Commentary In an effort to combat the threat from the Chinese regime, the U.S. National Intelligence and Security Center (NCSC) has prioritized the following five key sectors: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, semiconductors, and autonomous systems. According to the most recent NCSC report, these five sectors “produce technologies that may determine whether America remains the…
Could China Use Ukraine War to Challenge US Dollar Hegemony?
March 17, 2022
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Commentary Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the West’s response so far, has been a gift to China. The West’s strict sanctions on Russia have isolated the country from much of the world. It needs a financial lifeline. The war in Ukraine, and the West’s sanctions against Russia, is providing a unique opportunity for China to…
China Sold Thailand Submarines That Lack Engines
News Analysis Thailand is buying submarines that it doesn’t need from China, and China has no engines to put in them. How could this happen? Perhaps the Thai navy got bad advice. Perhaps Thai officials got paid off by the Chinese—it is one of Beijing’s favorite strategies when signing contracts for billions of dollars around…
What Will Communist China Do Now?
Commentary China won’t publicly announce its adjusted invasion plans for Taiwan or elsewhere. But by carefully parsing public statements, we can see the regime is learning the lessons from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been watching developments in Ukraine with keen interest. Even before the Russian invasion, many analysts…
Alone Together: The New Isolationism of Russia and China
Commentary Regardless of the results of the war in Ukraine, one outcome that is already unfolding is the rising isolationism in both Russia and China. Both find themselves increasingly isolated from much of the world–particularly with the West–to levels we haven’t seen in decades. Why is that? What does it mean for the near future?…
An ‘Aircraft Carrier Arms Race’ in the Indo-Pacific?
News Analysis China is reportedly less than six months away from launching its third aircraft carrier. This is also the second carrier that it has constructed domestically (its first is an ex-Soviet vessel purchased by Beijing in the late 1990s). This vessel, designated the Type-003, will be the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) first “supercarrier”:…
Xi Jinping Tightens Grip on Economy, Moves China Toward Maoism
News Analysis After the death of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping liberalized the Chinese economy, fostering China’s transformation from one of the poorest countries in the world to the number two economy. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 2022 Work Report suggests that Deng is being erased, as Xi Jinping drives the country back to the authoritarian…
The CCP Attacked H&M, Which Immediately Caved
March 16, 2022
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News Analysis The story of H&M in China is the story of a global brand getting bullied into not only silence on human rights issues, but likely active support for the priorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). H&M is a small entity compared with the CCP, which controls an economy of $14.7 trillion ($24.3…
Fewer People Are Getting Married—Why?
Commentary The existentialist Soren Kierkegaard pondered many things—life, death, happiness, sadness, even the importance of birds and lilies. He also pondered the question of marriage. Kierkegaard, a man who was engaged for a year before deciding against tying the knot, once wrote the following: “If you marry, you will regret it; if you do not…
China’s Food Security and the Russo-Ukrainian War
Commentary The Russo-Ukrainian war complicates China’s food security strategy. Food security in China has been a real problem since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) collectivized agriculture upon consolidating control over the country in 1949. The lessons of communist-run agriculture include low productivity due to the lack of market incentives since all agricultural land is state-owned….
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