Commentary Was the Sars-CoV-2 virus created in a Chinese lab? To some prominent authors, the answer is undoubtedly yes. To other authors, like George Calhoun, a professor of business at Stevens Institute of Technology, the answer appears to be yes. In a number of excellent pieces for Forbes, Dr. Calhoun has outlined the many ways…
The Wuhan Lab Leak and the Cover-Up of the Century: Interview With an Expert
January 12, 2022
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Sanction China’s Oil Trade
January 12, 2022
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News Analysis Small refiners in China are evading U.S. sanctions on Iranian and Venezuelan oil exports by using false flags, old tankers, turning off ship transponders, and transferring oil mid-ocean between vessels to hide the origin of illegally-exported oil. Iran’s crude oil sales, which jumped 40 percent in 2021, are primarily purchased by China—Iran’s biggest…
Beijing’s Trade Bullying Fails
Commentary Australia is a case in point—for both China’s trading partners and for decision-makers in Beijing. Because in 2020 Australia had asked too many questions about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Beijing had set out to deprive it of lucrative aspects of its China trade. But Australia has managed to replace much of what…
China Fools Western Environmentalists
January 11, 2022
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News Analysis Beijing is all talk and no action in terms of achieving its net-zero emissions goal. Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared in 2020 that China will be “carbon neutral” and achieve “net-zero emissions” by 2060. This announcement was greeted with much fanfare by green energy advocates around the world. According to state-run Global Times, Beijing is…
How Long Until China Controls Cuba?
Commentary China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has hidden risks. It’s a debt trap. Not to mention a data trap. The dangers of the BRI have been well documented by many authors, myself included. Nevertheless, 142 countries around the world have signed up to the dangerous initiative. In December 2021, Cuba became the latest country…
Kazakhstan’s Unrest as Strategic Theater
Commentary Washington’s sudden withdrawal from Central Asia in August 2021 left the United States with no voice in the sudden transformation of Kazakhstan in the first days of January 2022. Unrest in the Kazakhstan capital, Nur-Sultan, and other Kazakh cities (particularly Almaty, the commercial capital) during the first eight days of January has broad implications…
US Companies Continue to Cave in to Pressure From Beijing Over Human Rights
January 11, 2022
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News Analysis The lure of money that can be earned in the Chinese market has driven major U.S. companies to give in to Beijing’s demands at the expense of data security, integrity, and human rights. Recently, Walmart was censured by Beijing’s top disciplinary agency after its warehouse retailer Sam’s Club removed Xinjiang-sourced products from its…
Beijing’s Tight Control Over China’s Economy Creates Uncertainty for Foreign Investors
January 10, 2022
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News Analysis In light of Xi Jinping tightening his control over China’s economy, investing in Chinese stocks is risky. One never knows where or how Beijing will involve itself in the economy, but government intervention is inevitable and unopposable. Investment guru Jim Cramer said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a “wild card.” He…
How Do We Deal With Non-Traditional Chinese Threats?
Commentary The conviction of Harvard University professor Charles Lieber on fraud charges seems to have prompted more questions about how America should respond to non-traditional Chinese threats. While the Chinese regime presents an unparalleled breadth and depth of threats both traditional and non-traditional, America struggles to deal with them. How do we maintain our American…
Why Kazakhstan’s Unrest Will Reverberate Around the Globe
Commentary Over the last several weeks, Kazakhstan has exploded into widespread civil unrest. The country is a critical Russian ally. This unrest has wide-ranging global implications and may impact the developing U.S.-Russia confrontation over Ukraine. The unrest is fostering Russian fears that the United States and its allies are intent on creating “color revolutions” along…
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