Subs and Trade China has applied for membership to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a move that should require the Biden Administration to reevaluate its reluctance to join the trade agreement. Beijing made the application on the same day it joined France in decrying a joint U.S.-UK sale of nuclear submarines to Australia. It happened one day before the EU announced a new strategy for increasing European influence in the Indo-Pacific region that includes an increase in naval presence in the region. While China believes it will successfully join CPTPP, others cite the challenges Beijing will have with meeting the agreement’s requirements for transparency and state-owned enterprises. It...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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