Category: Talking Points with David Zhang

Facebook Deletes Fake CCP Propaganda; China’s Sputnik Moment More Like the Cuban Missile Crisis: Expert

China’s all-out information warfare ramped up even more during the initial COVID-19 pandemic. A fake Swiss scientist created by China’s digital propaganda team has been used for disinformation, and Facebook is now deleting his account. And China’s missile threat is being hailed as the new “Sputnik Moment.” Stephen Bryen, a leading expert in security strategy and…


China’s Long-Term Plan to Grind Down US Presence in Asia: The Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands protestors set fire to government buildings and businesses in Chinatown on Friday to show their anger at the interplay of local power and CCP influence. Behind this are resentments for the CCP’s undercutting of local economic developments. In recent years, the Party has increased its foreign influence on the islands. What role do…


Peter Dahlin: How Peng Shuai’s #MeToo Escalated to Boycotting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Peng Shuai, a celebrity athlete in China who accused a former Chinese Communist Party high-ranking official of sexual assault on Chinese social media, disappeared. The internet began asking about her disappearance, and that led to sports organizations like the Women’s Tennis Association and the International Tennis Federation asking for answers over her safety. To stabilize…


Expert: Confrontation Is the Only Way for US-China Relations; Hypersonic Weapon Defense Against China’s Threat

Throughout history, people have only told one tale: the winner’s story. That rings true today. The United States and China are at the brink of one of the biggest showdowns in politics, ideology, and power. Can the Biden administration break through the mirage of peace between communist China and the liberal democratic west led by…


Holding China to Climate Change Promises Seeing a Dead End? Biden Admin’s Hope for a Change

Climate change is one of the biggest issues on the world stage. Yet China is allowed to continue as the top polluter. Is the world doing enough to fight climate change if China’s not required to do much until 2030? Its repeated failure to meet climate change goals is met with only appeasement from the…


Biden’s China Policy: CNN’s Interview With Jake Sullivan Explained; Xi Jinping Third Term Set?

Some extreme forms of celebration occurred in China after a Chinese team won a popular video game contest over a South Korean team. How do the extreme celebrations reflect a broader problem in Chinese society, and how is China using its win to bring another wave of propaganda? National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan explained more…


China’s Comprehensive Tech Theft Explained by Expert; China’s Ban on Taiwanese Officials

Based on the news of three Taiwanese officials being sanctioned by China, did China just announce Taiwan is actually a country? This comes as the grounds for these sanctions go unexplained. Speculations suggest that sanctions only work against a foreign country. Did the aggression from the Chinese Communist Party finally pay off … for Taiwan?…


Xi Jinping Skips COP26 Despite China Being the Top Polluter; Former CIA Officer Discusses China IP Theft

As the COP26 climate conference is underway, one member is missing. Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not even attend. Rather, he sent a letter instead. Why is the top polluter in the world not in attendance? I discuss exactly how unserious the Chinese regime really takes climate change. Plus, have you ever wondered what “common prosperity” really…


Biden Fully Committing to Defending Taiwan?; China Shifting to Wartime Policy in Response to Taiwan

Is China gearing up for war? A new Party policy has hidden meanings. Now, the tension between Taiwan and China is high, and both their leaders are making statements completely opposite to each other. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen hinted at a stronger U.S. support, including potentially defending Taiwan militarily, in her recent interview with CNN,…


US, China Disagree Over Taiwan Participation in UN; How Foreign Businesses Are Facing Hardships in China

A fake stomach ache and a single visit to China in the 1970s created the backfired plan to liberate China. We look back on the events leading to the United States letting the Chinese communist regime onto the world stage. As tensions rise between the United States and China, the attention is on Taiwan “rejoining”…