News Analysis China’s 2020 census is finally available. It has brought Beijing some good news but only relative to fearful expectations. The statistics still issue a warning for the future. The census announces that the country’s population as of 2020 totaled 1.41 billion, up 5.4 percent from 2010. Since there was some considerable fear that…
How Israel, a Close Ally of the US, Became a Close Ally of China
Commentary The United States and Israel appear to be close allies. However, things aren’t always as they seem. As Israel cozies up to China, that once “unbreakable bond” between the United States and Israel looks increasingly fragile. In 1948, the United States became the first country to officially recognize the new State of Israel; seven…
Don’t Expect a Sino-Russian Alliance Anytime Soon
December 27, 2021
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News Analysis There is a growing belief among some Western analysts that increasingly closer relations between Beijing and Moscow—driven by economics or great-power politics—could eventually blossom into a military alliance. Most, however, are more doubtful that the countries will be able to build, in Joseph Nye’s words, “a serious partnership to challenge the West.” Alliances…
Banning Russia From SWIFT Would Drive It Closer to Russia
News Analysis The United States has threatened to cut Russia off from the SWIFT banking system, to prevent it from invading Ukraine. This would wreck Russia’s economy, driving the country closer to China. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), established in 1973, is a communication platform that is used by banks, brokerages, and…
Banning Russia From SWIFT Would Drive It Closer to China
News Analysis The United States has threatened to cut Russia off from the SWIFT banking system, to prevent it from invading Ukraine. This would wreck Russia’s economy, driving the country closer to China. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), established in 1973, is a communication platform that is used by banks, brokerages, and…
The Crackdown on Christmas in China
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a totalizing party because it requires absolute obedience from its citizens. Any groups, organizations, or philosophies to which Chinese citizens belong, must be consistent with CCP rule. This includes all religions, including Christianity and its celebration of Christmas. CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping called for the “sinicization of…
Why Is China Training Military Officers Around the World?
Commentary Four centuries after being occupied by the British, Barbados recently became a republic, renouncing Queen Elizabeth II in the process. Time to rejoice. Well, not quite. As Barbados cuts ties with Britain, it becomes closer with Beijing. In 2019, shortly before the pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt, the governments of Barbados and…
US and China Compete for Influence Through Law Enforcement in Latin America
December 24, 2021
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News Analysis Latin America is the new frontline in the battle for influence between the United States and the Chinese regime. The current threat includes the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) law enforcement partnership program in the developing world, particularly, Latin America. The CCP’s international law enforcement cooperation (LEC) consists of providing materials, equipment, inexpensive digital tools,…
The Ethical Risks of China’s ‘Brain Control’ Tech
December 23, 2021
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News Analysis The U.S. government recently accused China of developing “brain-control weaponry,” a type of technology that raises major ethical issues when adopted by a totalitarian, genocidal, and territorially aggressive regime. The U.S. accusation, reported by the Financial Times, was part of the export blacklisting of China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences, along with 11…
Death of Political Prisoner in 1978 Reveals Earlier History of the CCP’s Live Organ Harvesting
Commentary China Tribunal—an independent people’s tribunal based in London—released its final judgment (pdf) in 2020, concluding that “forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale and that Falun Gong practitioners have been one—and probably the main—source of organ supply.” This conclusion was made “unanimously” by the tribunal members after…
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