Category: Thinking About China

To Defend Against China, Japan Should Go Nuclear

News Analysis Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe surprised his fellow citizens on Feb. 27. Speaking to a television audience, he said that in light of the invasion of Ukraine, which has no nuclear weapons, Japan should discuss the idea of “sharing” nuclear weapons with allies by letting them base some of the weapons on…


Bungled Russian Invasion Suggests Taiwan Invasion Foolhardy

Commentary Many believe that after Ukraine, the Chinese regime will invade Taiwan. But the course of the war and the Russian forces’ poor performance suggests that a Taiwan invasion will go very badly for China. The conventional wisdom is that Taiwan should be very concerned about Chinese aggression. After the disastrous American pullout from Afghanistan,…


The Ghost of Nikita Khrushchev

Commentary If Russian President Vladimir Putin looks over his shoulder, he might see Nikita Khrushchev. On Oct. 13, 1964, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) ousted First Secretary Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev from power in a soft coup. In an “emergency meeting” in the Kremlin, it was “suggested” to Khrushchev…


More Nuclear Weapons Are Required to Deter Russia and China

Commentary America has failed to deter Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. His looming military failure, and the coalescing opposition of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), led to Putin’s Feb. 27 order to put his nuclear forces on “high alert,” a general nuclear threat against the United States and NATO….


CCP’s Accomplice Network Hobbled the Chained Woman

Commentary When the chained woman of Xuzhou was finally recognized by the Communist regime as a victim of female trafficking, the only sensible thing was for her to return to her own family and home right away. Unfortunately, the situation is always the opposite under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After the chained woman went…


Can Made in America Products Compete With Those Made in China?

Commentary Nike, the company that encourages customers to “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” is a company that leads by example. If a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is anything to go by, then Nike believes in assisting the Chinese regime and sacrificing the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang….


Intel and Tesla Struggle to Balance Ethics and Profit in China

News Analysis Many multinational companies in China are in a dilemma. They find it almost impossible to maintain moral and ethical norms while appeasing Beijing in order to make money in China. Intel and Tesla are two prominent examples. Despite kowtowing to Beijing, Intel and Tesla have been recently suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party…


Sanction China for Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

News Analysis China’s regime is stepping into the economic breach for Moscow. While the rest of the world sacrifices by rapidly increasing sanctions on Russia for its bloody invasion of Ukraine, Beijing works quietly behind the scenes to ensure that Russia increases exports to China, and that Chinese companies keep doing business in Moscow’s empire….


US Response to China-Russia Axis: Building Alliances and Extending Sanctions

News Analysis As the world’s most influential countries unite in a harsh response to the Ukraine invasion, imposing crippling economic sanctions on Russia, the United States is attempting to break up the Beijing-Moscow axis, with possible sanctions on Chinese companies that continue to support Russia. The United States has responded to the growing threat from…


Like China, Russia Will Use Digital Cash to Evade US Sanctions

Commentary Unless you happen to live under a rock, you are no doubt aware that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rolled out its own digital currency, the digital yuan. Designed to directly compete with the U.S. dollar, the digital yuan was also designed for another reason—to evade U.S. sanctions, according to experts. Another country that has…