News Analysis Through investment, trade, and diplomatic coercion, the Chinese regime is steadily expanding its influence into America’s backyard—Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) became one step closer to isolating Taiwan when Nicaragua recently announced that it switched diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing. This leaves Taiwan with only 14 allied…
Why Is the West Helping China Become a Competitor in the Commercial Aircraft Business?
Commentary Globalization is not necessarily a bad thing. Current problems aside, the globalized supply chain is largely a win-win. It permits manufacturers in some countries to pick and choose the best subcontractors and components, while allowing companies in other states to specialize and build up core competencies. Consequently, we have “world cars,” with parts produced…
UN Secretary-General Calls to Ban ‘Killer Robots’
News Analysis On Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened a conference in Geneva by calling for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs). “I encourage the Review Conference to agree on an ambitious plan for the future to establish restrictions on the use of certain types of autonomous weapons,” said the Secretary-General at the opening…
G7 Must Get Tougher Against Coordinated Aggression by China and Russia
December 13, 2021
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News Analysis The G7 group of the world’s wealthiest democracies met recently and denounced Russian troop movements that appear to be gearing up for an invasion of Ukraine. The group of democracies warned Moscow of “massive” economic consequences if Russian troops invade the Eastern European democracy more than they already have. What the G7 did…
Beijing Threatens Congress
News Analysis While Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have talked (albeit remotely) about improving relations between their two countries, a new Sino-American battle has started. On one side is the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (China’s rubber-stamp legislature), others in Beijing, and China’s Ambassador to the United States,…
Evergrande Crisis: Another Opportunity for Beijing to Exert Control
December 13, 2021
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News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to rein in China’s real estate sector and keep housing affordable. He said, “Houses are for living in, not for speculation.” While affordable housing would be nice, this is one more step away from free markets, and another example of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightening its control over…
Chinese Media Unveiled Illegal Manipulation of Tiktok’s Hot List
News Analysis Two China-based employees of ByteDance, the developer of short video app TikTok, were sentenced to prison for taking bribes to prioritize certain content on the video platform. The arrests come amidst the common phenomenon of faking popularity through Chinese online media. A Beijing court sentenced Wang Moudi to 14 months in prison and Zhang…
Arrest of Macau’s ‘Junket King’ Tests Chinese Extradition
News Analysis The recent arrest of Alvin Chau, CEO of Suncity Group, the world’s largest junket operator in Macau, raised the question of whether he’ll be sent back to China, a move that experts believe lacks legality and imposes a challenge to the “One Country, Two Systems” in Macau. On Nov. 27, Macau’s judiciary police…
Beijing Pressures Didi out of Wall Street, Other Security Sensitive Chinese Companies May Follow
News Analysis China’s online ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) announced on Dec. 2 it was delisting from the New York Stock Exchange and moving to Hong Kong, after being placed under four months official investigation. Didi’s withdrawal is linked to China’s secrecy toward data, as well as new stringent U.S. regulations involving Chinese companies on…
Other Chinese Firms May Follow Didi Out of Wall Street Amid Beijing Crackdown
News Analysis China’s online ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) announced on Dec. 2 it was delisting from the New York Stock Exchange and moving to Hong Kong, after being placed under four months official investigation. Didi’s withdrawal is linked to China’s secrecy toward data, as well as new stringent U.S. regulations involving Chinese companies on…
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