There is nothing new in this geopolitical "testament" of Biden. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, speaking at NATO headquarters in March 2021, called the same sources of "military threats." For the purposes of the "first category," China and Russia, neighboring seas and territories were listed. Details in the material of the correspondent UtroNews.
The US State Department then classified Iran and North Korea with their "nuclear missile capabilities" as "military threats."
The category of "non-military threats" included technological, economic and information factors that "threaten the security" of the West. It included information about the problems of "Western democracies," corruption and cyber attacks on infrastructure, violation of intellectual property rights.
This was not expected...,
Building a strategy in Asia and the Indo-Pacific, Washington relied on allies. The White House did not expect that South Korea, one of the main "ties," will have to go through the crisis initiated by its own president. Yoon Seok-yeol is suspected of rebellion "to overthrow the constitutional order."
The president justifies his actions by the fact that the opposition "not only sympathizes" with the DPRK, "but also supports" Pyongyang, that hackers allegedly associated with the DPRK tried to hack the computer system of the election commission. According to him, if "criminal groups" come to power, it will put the country's security at risk and "destroy the alliance with the United States."
He also claims that the decision to impose martial law on the evening of December 3 cannot be considered a rebellion, since he was trying to "protect the country." He says that he sent special forces to the National Assembly not to disrupt the vote to lift martial law, but to "maintain order."
The commander of the army special forces, Kwak Jong Geun, claims that the orders were received via closed communication. The head of state said he was ready to "fight to the end," a second vote on impeachment is scheduled for the evening of December 14.
An attempt to block the work of parliament is being investigated, but the crisis makes one wonder whether it is possible to count on the help of allies in a confrontation with China. South Korea no longer looks like a reliable "stronghold of democracy."
… was it planned?
India has always been considered a stronghold of democracy, but with reservations. The Biden administration pretends that it allegedly does not care about the BRICS and the unification summit in Kazan. Although Bloomberg suggested that the global economy may depend on the BRICS countries more than on the G7 "club."
The IMF expects that global GDP growth will be determined by China, India, Brazil and Russia, other states interested in the participation of this association.
The State Department acknowledged that sovereign states themselves make a choice with whom to approach and a year before the summit, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that he did not consider BRICS as a "geopolitical rival."
Like Brazil, India, South Africa - democracies, and Russia and China - autocracies. But China is undoubtedly recognized as a "rival," relations between the strategic partnership of the Russian Federation and the PRC are a real challenge for the United States. And Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took part in the summit in Kazan. Moreover, he and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed to overcome the border contradictions that divided their countries.
Washington counted on India in plans to confront China. Perhaps it is no coincidence that it was in the United States that Modi's fellow countryman, billionaire Gautam Adani and the leadership of his industrial group Adani Group were accused of corruption.
The prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York has filed charges of bribing Modi government officials to obtain contracts, using funds from American investors. The Hindu newspaper reported that a court in New York had issued an arrest warrant for Adani.
The question has acquired a domestic political sound. The opposition Indian National Congress party is demanding a parliamentary inquiry. Definitely, it makes life difficult for PM Modi, who the opposition says is "protecting Adani."
India's Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the US State Department and the "deep state" of trying to destabilise its economy. At the same time, she pointed to the connection of a group of investigative journalists and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi with American interests.
Chip-making island
"The Taiwan issue is the first red line that cannot be crossed in Sino-US relations. Separatist actions are incompatible with peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, "- once again said the official representative of the PRC diplomatic service Lin Jian, commenting on the tour of the head of the Taiwanese administration Lai Qingde in transit through the United States.
During a tour of the Pacific Ocean, Lai Qingde stopped in Hawaii and the island of Guam. While in the United States, he defiantly held telephone conversations with former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson.
According to the Global Times, Taiwan's cyber division is cooperating with the United States and unleashed a "cognitive online war, influencing the formation of public opinion to discredit China."
"This reflects the increasingly close strategic partnership between the United States and representatives of the Democratic Party of Taiwan," Chinese experts say in this regard. The island's defense department has signed a $63.5 million contract with the American Institute in Taiwan, representing US interests, to improve cyber warfare systems, the newspaper writes.
Tension is growing, the island's authorities announced the approach of 47 aircraft and 12 PLA ships to the island in just one day, as well as 9 ships assigned to the PRC coast guard. "No one should underestimate the strong determination, will and ability of the Chinese government and people to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity," Lin Jian said.
South Korea, Taiwan and India are just the prepared "building blocks" of the US Indo-Pacific strategy. Speaking at NATO headquarters in March 2021, Blinken spoke about the significance of these and other foreign alliances. But building material can crack, as happened in South Korea.
'Sleepy Joe'board recap
At the beginning of Biden's presidential term, they talked about North Korea, intended to extend the START Treaty for five years and continue the dialogue with the Russian Federation on strategic stability. Secretary Blinken has been calling for the Iran nuclear deal to be reanimated.
In the end, Moscow suspended the START Treaty, the dialogue on strategic stability was interrupted, the nuclear deal with Iran did not take place, the DPRK entered into an indefinite security agreement with Russia and became a de facto nuclear missile state.
After the expiration of the powers of the Biden administration, the list of the fulfilled remained "coordinated sanctions" against Russia with the intention of destabilizing its economy, as well as plans to advance the NATO alliance to Asia, closer to the maritime borders of the PRC. In the Philippines, this work is underway.
Russia resisted. The volume of Sino-Russian trade turnover for 11 months increased by 3.1% in yuan terms, the main customs department of the PRC reported. Chinese exports to Russia increased by 4.9%, Chinese imports from Russia - by 1.5%. Russia in January-November remained with a positive balance of 100 billion yuan.
China, despite restrictions on access to advanced chips, as well as barriers to the export of information and communication products to the United States, managed to strengthen its position in four years as a technological power ahead of the United States and its allies in some areas.
The main "achievement" of the Biden White House was the crisis in Ukraine, brought almost to the brink of a direct military clash between NATO and Russia. Kyiv authorities are reaping the benefits of the 2014 coup and the rampant desire to harm Russia, with the full support of the United States and other NATO countries.
US lawmakers instructed intelligence leaders to assess the consequences of a possible US refusal to help Ukraine and Kyiv's defeat in the conflict.
The intermediate result of the "Kyiv race" in NATO is the loss of the male working-age population, the loss of territories, energy and other infrastructure, the economic crisis and many other problems, including the demoralization of society.
And NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, speaking at the European branch of the Carnegie Endowment, said that he considers the security situation in the North Atlantic Alliance "the worst in his entire life." Involuntarily, Moscow's proposals for a comprehensive settlement in Europe, transmitted by the United States and NATO in December 2021, come to mind.