Posted inChina Economic Conditions and Trends International Relations Li Keqiang Social Media How China Mourned Li Keqiang Online, Until the Censors Stepped In An outpouring on social media for Li Keqiang, the former premier who died Friday, reflected public grief for an era of greater growth and possibility. Posted by By Li Yuan
Posted inBiden, Jill Tracy Jacobs First Ladies (US) International Relations Politics and Government Reem Acra (Fashion Label) Washington (DC) Jill Biden Wears Lebanese American Designer to the Australian State Dinner Could the timing be a coincidence? Doubtful. Posted by By Vanessa Friedman
Posted inEuropean Union International Relations News and News Media North Atlantic Treaty Organization Politics and Government Rubin, James P Rumors and Misinformation State Department United States International Relations U.S. Tries New Tack on Russian Disinformation: Pre-Empting It The State Department’s Global Engagement Center is taking the unusual step of disclosing a covert Russian operation when it is barely off the ground. Posted by By Steven Lee Myers
Posted inComputer Chips International Relations International Trade and World Market Nanotechnology Politics and Government Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Smartphones The Multimillion Dollar Machines at the Center of the U.S.-China Rivalry The United States is taking unusual action to clamp down on sales of chip-making machinery to China, even as Chinese firms are racing to stockpile the equipment. Posted by By Ana Swanson Don Clark and Mara Hvistendahl