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Google, Meta's Request to Use Undersea Data Cable to Asia Get US Government Backing

The Biden administration suggested that Alphabet's Google and Facebook parent Meta be granted permission to deploy an underwater cable infrastructure to accommodate rising Internet traffic from Asia. The government pushed the FCC to award the businesses licenses to send and receive data via the existing 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network. The United States, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong are all connected by an underwater fiber-optic cable system. Nearly majority of the world's Internet data traffic is sent via submarine cables. Google has requested authorization to link to Taiwan, whereas Meta has requested permission to utilize the Phillipines-to-United States part. The corporations agreed to safeguard the privacy and security of Americans' personal information, notably against Chinese spy operations. Google and Meta's idea scrapped a prior attempt to utilize the network's cable to reach Beijing-controlled Hong Kong. Several US government...

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US, ASEAN support bridging development gap

US and the Association of Southeast Asia nations (ASEAN) support narrowing the development gap in the bloc and assisting the region’s economic recovery.

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US, ASEAN support bridging development gap

US and the Association of Southeast Asia nations (ASEAN) support narrowing the development gap in the bloc and assisting the region’s economic recovery.

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Xi-Biden meeting: Taiwan top of agenda for Chinese and US leaders

Nov 11: The much-awaited meeting comes at a time when relations between the two superpowers have particularly soured. This has been fuelled by Beijing's claims over self-ruled Taiwan and its increasing assertiveness in Asia. The US has responded by restricting access to computer chip technology. That has hit China's export-driven economy which uses the tech to make and sell everything from phones to electric cars. Given the recent spike in tensions and rhetoric, the world - and America's Asian allies such India, Japan and Australia - will be closely watching the meeting scheduled to take place on Monday in Bali ahead of the G20 Summit. Mr Xi has spent most of the pandemic in China and only recently began travelling overseas again. "I'm sure we'll discuss Taiwan... and what I want to do with him when we talk is lay out... what each of our red lines are," Mr Biden said at a press conference on Thursday after the White House confirmed the meeting. This way they can "determine whether or not they conflict with one another… and if they do, how to resolve and how to work it out", he said. However, he also added that he was not willing to "make any fundamental concessions" about the US' policy on Taiwan. Mr Biden, unlike previous US presidents, has repeatedly said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. But the White House has always rolled back his comments, insisting that Washington's stance of "strategic ambiguity" - under which it does not commit to defending Taiwan but also does not rule out the option - remains unchanged. The White House later said on Thursday that it would brief Taiwan on the results of the meeting, with national security adviser Jake Sullivan saying the aim was to make Taiwan feel "secure and comfortable" about US support. Meanwhile, China's foreign ministry said the US should work together with China to avoid misunderstandings and misjudgements, adding that while it wants peace with the US, "the Taiwan question" is at the core of its interests. At the Chinese Communist Party congress last month, Mr Xi reiterated China's position on Taiwan where they would "never promise to renounce the use of force". He said they reserved the option of "taking all measures necessary" if "outside forces" interfered with China's claims. The US has long been walking a tightrope over Taiwan. A cornerstone of its relationship with Beijing is the One China policy, according to which Washington acknowledges only one Chinese government - in Beijing - and has no formal ties with Taiwan. But it also maintains close relations with Taiwan and sells arms to it under the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must provide the island with the means to defend itself.

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US and Taiwan announce formal bilateral trade talks

AUG 18: The first round of talks are expected to begin in "early fall", said the Office of US Trade Representative. Their discussion will include talks on trade facilitation, digital trade and anti-corruption standards. Relations between the US and China have been increasingly tense following Ms Pelosi's visit. The US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade was first unveiled in June, with both sides now saying they had "reached consensus on the negotiating mandate". "We plan to pursue an ambitious schedule.... that will help build a fairer, more prosperous and resilient 21st century economy," said Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi in a statement. Trade between the US and Taiwan was worth nearly $106bn (£88bn) in 2020. The announcement comes as China launched its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan after Ms Pelosi's visit earlier in August. Under the "One China policy", the US recognises and has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan but maintains a "robust unofficial" relationship with Taiwan, including continued arms sales to the island so that it can defend itself. Beijing sees the self-governing island as its own, renegade territory that must be united with the mainland. However, Taiwan is a self-ruled island that sees itself as distinct from the mainland. Seperately on Thursday, top US diplomat for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink said Beijing's "growing coercion....threatens the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait". "We will continue to take calm, but resolute steps to uphold peace and stability in the face of Beijing's ongoing efforts to undermine it and to support Taiwan in line with our long-standing policy," he said.

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US eyes counter-China moves in Southeast Asia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Thailand as the Biden administration moves to show its commitment to Southeast Asia

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China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia

China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region

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China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia

China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region

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US Army Asia-Pacific Chief of Staff meet with PM Deuba

US Army Asia-Pacific Chief Charles A. Flynn has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

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US-China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war

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South Asia after US exit from Afghanistan

Noam Chomsky at the webinar 20 Years After 9/11: Impact on South Asia and South Asians organised by Sapan this week. Prominent American author and activist Noam Chomsky has urged the United States and India to engage with the Taliban, work towards overcoming differences with other regional powers, and help the Afghan people. Rather than […]

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