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Virtual Discussion on Industry’s Role in Geostrategic Competition, co-hosted with AEI
Moderated by retired Army General Joseph Votel, BENS will cohost a timely virtual panel discussion with the American Enterprise Insititute to outline steps private industry should take to ensure the…
China’s Expanding Surveillance State: Takeaways From a NYT Investigation
China’s ambition to collect a staggering amount of personal data from everyday citizens is more expansive than previously known, a Times investigation has found. Phone-tracking devices are now everywhere. The…
Law Banning Xinjiang Products goes into Effect
A law banning the importation of products made in China’s Xinjiang region goes into effect today. Complying with it will be a monumental challenge for many U.S. companies.
Lawmakers Make Bipartisan Push for New Government Powers to Block US Investments in China
Congress is pressing ahead with legislation that could rewrite the rules for American companies investing abroad, proposing the screening of investments in countries like China seen as adversaries to protect…
China’s Crisis of Confidence
What if the new era of great-power competition was over before it had even begun? Many of today’s fears about a multigeneration conflict with Beijing rest on linear extrapolations of…
Chinese Intelligence Threats and American Business
FBI Counter-Intelligence Division Acting Assistant Director Bradley Benavides joined BENS on June 8 for a virtual discussion of Chinese Intelligence Threats and American business. Benavides emphasized that the People’s Republic…
A Chinese Naval Base in Cambodia Signals a New Era of Competition in the Asia-Pacific Region
In October 2020, satellite photos showed that the Cambodian government had demolished two American-built facilities at the Southeast Asian nation’s Ream Naval Base—despite Washington offering to renovate them. On June…
The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China
Speech by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Washington, DC, May 26, 2022 Thank you. Good morning. It’s a real pleasure to be here at The George Washington University. This is…
