Commentary Tensions between communist China and Taiwan are at an all-time high. This article examines some key questions about timing, the actions of allies, and the course of the likely war. Introduction Trying to glance into the future is always tough, but the failures of the Biden administration and the Russian aggression against Ukraine suggests…
Beijing Can’t Wait for Escalation of Ukraine Crisis
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has strategically positioned itself to take advantages from the current tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine. Any coming sanctions the West may impose on Russia will likely push Putin further into China’s global expansion plan. As the Western World is still in the process of realizing its own failures…
The Chinese Regime Will Not Change Its Grand Strategy
Commentary States possess grand strategies, that is, how they define their interests, the threats to those interests, and the means that they employ to advance their interests in the face of threats. Additionally, states make strategic choices to address the threats they face and to advance their interests in the ever-changing circumstances of international politics….
Why Are US Police Officers Using China’s Surveillance Tech?
Commentary The Biden administration imposed restrictions on a number of Chinese drone makers in December 2021. One of the companies targeted was DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China’s answer to Silicon Valley. DJI had allegedly supplied drone technology to Chinese military forces to surveil Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region. However, as the BBC noted…
Chinese Military-Linked Firm Gathers American DNA, Provides COVID Tests
News Analysis China is “developing the world’s largest bio database,” said Edward You, who is the U.S. national counterintelligence officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies. “Once they have access to your genetic data, it’s not something you can change like a pin code.” Racing to dominate the bioeconomy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is compiling…
Xi Jinping Signals His Political Intention From His Inspection of the Combat Center
Commentary On Jan. 28, Xi Jinping visited the joint battle command center of the Central Command Theater in Beijing. This gesture seemed an alert to the U.S. military at a time when Ukraine-Russian tension is high. However, the party media reports gave the opposite signal. Before the Chinese New Year, Xi Jinping inspected the Central…
The FBI Takes a Stand Against Communist China
News Analysis FBI Director Christopher Wray takes a stand against Beijing and its racist attacks on Chinese-Americans. On Jan. 31, FBI Director Christopher Wray gave a brilliant and pitch-perfect speech on “Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Government Inside the U.S.” He took a stand against racism, explained how America can beat the Beijing regime through…
Could China Go the Way of 1980s Japan?—Part 2
Read Part 1 here Commentary Over the majority of the 20th century, China was not one of the more notable players on the world stage. In the years leading up to World War II, the country did begin to deal with an early, insurgent communist movement against the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). Yet this development did…
CCP Threatens Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen and Christian Churches
Commentary During the final week of January, an ominous series of articles in Ta Kung Pao, a Hong Kong newspaper owned by China’s liaison office, accuse Cardinal Joseph Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, and Christian churches there of inciting student riots against repressive measures in 2019. Four vitriolic articles, all underscoring the need for…
China Demands Even More Self-Censorship—Will Hollywood Comply?
Commentary LeBron James is a basketball star. He also happens to be a movie star. Last year, he played the lead role in “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” an unmitigated flop that was, as authors at The Hollywood Reporter wrote, “tailored to appeal above all else to the mighty Chinese market.” After all, they noted, James…
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