China’s Security Blueprint and US-China Trade Breakthrough

Explore China's new national security white paper emphasizing CCP leadership and territorial claims, alongside a major US-China trade agreement reducing tariffs. Plus, the US Congress introduces the COUNTER Act to address China's global military expansion. Join us for in-depth analysis and implications of these pivotal developments. Sources: https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202505/12/content_WS6821a354c6d0868f4e8f279a.html https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202505/1333880.shtml https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/12/WS68219d5ca310a04af22becb1.html https://www.andrewerickson.com/2025/05/new-white-paper-chinas-national-security-in-the-new-era/ https://www.chinadailyasia.com/article/611516 https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-temporary-de-escalation-us-china-trade-war https://www.gibsondunn.com/stepping-away-from-the-brink-us-china-trade-deal-offers-90-day-tariff-reduction/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/ https://www.gibsondunn.com/stepping-away-from-the-brink-us-china-trade-deal-offers-90-day-tariff-reduction/ https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-temporary-de-escalation-us-china-trade-war https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/05/joint-statement-on-u-s-china-economic-and-trade-meeting-in-geneva/ https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-may-12-2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/05/joint-statement-on-u-s-china-economic-and-trade-meeting-in-geneva/ https://www.gibsondunn.com/stepping-away-from-the-brink-us-china-trade-deal-offers-90-day-tariff-reduction/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/05/joint-statement-on-u-s-china-economic-and-trade-meeting-in-geneva/ https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/state-us-tariffs-may-12-2025 https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/05/15/pacific-land-force-leaders-seek-positional-advantage-against-china/ https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/north-east-asia/china-united-states/347-asia-flux-us-china-and-search-new-equilibrium http://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/space-force-should-get-a-quarter-of-pentagon-spending-if-dod-is-serious-about-countering-china/ https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/05/15/deterrence-amid-rising-tensions/ https://fapa.org/2025-0516-six-assurances-to-taiwan-act-introduced-in-house-porcupine-act-introduced-in-senate-taiwan-holds-first-himars-live-fire-drill/ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/05/15/pacific-land-force-leaders-seek-positional-advantage-against-china/ https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/north-east-asia/china-united-states/347-asia-flux-us-china-and-search-new-equilibrium http://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/space-force-should-get-a-quarter-of-pentagon-spending-if-dod-is-serious-about-countering-china/ http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/VOICES/16385897.html https://www.congress.gov/committee/senate-armed-services/ssas00