts and researchers have concluded that if China chose to conquer Taiwan, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could cripple whatever U.S. forces tried to stand in its way.


It has become conventional wisdom that this gathering storm represents the inevitable result of Beijing’s rise and Washington’s decline. In fact, it is nothing of the sort. The United States has vast resources and a viable strategy to counter China’s military expansion. Yet the U.S. defense establishment has been slow to adopt this strategy and instead wastes resources on obsolete forces and nonvital missions. Washington’s current defense posture doesn’t make military sense, but it does make political sense—and it could very well endure. Historically, the United States has revamped its military only after enemies have exposed its weaknesses on the battlefield. The country may once again be headed for such a disaster.     more
Biography

Wang was born in Anhui, China in April 1971. He secondary studied at Nanjing Jinling High School.[1] In 1989 he entered China Foreign Affairs University, where he majored in French. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served various diplomatic positions including deputy director and director of the Policy Research Office, political counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Mauritius, counsellor of the Department of Policy Planning, and deputy director of the Department of Policy Planning. He was designated by 13th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in May 2018 to replace Bian Yanhua as Ambassador to Tunisia. On 17 July 2020, he was appointed the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, succeeding Geng Shuang.     from Wikipedia
An employee makes chips at a factory of Jiejie Semiconductor Company in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, March 17, 2021
Senate Act to Aid US Competition With China Prompts Backlash From Beijing

The bipartisan bill would buoy Biden administration efforts to reduce supply chain reliance on China.

Jun. 10 - The U.S. Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would fund the development of technologies at home to compete with those being backed by China’s government, prompting Beijing to dismiss the move as motivated by “Cold War mentality” and chastise Washington for treating it as an “imaginary enemy.”

The bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, also known as the Endless Frontier Act, passed the Senate with a vote of 68-32 and earmarks nearly U.S. $250 billion to promote research into emerging technologies that include computer chips, lithium batteries, robotics, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing—all of which Beijing has worked to nurture at home. The bill now heads to the House, where its future appears murkier.

Introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young the Senate passage of the act follows an April U.S. intelligence assessment that labeled China a global threat to U.S. interests, as well as a supply chain disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic that led to questions about U.S. dependency on Chinese manufacturers.

The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act also directs U.S. Secretary of State to publish a list of all state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China that have engaged in unfair trade practices such as intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers.

Under the act, U.S. President Joe Biden would be authorized to impose sanctions on individuals or entities that have stolen U.S. trade secrets or benefitted from such theft.

Young tweeted Tuesday that the vote demonstrates that lawmakers are “united in our fight against the Chinese Communist Party,” while Schumer, without mentioning China specifically, said in a separate tweet that the legislation will allow the U.S. to “out-compete and out-innovate,” as well as “strengthen critical supply chains, partnerships, and alliances abroad.”

Biden, who has retained many of the Trump administration’s tough China policies since taking office in January, also applauded the Senate vote, saying in a statement that the U.S. is “in a competition to win the 21st century, and the starting gun has gone off.”

“As other countries continue to invest in their own research and development, we cannot risk falling behind,” he said. “America must maintain its position as the most innovative and productive nation on Earth.”

Beijing slammed the bill Wednesday, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin telling a regular press briefing that it advocates for strategic competition with China and “gravely interferes with China’s domestic affairs,” including its repressive policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Tibet, and Hong Kong.

Wang said the legislation is “filled with Cold War zero-sum mentality” and suggested it is the result of U.S. perceptions that China is “an imaginary enemy”...     more

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Immigrants | Jun. 9, 2021

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki listens as deputy director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington.

President Biden to launch task force addressing bottlenecks in supply chains

Jun. 9 - ...Administration officials said the goal of the review, detailed in a 250-page report, was to increase domestic manufacturing, limit shortages of vital goods and reduce a dependence on geopolitical competitors such as China. The officials said the administration wanted to get ahead of crises such as the computer chip shortage that has hurt automakers this year.

“Our approach to supply chain resilience needs to look forward to emerging threats from cybersecurity to climate issues,” Sameera Fazili, a deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, said at Tuesday’s news briefing. “And so we are future-proofing.”

The 100-day review emphasized that supply chains are critical for national security, economic stability and global leadership, noting how the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic turmoil exposed U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities, like when soaring demand for medical products wreaked havoc on the health care system...     quoted from

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Human rights

...Before law school, Fazili worked at Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights. Her experience in human rights includes working at the World Health Organization and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), on missions in Palestine, Kashmir and Pakistan. She is an activist for religious freedom and international human rights.[5] Fazili has supported 'Stand with Kashmir', a diaspora-led international solidarity movement of Kashmiris, and has opposed the Indian government's revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir    quoted from Wikipedia


Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili, and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness Peter Harrell


Jun. 9 - ...To achieve supply chain resiliency, we need to build back better by leveraging America’s greatest strengths:

First and foremost, American workers.  Decades of focusing on labor as a cost to be managed and not an asset to be invested in have weakened our domestic supply chains, undermined wages and union density for workers, and also contributed to companies’ challenges finding skilled talent.

