Category: CCP influence

How the Chinese Regime Plans to Destroy Our Civil Liberties

Commentary The Hong Kong of just a decade ago is unrecognizable from the Hong Kong of today. With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) busy revising university curriculums, collective patriotism has replaced individual freedom; loyalty to Beijing is not just expected, it’s compulsory. Refusal to comply, more often than not, results in punishment. To date, the…


New German Government Is Alliance Opportunity Against the CCP

News Analysis Germany’s Angela Merkel is on the way out and a new government is coming—potentially the Greens, which takes a stronger stand against Beijing’s human rights abuses. A new coalition government is expected in Germany soon and the Greens might be taking the foreign policy portfolio. This is good and bad news for those…


China’s Global Influence War: French Military Exposé

News Analysis Beijing’s global influence operations, including election interference, has been revealed by a new French military study. A new study of China’s global influence operations by France’s Ministry of Armed Forces demonstrates that Beijing is making a Machiavellian turn toward seeking to inspire fear in the world, rather than solicit its amour. In Beijing’s…


In Defense of Ending Extradition Treaties With China

Commentary Recently, a minor row erupted on Twitter over some comments made about Spain’s shameless extradition of 94 Taiwanese citizens to China in June 2019. Those in favor came up with the usual questions: What are the options? Why should they not be sent back? Their basic assumption, taking Beijing’s word for it, is that those…


America Evacuates From Afghanistan, the CCP Evacuates From Hollywood

Commentary Lost in the din of the greatest American foreign policy debacle since World War II, a mysterious and very positive dénouement occurred with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence operations. Under concealment from the focus on Afghanistan, the CCP has essentially withdrawn from Hollywood and the financial infusion of cash that has kept the legacy…


China’s Mercantilist Threat to Southeast Asia

Commentary A number of Southeast Asian states are being bullied. The mercantilist threat posed by the Chinese regime can’t be emphasized enough. This is an uncontroversial point to make. However, Christian Bachheimer, a researcher with an interest in “unpacking, exploring and expanding the traditional concept of hedging in international relations as applied to Indonesia and Asean,” begs to differ….


China’s Shield and Spear Strategy: Linguistic Protectionism

Commentary In August, Shanghai’s education authorities forbade its elementary schools to give English language final exams. That shocked many Chinese nationals, who see English, and the international access it provides, as critical for the country’s economic development. Many others may see English as their passport out of the country. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has…


Hungary: A Country Where Chinese Communist Values Reign Supreme

Commentary When you think of Hungary, the landlocked country in Central Europe, what do you imagine? For many in the United States, Hungary, home to some 9.7 million people, has become a Rorschach test of sorts. Left-leaning commentators view it as a place where democracy died a long time ago. On the other hand, more right-leaning…


Chinese Regime Theory (CRT) and the Molding of America’s Minds

Commentary According to a recent Gallup opinion poll, President Joe Biden’s approval rating has sunk to a new low of 50 percent. What can Biden do to win back people’s support? Well, how about listening to what the American people have to say? As The Epoch Times recently reported, a large number “of Americans across…


From Health Care to Hollywood: How the Chinese Regime Attempts to Control America

Commentary We are fast approaching the two months anniversary of the John Cena apology. For the uninitiated, in an interview for Fast and Furious 9, a movie he was starring in, the professional wrestler and actor made the “mistake” of calling Taiwan a country. Ostensibly, Cena was apologizing to the people of China. In reality, though,…