President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 18 to prevent the U.S. federal government from using drones manufactured by foreign adversaries, including China. Drones, also known as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), have been used increasingly across all levels of the U.S. governments for tasks including assisting law enforcement and supporting natural disaster relief…
Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect US Against Security Threats from Drones
US Official Encourages People to Do Language Exchange Programs in Taiwan Instead of China
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. de-facto ambassador to Taiwan said on Jan. 16 that people should turn to Taiwan to learn the Chinese language instead of mainland China. He especially warned about the language programs offered by Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes (CIs) on U.S. college campuses. William Brent Christensen, the Taipei office director of the American Institute in Taiwan…
Trump’s Parting Shot to China Should Be Full US Recognition of Taiwan
Commentary President Donald Trump’s two greatest foreign policy accomplishments both involve departures from outmoded paradigms that had, for decades, enraptured bipartisan neoliberal elites: unprecedented Arab-Israeli rapprochement in the Middle East and an assertive China containment strategy in the Asia-Pacific. On the former front, Trump boldly departed from the misbegotten “inside-out” conflict resolution approach, which elevated…
Chinese State Media Is Celebrating the United States’ ‘Downfall’
Commentary Chinese state-run media is celebrating “the downfall of the United States” following news of the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building. Xinhua published a Jan. 12 commentary titled, “On the Collapse of America as a ‘Beacon’: Well Deserved!” Being a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it can be assumed that the…
Video: 83 Global Brands Tied to Forced Labor in China—Benedict Rogers
In China, we are seeing forced televised confessions, a mass surveillance state, the killing of Falun Gong practitioners for their organs, and what many are calling a genocide of the Uyghur people. 83 global brands, including major U.S. companies, are tied to Uyghur forced labor in China. Over in Hong Kong, 53 pro-democracy activists, lawmakers,…
Amid Political Uncertainty, Companies in Hong Kong Have Gloomy Business Outlook for 2021: Survey
40 percent of companies in Hong Kong are pessimistic about the outlook of the city’s business environment for 2021, according to a business survey released on Jan. 11. The survey was carried out by the American Chamber (AmCham) of Commerce in Hong Kong, which obtained responses from 15 percent of its members, or 181 participants,…
The Impact of the 2020 Plague on the Chinese Communist Regime
Commentary Although it is still difficult to fully assess the impact of the CCP Virus that broke out in late 2019 and continues until this day, its many effects on the Chinese Communist (CCP) regime are clearly visible. Four Characteristics of the 2020 Pandemic First, the severity of the pandemic was the worst since the…
State Department Spokesperson Calls out Beijing’s False Propaganda on Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus on Jan. 10 called out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s false propaganda. On Twitter, Ortagus responded to an editorial article published by Chinese hawkish state-run media Global Times, where it threatened that if Pompeo were to “dare” visit Taiwan before the end of his tenure as U.S. Secretary…
US Ambassador to UN Will Visit Taiwan for 3-Day Trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan for three days next week, becoming the third senior U.S. official to visit the island in less than six months. The United States Mission to the United Nations, in a statement released on Jan. 7, said that Craft will visit Taiwan’s capital Taipei…
Chinese Researcher Gets Time Served for Lying About Taking Research Materials From Harvard
A Chinese medical researcher flew back to China after he was sentenced to the time he spent in U.S. custody. Zheng Zaosong, 31, came to the United States on a J-1 visa in August 2018 and conducted cancer cell research at Harvard University’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was arrested on Dec….
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