Category: Thinking About China

China Following Japanese Pattern of Debt and Real Estate Crisis

News Analysis Just like with Japan’s meteoric rise to the world’s number two economic power, followed by a crash and stagnation, many experts believe it is not inevitable that China will displace the United States. Following a similar path, during their rapid economic expansion, both Japan and China experienced a debt crisis and real estate…


Peter Navarro’s J’Accuse Against the Chinese Regime

Commentary Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has written a tour de force in his latest book “In Trump Time: A Journal of America’s Plague Year.” Navarro’s work largely centers on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Trump administration’s efforts to deal with the consequences of it in the 2019-2020 timeframe. The study also covers…


China’s Shipping Goes Dark, Enabling Criminality and Militarism

News Analysis Beijing’s hoarding of ships’ geolocation data is another indicator of its future plans to use commercial shipping for military purposes. The United States and allies should demand more transparency. China’s shipping fleet is going dark, potentially endangering maritime transport, and causing major problems for supply chain managers and shipping coordinators as they struggle…


Communist China Declared War on the US Long Ago

News Analysis The age of the Chinese regime’s “benevolence” is long over; war was declared years ago. Communist China has been at war with its main adversary—the United States of America—for years. Sadly, most Americans have not been paying attention. After Mao Zedong’s death in 1976, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) became quiescent, with…


China’s Currency Weapon a Boon for US

News Analysis If China “dumped” all of its U.S. debt and U.S. Treasury bills in a single day, it would lose a lot of money, decrease its ability to purchase raw materials, and benefit the U.S. Fed that would buy up the Treasury bills at a discount. There are five international currencies that central banks…


US and the Solomon Islands: If You’re Not There, You’re Not Interested

Commentary Last week, anti-government demonstrators in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, demanded the prime minister to step down—citing his and the government’s corruption and ties to communist China. After the police fired tear gas at the up until then peaceful demonstrators, chaos erupted. An outbuilding at the parliament caught fire, a police station…


Should the Biden Administration Send Athletes to the Winter Olympics?

Commentary In a little over two months from now, Beijing will host the Winter Olympics. Should the United States attend? This has been a question on the lips of many Americans, including prominent politicians, for quite some time.  In April of this year, a number of conservative Republicans asked President Joe Biden to justify the United States’ participation…


Xi’s Meeting with Macron Muzzles Chinese ‘Wolf-Warrior’ Ambassador in France

News Analysis The outspoken Chinese ambassador to France fell silent after Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone on Oct. 26. The call came ahead of France’s appointment to the rotational European Union presidency in January 2022. According to Chinese publication Legal Daily, Xi said that the Chinese Communist…


CCP Influence in Congress

News Analysis U.S. congresspersons are finally pushing to remove the malign influence of foreign money in the American political system. Representative Lance Gooden (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to require think tanks to disclose foreign money received, according to a statement by Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who is pushing for a Truth in Testimony resolution that…


Communist Officials Spy on Each Other as Power Struggle Intensifies

Commentary Wiretapping political opponents plays a significant role in the power struggle among Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. China News Weekly, a state-run news magazine based in Beijing, recently published article on Liu Xinyun, vice governor of Shanxi Province since 2018. The article described Liu as a ruthless government official who “befriended political crooks and abused spying…