News Analysis Part of Germany’s new coalition government espouses values and human rights, but economic ties may prevent Chancellor Olaf Scholz from siding with the United States or taking a harsher stance on the Chinese regime. “Germany stays committed to developing a stable partnership with China, will continue to pursue the one-China principle, and ……
Germany’s New Coalition Government Wants to Be Tough on China—But Will Scholz Listen?
What Does Putin Seek to Achieve by Threatening Ukraine?
Commentary With the Genocide Olympics in Beijing no longer a distraction, the world’s attention is increasingly focused on the crisis in Ukraine. While there are other major events unfolding around the world—including the Canadian government’s use of force on peaceful truckers in Ottawa and communist China’s growing threats against Taiwan—one of the most critical geopolitical…
The World Bank and the Funding of Genocide
Commentary The Bretton Woods Agreement came into effect in 1944, laying the foundations for a new international monetary system. With the agreement came the creation of two new organizations. The first was the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an institution (ostensibly) designed to secure international monetary cooperation. The second institution, the World Bank Group, played a key role…
China’s Military Has Made Impressive Gains—But Do They Matter?
Commentary U.S. military planners are justifiably concerned that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is fielding increasingly advanced military and space platforms and systems in impressive quantities. But is this the heart of the Chinese threat to the United States? Or is Beijing’s non-military conflict capability of greater concern? And, even then, under what circumstances would…
China Broke Its Promise to Import an Extra $200 Billion From America
News Analysis On Jan.15, 2020, then-President Donald Trump announced a historic trade deal with Beijing that had two deadlines for increased imports, summing to $200 billion, from China. Both deadlines passed after the election of Joe Biden, yet his administration has done nothing concrete in response. President Biden’s trade representative told Congress in a new…
Modernizing China’s Military: Exploiting Civilian High Tech
February 21, 2022
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News Analysis China has made the “aligning of civil and defense technology development” a national priority. The Chinese military is pursuing “intelligentized” (or “intelligent”) warfare. For the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), this entails creating “intelligent weapons.” This includes such weapons as autonomous drones, capable of operating without human controls. It also entails automated systems for…
The Incredible Shrinking Superpower
Commentary Are America’s days as a global superpower over? It sure looks that way at the moment. Actually, it’s looked that way for the past year or so. Under the current administration, the U.S. influence in the world is rapidly decreasing. The United States is subjected to events more than being involved in positively shaping…
Beijing’s Religious Persecution Intensified Ahead of the Winter Olympics
February 21, 2022
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News Analysis Over the past year, leading up to the Winter Olympics, the Chinese regime has been intensifying its campaign against religion, particularly Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity, and Falun Gong. “Don’t sportswash genocide,” read the signs held by Olympic protesters in London, who were enraged that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had granted hosting rights…
China Fills the Power Vacuum America Leaves Behind
February 21, 2022
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Commentary As the West is facing a possible confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the United States can’t afford an open conflict with Vladimir Putin—and it’s not because the Russian autocrat is too strong, or the United States too disinterested. America has to keep its eyes on the real challenge, an…
Colonization With Chinese Characteristics: China Is Devouring Latin America
Commentary A new year is supposed to bring meaningful change; more often than not, it does. However, it’s important to note that change isn’t always a good thing, and new developments aren’t always exciting. In fact, sometimes they are downright terrifying. Case in point: “The Chinese Communist Party and government are actively looking to strengthen…
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