A team of Chinese researchers claims to have developed a new laser system small enough to be deployed on a satellite. The device could inform the development of future weapons systems by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to one expert. “This small but powerful laser is reportedly intended for communication,” said Paul Crespo, president…
Chinese Researchers Develop Small but Powerful Space Laser; Expert Warns It Could Be Weaponized
China to Mandate Cybersecurity Reviews on Tech Firms Seeking Foreign IPOs
Chinese network platform companies seeking foreign initial public offerings (IPOs) are already seeing new regulatory measures upon entering the new year. The new rules enable the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to tighten its grip on China’s technology sector, experts say. On Jan. 5, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation imposed fines…
Beijing Unlikely to Live up to Carbon Neutrality Pledge, Experts Say
Fifteen months ago, China publicly pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. However, analysts say the country’s ruling communist regime will unlikely fulfill such a commitment, based on its industry signs plus its record of breaking international agreements. On Sept. 22, 2020, Chinese leader Xi Jinping addressed via video link the United Nations General Assembly in…
China’s Nuclear Strategy is ‘Apocalypse Insurance’: Expert
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expanding and enhancing its nuclear weapons arsenal to exploit weaknesses in United States military strategy. Such efforts will improve the regime’s capacity for nuclear coercion, according to defense and security experts. “The Chinese have positioned themselves so that they can essentially execute any plausible nuclear strategy that they wish,”…
New Rubio Bill Provides Sanctions on China for Barring Independent COVID-19 Probe
Tough new U.S. sanctions will be imposed on China under a bill introduced Jan. 12 by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and 15 co-sponsors if Beijing continues to refuse to “allow for a credible and comprehensive international investigation into the origins of COVID-19 at laboratories in Wuhan.” The sanctions would become effective within 90 days after…
Chinese Communists Lied and Hong Kong Died
Commentary In late December, the Voice of America reported that Hong Kong’s Dec. 19, 2021, election had “almost completely eliminated pro-democracy voices from the former British colony’s Legislative Council”—colloquially called the Legco. VOA’s evidence: pro-Beijing candidates and their local allies took 89 of the council’s 90 seats. I prefer the word “took,” for in this…
American Companies are Supercharging the Chinese Communist Party
News Analysis In the skies, a Chinese fighter pilot pans his hands across a touch screen and the automated target-recognition software detects his target in seconds. In Xinjiang, giant servers that power an immense array of repressive surveillance technologies whir to life. In Shanghai, smart city technology connects residents as never before, even as authorities…
US Companies are Supercharging the Chinese Communist Party
News Analysis In the skies, a Chinese fighter pilot swipes his hand across a touch screen and the automated target-recognition software detects his target in seconds. In Xinjiang, China, giant servers that power an immense array of repressive surveillance technologies come to life. In Shanghai, smart city technology connects residents as never before, even as…
CCP Mismanagement, Authoritarianism Pushing China Down Road to Economic Ruin: Experts
Fiscal mismanagement, exacerbated by the growing authoritarian tendencies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is quickly undoing economic and social progress and setting the stage for soaring poverty and social unrest throughout China, said experts at a Hudson Institute virtual event on Jan. 11. The virtual event, “Is China Headed for an Economic Crisis?”, featured…
Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis Explains Why Lithuania Is Standing Up to the Chinese Communist Party
Lithuania’s strong stance against economic pressuring from China is drawing international support. I speak with Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis on this matter. He explains why Lithuania is choosing to fight the battle against authoritarianism. A video game pokes fun at China’s pandemic failures. Meanwhile, rising cases in China force more inhumane lockdowns. Japan makes moves to…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta