Hi everyone, the downside of long weekends is I find myself way behind. Today’s newsletter is a long one, apologies but there is a lot going on. Some things on my radar: China looks to be seriously considering using rare earth export restrictions as a countermeasure against the US, based on comments Tuesday out of the NDRC;
Correction from today’s newsletter, from CSIS’ Bonnie Glaser:
The name of Taiwan’s de facto embassy in DC did NOT change. The name of the office in DC was changed from CCNAA to TECRO in 1994. CCNAA remained the name of TECRO’s sort-of parent organization in Taipei, which is analogous to the Washington office of AIT but not as important. The CCNAA/Taipei name should have been changed in 1994. "
Rare earths; US-Taiwan; Tomorrow Group bank seized; Peking U crackdown
Correction from today’s newsletter, from CSIS’ Bonnie Glaser:
The name of Taiwan’s de facto embassy in DC did NOT change. The name of the office in DC was changed from CCNAA to TECRO in 1994. CCNAA remained the name of TECRO’s sort-of parent organization in Taipei, which is analogous to the Washington office of AIT but not as important. The CCNAA/Taipei name should have been changed in 1994. "
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Will we then see rare pork export restrictions?