We must focus on creating pathways for all Americans to access well-paid jobs with a free and fair choice to join a union and bargain collectively.

Second, our diversity.  We need to unlock the full potential of the American people, including making economic opportunities available across our country and for women and for people of color.

Third, our small businesses.  To build a diverse and healthy ecosystem of suppliers, we must rebuild our small- and medium-sized business manufacturing base that has borne the brunt of the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing.


Fourth, our alliances.  We need to diversify our international suppliers and reduce geographic concentration risk...
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Belarus toughens laws against protesters and 'extremism'

Jun 7 - ...Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law tightening sanctions against protesters who take part in unauthorised rallies.

The new legislation also increases the penalties for those found guilty of "extremism" in Belarus.
A protester who takes part in more than two "illegal" demonstrations will now face up to three years in prison, according to the reform published on Tuesday.

Meanwhile those of participate in or promote "extremist activities" face up to six years in prison. Anyone accused of "financing" extremism in Belarus can also be imprisoned for up to five years.

The legislation was signed into effect by Lukashenko on Tuesday, authorities said.

The laws come as the Belarusian regime continues to crack down on the historic opposition protest movement disputing Lukashenko's re-election in 2020...     quoted from

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Actions and Policies of Certain Members of the Government of Belarus and other Persons to Undermine Democratic Processes or Institutions of Belarus

June 08, 2021 • Statements and Releases

Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Madam President:)

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.  In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other persons to undermine democratic processes or institutions of Belarus that was declared in Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, is to continue in effect beyond June 16, 2021.

The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus’s democratic processes or institutions, to commit human rights abuses related to political repression, and to engage in public corruption continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.  Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13405 with respect to Belarus.


        Sincerely,

                               JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
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Guatemala | Jun. 8, 2021

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Vice President Harris and Guatemalan President Giammattei Hold News Conference
Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei hold a joint news conference following their meeting in Guatemala City on combating poverty, corruption and stemming the flow of migrants to the U.S.
Political views
...Giammattei has vowed to bring back the death penalty and pledged to "crush violent gangs, fight poverty to stop migration and end 'disgusting' corruption."[12] He is against same-sex marriage and abortion, and supports using the military for civilian security.[13]

During his visit to Israel in December 2019, he pledged to have Lebanese Hezbollah declared a "terrorist organization", declaring that "the friends of Israel are the friends of Guatemala, and the enemies of Israel are our enemies.[14] At the same time, he considers to align the policy of Israeli settlements to that of the United States a month earlier.[15]


In 2019, he calls the Venezuelan government a "dictatorship" and says he wants to maintain the same diplomatic line as his predecessor Jimmy Morales towards Venezuela, a country with which Guatemala has severed diplomatic relations...     from Wikipedia

Guatemala's president says he's ready to extradite "coyotes" to U.S. to face charges

Jun. 8 - In an interview with CBS News, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei called on U.S. lawmakers to toughen up laws against human trafficking and said that he's ready to extradite smugglers, known as "coyotes," to the U.S. to face charges. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on his interview and the upcoming diplomatic talks between Giammattei and Vice President Harris, who has been tasked with leading efforts to address the root causes of migration to the southern border.     Watch Video
Joe Biden doesn't want to meet the press

Jun 8 - ...the amount that Biden is doing or seeking to do -- $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, trillions in proposed infrastructure spending, an overhaul of election laws etc. -- is historic. And as such, would benefit from the President explaining it and taking questions from reporters on his approach and thinking. 

There's also this: Biden premised his entire 2020 candidacy on the idea that he would hold himself to a higher standard than Trump. And that he would do so not just because he thought it was personally important but because the nation needed a more transparency in the White House.


Given that, echoing a Sanders excuse for why the President isn't holding more press conferences isn't exactly a good look.
And finally this: Scads of reporting from a variety of outlets makes clear that the Biden White House is actively working to limit his exposure to the media...    quoted from
Pressure is mounting on Joe Biden to reopen U.S. borders to Europeans

Jun. 8 - ...“Many French people have been waiting until now. We thought that the restrictions would be lifted with the vaccination campaign and the announcement of the reopening of the borders to vaccinated Americans, but Joe Biden has not announced anything. And we are not sure that they will be lifted for the summer,” explains Béatrice Leydier, the new advisor of the Français de l’Étranger in Washington. Inspired by Célia Belin’s text and her own experience, she launched a petition to ask Joe Biden to remove entry restrictions for all temporary visas and to speed up the issuance of visas approved by American consulates.

Her petition gathered nearly 2,400 signatures in 24 hours from Europeans, but also from Americans. “On migration, Joe Biden has not reversed Donald Trump’s America First policy. This is not surprising, but I find it painful,” says the elected representative...     quoted from

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