THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Thank you. I’m here today to talk about our relationship with China and several new measures to protect American security and prosperity. China’s pattern of misconduct is well known. For decades, they have ripped off the United States like no one has ever done before. Hundreds of billions of dollars a year were lost dealing … [Read more...] about Remarks by President Trump on Actions Against China
The Open Skies Treaty: Background and Issues
According to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, the United States will give notice of its intent to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies on May 22, 2020; the withdrawal will occur in six months, on November 22, 2020. The United States, Canada, and 22 European nations signed this treaty on March 24, 1992. It entered into force on January 1, 2002, and now has 34 members. The … [Read more...] about The Open Skies Treaty: Background and Issues
Biden Leads Trump in Florida, But President Expected to Win Four More Years
Voters Split Down the Middle on Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has pushed ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, but Trump still is favored to win re-election, according to a statewide survey of registered Florida voters by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). Biden polled … [Read more...] about Biden Leads Trump in Florida, But President Expected to Win Four More Years
Foreign Sovereign Immunity and COVID-19 Lawsuits Against China
Putative classes of plaintiffs have launched at least five class action lawsuits against the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) for losses in the United States associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Two states—Missouri and Mississippi—have also lodged claims in federal court against China and Chinese entities for COVID-19 associated losses in those … [Read more...] about Foreign Sovereign Immunity and COVID-19 Lawsuits Against China
COVID-19 and China: A Chronology of Events (December 2019-January 2020)
Late December: Hospitals in Wuhan, China, identify cases of pneumonia of unknown origin. December 30: The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission issues “urgent notices” to city hospitals about cases of atypical pneumonia linked to the city’s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. The notices leak online. | Wuhan medical workers, including ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, trade messages … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and China: A Chronology of Events (December 2019-January 2020)