Category: Thinking About China

Beijing Overreacts at Being Left Out of US-led Democracy Summit

Commentary Beijing is furious these days. The United States recently held a democracy summit and invited over 100 countries—including Taiwan—to attend the event. However, China was not invited and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) didn’t seem to take it well. But the CCP’s response is noteworthy. Taiwan’s invitation to the summit had long been expected….


The Murder of the Mekong: China Destroys Southeast Asia’s Most Important River

Commentary China is using the Mekong River as a geopolitical tool. Established in 1995, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) is a formal agreement between the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The agreement “came about as the four countries saw a common interest in jointly managing their shared water resources and developing the economic potential of the…


The Demise of China’s Modest Judicial ‘Transparency’

Commentary China’s judicial system is busy deleting and removing data on persecution—scrubbing them from its database—which reverses the only positive development for China’s judiciary in years. One of the few highlights within the Chinese judicial system, or possibly the only one, has been a slow—yet noticeable—increase in “transparency.” The main part of this has been…


China’s Olympic ‘Glory’ Slips on Diplomatic Boycotts

News Analysis The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is fast approaching. The issue of Beijing’s triple genocide, mixed with diplomatic snubs and corporate omerta, are the order of the day. In response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) atrocious human rights abuse, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and now Japan, are imposing…


US Funds and Technology Fuel China’s Advanced Weapons Systems

News Analysis China has been able to accelerate the technological capabilities of its military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), by stealing U.S. technology, accessing U.S. capital markets, and courting American investors. The U.S. defense community has been very concerned over the PLA’s recent test of hypersonic missiles. These technologically advanced weapons have capabilities, making them…


Beijing’s Guilt Trips Against American Condemnation

Commentary The Chinese regime has tried to undermine the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics by invoking America’s treatment of Native Americans. Beijing’s statements and comparison fails on several levels, and Americans must remain morally confident in condemning the regime’s genocide against the Uyghurs. The United States announced that it will not send officials to…


Beijing Woos Washington Back to the Atlantic

Commentary Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is working hard to ensure that the United States moves it strategic center of gravity back to the Atlantic and away from the Indo-Pacific. But even strong moves to show a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) thrust into the Atlantic may be insufficient to divert anything but…


China Expands Its Influence in South Asia

News Analysis China’s main adversary in South Asia is India. Beijing is focused like a laser beam on reducing New Delhi’s influence in the region. The two countries have fought several recent military skirmishes and also a border war in 1962 over disputed territory in the Himalayan Mountains and the Seven Sister States of northeast…


Chinese Synthetic Narcotics Networks in Post-NATO Afghanistan

News Analysis In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has directly supported, facilitated, and has exerted strategic control over the development of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, a substantial portion of which is centered in Wuhan city. The CCP has had the overt intention for China to become “the pharmacy of the world” with leading…


China Makes Economic Inroads in America’s Backyard

News Analysis Through investment, trade, and diplomatic coercion, the Chinese regime is steadily expanding its influence into America’s backyard—Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) became one step closer to isolating Taiwan when Nicaragua recently announced that it switched diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing. This leaves Taiwan with only 14 allied…