News Analysis As Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates the war in Ukraine to that of nuclear threats, massacre, and the systemic rape of children in cities like Bucha, China continues its diplomatic support of Russia, including now by threatening the breakup of the European Union. China’s state-controlled Global Times mooted the idea under the guise…
China’s ‘Asian Davos’ and the Moral Bankruptcy of World Elites
News Analysis China’s Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) kicked off on April 20. The three-day annual forum gathers world leaders from government, academia, and business in Boao, in China’s Hainan Province, to promote economic globalization and international cooperation. Conferences, seminars, and workshops will be convened to provide a “high-level venue” for dialogue and idea exchange…
US Should Build a ‘Great Wall’ to Deter Chinese Aggression
Commentary Much of the discussion over the threat from communist China is about its technology and initiative. But that is too reactive. The United States and its allies can take concrete measures to deter the Chinese regime and actively stop it in case of war by using available resources and geography to create a “great…
Xi’s New State-Driven Innovation Strategy Could Be a Disaster for China
News Analysis China is preparing to turn a nearly 40-year-old industrial development strategy on its head. Since the early 1980s, Beijing’s approach to technological and industrial progress was to import it, mainly by entering into joint ventures with foreign firms that provided high technology and startup. Eventually, the Chinese would reverse-engineer the technology and make—and…
Japan Goes on the ‘Offensive-Defensive’
Commentary A Chinese acquaintance asks me about Japan every now and then, particularly why it has been “beefing up” its military in recent years. The other day, she asked me a few questions after reading an article about Japan potentially obtaining a “counter-strike” capability to hit enemy bases or missile launch sites that threaten Japan….
The Shanghai Model of Pandemic Combat
Early last week, the pandemic situation in Shanghai continued to deteriorate. But according to official reports, there was only one serious case. Netizens naturally raised the question: was it worthwhile to lock down the city with a population of 25 million for a single serious case? Public opinion, however, is not expected to have an…
6 Crises Brought About by the US Political Class: Part 2
Commentary There are at least six cataclysmic events threatening the American republic that the U.S. political class has instigated. Increasing press reports provide evidence of in-process cataclysms unfolding in the United States. A cataclysm is defined as a “catastrophe,” “a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition,” and “an event that brings…
China’s Alibaba Tightens Grip on Southeast Asia
April 19, 2022
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News Analysis China’s biggest e-commerce provider, Alibaba Group, is extending its digital payments—and information gathering—into southeast Asia. With a planned majority ownership of the 2C2P payments network, Alibaba’s Ant Group will increase its global payments reach, particularly in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. That’s a threat to America, because China’s financial services expansion in southeast Asia…
Why the US Should Ban TikTok
Commentary Since the turn of the century, rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have skyrocketed. One in ten American kids currently suffer from the condition. A chronic, debilitating illness, ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects people’s behavior. It negatively affects a child’s academic achievements and is a considerable barrier to successful socialization. Since 2019, ADHD has exploded on social media platforms. Millions of…
China Stages Military Drills Around Taiwan in Response to US Visit
April 19, 2022
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News Analysis A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen on April 15, a move that Beijing called “deliberately provocative.” Furthermore, the Chinese regime carried out military drills and deployed frigates, bombers, and fighter planes in the air and sea space around the island nation. “To abandon Taiwan would be to…
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