Category: US-China relations

Former Asst. Secretary of State David Stilwell: The China Diplomacy Trap, Dangerous Aerial Intercepts, and Xi Jinping’s COVID Paranoia

“When we say war, the first thing Dave Stilwell thinks of is my F-16 with bombs, kinetics, killing people and breaking their things. … That’s not how the PRC thinks of war.” I sit down with retired Brigadier General David Stilwell. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the defense attaché at the U.S. Embassy…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Former Asst. Secretary of State David Stilwell: The China Diplomacy Trap, Dangerous Aerial Intercepts, and Xi Jinping’s COVID Paranoia

This episode will premiere on Saturday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. ET.   “When we say war, the first thing Dave Stilwell thinks of is my F-16 with bombs, kinetics, killing people and breaking their things. … That’s not how the PRC thinks of war.” I sit down with retired Brigadier General David Stilwell. From 2011…


China’s Ambitions in Africa to Displace the US on the Global Stage—With Tiffany Meier

China’s influence in Africa is displacing the global position of the United States. This long game to subvert and dominate an entire continent is decades in the making. Now, that effort is paying off with heavy debt for the nations in Africa—and helping China become even more powerful at the United Nations. All the while,…


Former US Military Pilot Pleads Guilty to Selling Aviation Technology Secrets to China

A former U.S. military pilot pleaded guilty on June 23 to acting as a paid agent of China, admitting that he provided American aviation-related technology to the communist regime, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release. Shapour Moinian, a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot from San Diego, admitted in a federal court to…


US Business Group Calls for ‘Urgent’ Taiwan Free Trade Talks

TAIPEI—The United States should “urgently” start talks with Taiwan on a free trade agreement with the aim to present a completed text for passage in 2024, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taiwan said in an annual policy paper published on Wednesday. Taiwan has long campaigned for such a deal, in what would be…


G-7, NATO Leaders to Address Challenges Posed by Beijing: US Senior Official

The Chinese regime is expected to be a key issue in the upcoming G-7 and NATO summits a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. “Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China. In fact, I think quite the opposite,” said an unnamed senior U.S.administration official in Washington in a…


G7, NATO Leaders to Address Challenges Posed by Beijing: US Senior Official

The Chinese regime is expected to be a key issue in the upcoming G7 and NATO summits a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. “Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China. In fact, I think quite the opposite,” said an unnamed senior U.S.administration official in Washington in a…


‘An Issue of National Importance’: 23 AGs Write to SCOTUS Supporting Falun Gong Practitioners

Twenty-three attorneys general across the United States filed an amicus brief (pdf) supporting a petition made by Falun Gong practitioners in a high-profile religious freedom case before the Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The AGs called for the highest court to revert a lower court decision that was “wrong on an issue of…


‘An Issue of National Importance’: 23 AGs File Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Supporting Falun Gong Practitioners

Twenty-three attorneys general across the United States filed an amicus brief (pdf) supporting a petition made by Falun Gong practitioners in a high-profile religious freedom case before the Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The AGs called for the highest court to revert a lower court decision that was “wrong on an issue of…


New 6-Nation Pacific Pact Proposed to Beat Back Beijing’s Unrestricted Warfare

Democratic countries are proposing a new Pacific-wide pact to strengthen cooperation and development efforts in the region to combat Beijing’s influence building and hybrid warfare operations. The “Partners in the Blue Pacific” would involve the United States, Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to provide “closer, more purposeful, and more ambitious cooperation.”…