Commentary The Chinese regime’s constitution is vague and arbitrarily enforced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), just as Xi Jinping prefers. Is a constitution for a communist-run state an oxymoron? After all, what are the commonly understood characteristics, definition, and purpose of a constitution? Is a constitution a document that delineates the carefully crafted power-sharing…
The ‘Biden Gap’: Japan Takes Diplomatic Lead in Defense of Taiwan
Commentary The fallout from America’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan continues to influence the perception of the United States by allies and adversaries alike around the world. Japan and China are key examples of nations reacting to the Biden administration’s weakness to further their national interests. Strategic Ambiguity Means Weakness The Biden administration’s characterization of the…
DiDi’s US Departure Will Accelerate Decoupling
Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi’s announced delisting from the New York Stock Exchange effectively ends the Chinese technology industry’s parade of public offerings in the United States. DiDi’s run as a listed company has been tumultuous. Its stock has lost nearly 50 percent of its value since its initial public offering (IPO) six months ago. While…
Alliances Shifting in South Asia: India-US Versus China-Pakistan
December 10, 2021
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News Analysis India is preparing to fight a war on two fronts, while Pakistan is discovering that the cost of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) includes crippling debt, loss of U.S. alliance, and potential conflict with India. In 2018, the World Bank warned countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that the project…
The Myth of Human Rights With ‘Chinese Characteristics’
December 9, 2021
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Commentary Dec. 10 marks Human Rights Day, commemorating the day in 1948 the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Less than a year later, on Oct. 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. In 1947, as preparation for the drafting of…
The Reemergence of Jack Ma and China’s Agricultural Ambitions
Commentary When you read the word technology, what images spring to mind? Smartphones, supercomputers, superfast search engines, self-driving cars, and so on. It’s important to remember that technology is simply the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. It’s a broad definition, meaning technology comes in many forms. Take seed technology, as in all the…
The First Communist-Style Election in Hong Kong Is About to Take Place
Commentary The upcoming legislative election in Hong Kong will be the first one held since the enactment of the national security law (NSL) and the reconstruction of the electoral system, which will effectively bar pro-democracy lawmakers from getting elected. The new electoral system has several mechanisms that will ensure that the opposition will never be…
Pax Americana Unravels at the Feet of China
December 9, 2021
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News Analysis The news is coming fast and hard of peace and stability eroding globally in a manner that benefits Beijing’s attempts at global destabilization to make a path for its increasing control. As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to break apart the American-led order, including that of the United Nations that Washington developed…
Defending Taiwan: Think Globally and ‘Look Up’
Commentary U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said last week that Chinese air force movements toward Taiwan look like a “rehearsal” for an invasion.” It is good that America’s military leadership is finally realizing that Xi Jinping is serious when he says he will use force, if necessary, to seize Taiwan. Yet, in recent years…
China Makes Basic Business Data National Security Risks
News Analysis The world’s understanding of China increasingly resembles the old Soviet Union joke: the authorities pretend they are paying wages, workers pretend they are working. China blocking basic business data threatens to shut them off from the world even more. For years, as China printed unreliable economic data, changed it whimsically, or censored it…
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