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Plus: EU's Vestager—Brussels' changing stance on Beijing [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Editors Picks]( December 09, 2022 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Editors’ Picks, [subscribe today](. SPONSORED BY [AMERICA IN THE WORLD CONSORTIUM]( 1 [Significant verdict.]( sentenced Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison after he condemned its atrocities in Ukraine, sending a message to all Russians, Lucian Kim writes. 2 [Systemic rivalry.]( is working with Washington to counter Beijing with regulatory power amid rising trade tensions, European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager [tells]( FP’s Robbie Gramer. 3 [Relentless ambiguity.]( refuses to criticize Russia and implement sanctions, but it’s not abandoning the liberal order, Derek Grossman [writes](. 4 [“Discourse power”?]( President Xi Jinping’s goal to wield state media power globally has floundered as foreign audiences sour on Beijing’s diplomacy, Joshua Kurlantzick [writes](. 5 [Growing rift.]( new bills granting subsidies for clean energy and tax credits for purchasing electric cars assembled in North America are hurting U.S.-EU relations, FP’s Edward Alden [writes](. --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED [Our Fellowships Are Live!]( [Our Fellowships Are Live!]( The America in the World Consortium at Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, and the University of Texas at Austin seeks applications from current Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D. recipients for its Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships. [Click here for more information and to apply!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- From global perspectives to policy developments, help someone stay ahead of what's ahead. Give 6-months or one year of Foreign Policy for less with 40% savings on gift subscriptions all month long. [Give FP to the knowledge-seeker in your life.]( FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Editors' Picks newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [partner with FP]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2022 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](