The Chinese regime may have used the Winter Olympics to signal an interest in clean energy, but critics suggest the event’s purported “carbon neutrality” is mere theater amid a record of sizeable fossil fuel consumption. “It’s a bunch of theater really,” said Riley Walters, an expert on East Asia at the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based…
China’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Olympics Was ‘Theater,’ Distraction From Nation’s Much Bigger Environmental Problems: Analysts
March 3, 2022
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What Lessons Will Beijing Learn From Putin’s Ukrainian Fiasco?
Commentary Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going as planned. On Feb. 24, Central European Time, Russian military forces attacked Ukraine across four axes from the north, east, and south. In a military operation right out of the Soviet Cold War playbook, massed Russian armor rolled across the Ukrainian frontier in a Russian version of…
The Metaverse, With Chinese Characteristics
Commentary China’s technology giants are beginning to invest in the metaverse, and Beijing is readying its state-controlled censorship and regulatory gatekeepers. There’s no definitive description of the metaverse (sometimes referred to as Web3), but it’s a term loosely used to describe computer-generated virtual worlds where people can live, play, and interact with others. A more…
When It Comes to Decoupling From Communist China, Canada’s Provinces Must Play Their Part
Commentary Though the China issue has recently taken a back seat to domestic crises, Canada will need to return to substantial debate about every aspect of our relations with the Chinese communist regime, one of which is decoupling. According to public opinion polls, Canadians have consistently expressed their desire for Canada to economically distance from…
Aussie PM Lambasts Beijing for Lifting Trade Restrictions on Russia
February 25, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has criticised Beijing for lifting trade restrictions on Russia as the rest of the world imposes sanctions in response to its military operations in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Russian Embassy in Australia has said Russia seeks to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine. “At a time when the world was seeking to put…
China Avoids Calling Russia Attack ‘Invasion’
Russian troops are moving on Ukrainian streets. But one nation has avoided calling it an invasion. And it’s the same nation that could stand to benefit from the attack. The justice department is ending a program that cracks down on Beijing’s intellectual property theft. This comes after controversies that it’s amping up racism against Asian-Americans….
Why Did the US Ruling Class Tie America’s Fate to the World’s Most Dangerous Regime
Fifty years ago this week, it was a Republican president who first opened relations with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger reasoned that establishing ties with China would weaken the Soviet Union—and help America. Half a century later, the Democrats have become the pro-China party. Their campaign war-chests are filled with…
Beijing Positions Itself Between Moscow and Washington in Ukraine
February 22, 2022
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News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership has positioned itself to benefit from escalating tensions in Ukraine—regardless of what side, if any, initiates a military confrontation between Kyiv and Moscow. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 19 with calls to reject division and confrontation and…
South Korean Banks Subject to Hundreds of Cyberattacks Daily
South Korean banks have been subjected to an average of nearly 600 cyberattacks per day since 2017, with China being the chief country where attacks are originating from, says South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC). A recent FSC report disclosed by South Korean National Assembly member Kang Min-Kook showed that from 2017 to 2021, 17…
Capitol Report (Feb. 21): Trump Launches Truth Social App
February 21, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an announcement Monday that NATO leaders are calling an attack without weapons. And President Joe Biden has agreed to meet with Putin later this week so long as tanks aren’t rolling in. Hundreds of truckers are getting set to drive across the country. This time they won’t be delivering any…
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