Category: CCP

How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Taught the CCP to Fight the US | Talking Points With David Zhang

No one wants to be No. 2, or as the Chinese saying goes: two tigers cannot live on the same mountain. In a life or death situation, can China and the United States co-exist? We focus on the United States’ Cold War example of fighting against communism and the USSR. The 30th anniversary of the fall…


The CCP Weaponizes COVID-19 Against the Chinese People

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on Dec. 27 placed the city of Xi’an under tight lockdown restrictions to suppress a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Shaanxi Province. Or did they? The CCP has been escalating lockdowns of its citizens throughout the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the past year, imposing punitive…


US Commission Renews Attention on Imprisoned Falun Gong Practitioner

Five weeks ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) renewed its concern about an imprisoned Chinese Falun Gong practitioner, urging the regime to end persecution of her faith group. On Dec. 27, the CECC on Twitter highlighted Deng Cuiping, a former primary school teacher in Yuxi city, Yunnan…


China’s Influence Over US Goes Way Beyond Universities

Commentary Some prominent Americans believe that China quite literally controls the United States, the most powerful country in the world. Does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employ Manchurian candidates to manipulate the masses? Yes, but not necessarily in the United States. The CCP’s manipulation of American minds occurs in subtler ways. Although the strings being pulled…


US Building Alliances to Counter China Threat

News Analysis U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognizes China as the predominant threat to the United States. He outlined the U.S. policy for limiting the power of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), while enhancing relations with U.S. allies. “China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge…


China’s Soaring Production Costs Heighten Global Inflation Pressures

China’s soaring producer price index (PPI) and export prices are adding to inflationary pressures around the world, according to analysts. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) recent power sector reform pushes up inflation and export costs, an expert says. The rising production costs in China continue to reflect onto its downstream consumers overseas. In October, China’s…


How Beijing’s Pandemic Narratives Influenced Western Actions in Curbing the Spread of COVID-19

Commentary Clichés and euphemisms are useful tools for Marxists and other garden variety leftists to shape public policy. Endless repeated catchy phrases help convey a sense of “progress” and newness in pushing leftist political objectives and solutions. Communists the world over have added political phrases galore to an ever-expanding lexicon of balderdash over the decades….


Hong Kong Files Sedition Charge Against Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong prosecutors on Tuesday filed a “seditious publications” charge against Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, adding to the charges he already faces under Beijing’s draconian national security law for his participation in a Tiananmen vigil in June 2020.  The additional sedition charge accuses Apple Daily founder Lai, 74, of conspiracy to print,…


Special Panel: Canada’s Experts Weigh In on the Response to China and Relationship With the US

What is Canada’s role as a democratic nation alongside the United States? In the recent hostage exchange involving two Canadians and Huawei’s CFO, how have Canadians and Americans learned about China’s ruthless aggression? Plus, as Beijing aims to kick off the Winter Olympics next year, how can free democratic nations respond? Meanwhile, the unspoken border…


How Israel, a Close Ally of the US, Became a Close Ally of China

Commentary The United States and Israel appear to be close allies. However, things aren’t always as they seem. As Israel cozies up to China, that once “unbreakable bond” between the United States and Israel looks increasingly fragile. In 1948, the United States became the first country to officially recognize the new State of Israel; seven…