Julian Ku 古舉倫
@julianku
Professor @Hofstra_Law; blogging at http://opiniojuris.org & http://lawfareblog.com. All views personal. RTs not endorsements.
I argue in the Daily Journal that @CAgovernor is on the cusp of teeing up the first really plausible Logan Act prosecution in decades with his pledge to negotiate tariff exemptions for Cal companies. (Trump's DOJ is ready and willing to prosecute).
Honored to participate in this US Congress House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing today on "Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts." Those who follow my work will not be surprised to hear I am going to focus on my concerns about China. judiciary.house.gov/committee-acti…
....some experts say discussions about governing Taiwan published by state-affiliated scholars mark a change from Beijing’s previous defensive position of deterring independence to a more proactive promotion of reunification with the island. scmp.com/news/china/pol…
“There are at least several dozen Americans, many of them ethnic Chinese, who are under exit bans, experts and former officials said. The exact number is difficult to ascertain because typically these cases come to the attention of U.S. authorities through self-reporting”…
Breaking: Beijing is preventing a U.S. Commerce Department employee from leaving China. Major news.
WaPo: “A Chinese American man who works for the Commerce Department and traveled to China several months ago is being prevented from leaving the country after he failed to disclose…he worked for the U.S. government.” @nakashimae @mradamtaylor @catecadell washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Encouraging to see 🇬🇧 and 🇫🇷 jointly asserting their interests in Indo-Pacific security. “Issues” is weak in the Taiwan context, but overall a meaningful statement given US scepticism around a European role in the region: gov.uk/government/new…
The Chinese military employed a laser targeting a German aircraft in the EU operation #ASPIDES. Endangering German personnel & disrupting the operation is entirely unacceptable. The Chinese ambassador was summoned to the Federal Foreign Office today.
Despite the loudest isolationist voices (Tucker, Candace Owens etc), supporters of @realDonaldTrump believe in American leadership. Look at these numbers with Taiwan. MAGA supporters are *more likely* than traditional conservatives or moderates to view Taiwan’s de facto…
NEW: While the isolationists seem to have forgotten that winning is an option, Trump voters haven’t. Our new poll finds that 95 percent of the MAGA base surveyed believe a strong American presence makes the world safer, and 71 percent of Trump voters overall advocate for…
Source to Wang Yi’s quotes: China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources scmp.com/news/china/dip…
As a matter of recent presidential practice, this seems completely correct. As a matter of the original meaning, this is a much tougher question.
Thread: We explain why Sanders and Warren are wrong when they say it's "unconstitutional" for Trump to attack nuclear weapon sites of Iran, whose Supreme Leader has said "death to America is not just a slogan, it's a policy"; conducted more than 180 attacks against US forces in…
I don’t read the speech to be so “blatant”. Could you be more specific about where the “red line” is?
This is a blatant declaration of "Taiwan independence” from Lai, which has very clearly crossed the “red line”, by any definition. youtu.be/uTrCQ_it3oE?si…
Not to sound churlish, but did China have any ally more “staunch” than the U.S. in WWII? Not USSR/ Russia, which did not enter the war until 1945!
China has invited a number of world leaders including Putin. But the ceremony will not be complete without the U.S. The U.S. was once one of China's staunchest allies during World War II, providing vital military, financial, and economic aid.
Argentina’s highest criminal court has ruled in favor of a universal jurisdiction case charging the Chinese government with crimes against humanity and genocide committed against the Uyghur people. uhrp.org/statement/arge…
China strongly condemns the U.S. attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the IAEA. The actions of the U.S. seriously violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, and have exacerbated tensions in the Middle East.…