Category: US-China relations

CCP Views US as Enemy, Not Competitor: Former Telecom Executive

China’s ruling communist regime considers the United States to be more of an outright enemy than an economic competitor, according to one former telecommunications executive. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping believe that the United States is an adversary of China and are pursuing policies accordingly, said Jon Pelson, former chief…


US Military Strength Downgraded to Weak: Heritage Foundation Report

The U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests, according to an annual report released by The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based conservative think tank. “This is the logical consequence of years of sustained use, underfunding, poorly defined priorities, wildly shifting security policies, exceedingly…


Soros, Thornton, Hawke: New Book Details How Beijing Manipulated Western Elites

Beijing’s highly secretive Ministry of State Security (MSS) leveraged and manipulated leading Western political and business elites to deepen the Chinese Communist Party’s influence around the world, according to a new book by Alex Joske, an expert on Chinese foreign interference. The early pages of “Spies and Lies: How China’s Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World”…


Blinken Says China Wants to Seize Taiwan on a ‘Much Faster Timeline’

China’s communist regime intends to move against Taiwan on a “much faster timeline” than previously believed, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who warned that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is determined to wrest control of the self-governing island, potentially by force. Blinken made the remarks on Oct. 17 at an event jointly hosted by the…


‘Goal Is Total Dominance:’ Republican Lawmakers React to Xi’s Speech, Taiwan Remarks

U.S. lawmakers have levied criticism against China’s communist leader Xi Jinping following a speech on Oct. 16 in which he swore Taiwan would be united with the mainland by any means necessary. Xi delivered the two-hour speech as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its 20th Party Congress, which takes place every five years. Xi downplayed…


Taiwan’s Loss of Independence Would Obstruct US From Projecting Power in Asia: James Carafano

Given Taiwan’s geostrategic location as first in a chain of islands, if the self-governed island falls into the hands of China, America will no longer be able to project power in Asia, according to James Carafano, director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. “If the Communist China controlled everything in…


CCP Using Xiaomi to Compete With Western Big Tech After US Sanctioned Huawei

Xiaomi, China’s electronics giant, is being pushed to the forefront of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) global strategy. After the United States sanctioned Huawei, Xiaomi became a tool for the CCP to counter Western technology companies. Xiaomi, which has multiple ties to China’s military, is not only involved in areas such as electric vehicles and…


New Chip Ban Accelerates US Decoupling From China: Experts

News Analysis The United States expanded its semiconductor ban on China and issued a China-focused “National Security Strategy” five days before the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) party congress on Oct. 12 Experts believe these unprecedented moves will accelerate the United States’ decoupling from China and that the “new Iron Curtain” may have…


Beijing Has Been Operating Overseas Police Station in Australia For Nearly Four Years

Beijing has been operating an overseas police station in Sydney since 2018, the Australian media has revealed. The Public Security Bureau in China’s Wenzhou city has established an official “contact point” in Sydney in 2018, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Oct. 13. The move was trumpeted at an official ceremony in Wenzhou in 2019…


China, Russia Could Launch ‘Space Pearl Harbor’ on Aging US Satellites: Expert

The United States is not prepared for strategic space competition against a united China and Russia, according to one expert. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is nearing technological parity with the United States in key space domains, according to Brandon Weichert, an independent geopolitical analyst. That means that it will soon threaten the United States’…