Commentary “Free Tibet” has been a rallying cry since communist China’s 1951 occupation, but more is at stake than re-establishing the sovereignty of the Tibetan nation or stopping China’s human rights abuses. The Tibetan land mass, despite its sparse population and remote resources, is one of the most geostrategic on the planet. As goes Tibet,…
China’s Aggression Is Changing the Nature of Sovereignty
November 26, 2021
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News Analysis Kiribati is dumping a 158,000-square-mile World Heritage marine reserve, the Pacific Islands Forum, and its friendship with Taiwan. Why? The archipelagic state is trading its sovereignty for Beijing’s fast cash. The sovereignty of Kiribati, a nation of islands in the South Pacific between China and the United States, is being submerged not principally…
China’s ‘One-Child Army’ Suffers From Low Morale, Lack of Combat Experience
News Analysis China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is weakened by low morale and lack of combat experience. “Good steel does not become nails,” so goes the Chinese saying, which means good, talented people do not become soldiers. The one-child policy, a cultural lack of respect for soldiers, poor pay, a deficiency of combat experience, and…
Beijing’s New Resolution Does Not Bode Well for China
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently passed a “historical resolution” that firmly established the unchallenged position of its leader, Xi Jinping. The lengthy resolution, the third in the Party’s 100-year history, paved the ideological ground for Xi to seek a third and, perhaps, life term. It also laid out Xi’s view for the future…
Walking Away From AUKUS and Towards Beijing: Australian Labor Party Foreign Policy
November 25, 2021
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Commentary This week, the usually cautious Australian Labor Party (ALP) shadow minister for foreign affairs, Senator Penny Wong, gave a speech at the Australian National University (ANU), where she unveiled a telling glimpse into Labor’s China strategy if they are elected in the coming federal election. “Australia’s leaders should take the world as it is,”…
Walking Away From AUKUS and Towards Beijing: Australian Labor Party’s Foreign Policy
November 25, 2021
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Commentary This week, the usually cautious Australian Labor Party (ALP) shadow minister for foreign affairs, Senator Penny Wong, gave a speech at the Australian National University (ANU), where she unveiled a telling glimpse into Labor’s China strategy if they are elected in the coming federal election. “Australia’s leaders should take the world as it is,”…
Are Companies, Investors Aware of Their China Risk?
November 25, 2021
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Commentary The earnings of companies within the S&P 500 Index are 90 percent correlated with China’s gross domestic product growth today, according to Bank of America analysts. In 2010, the correlation was zero. That’s an astounding statistic. It’s not unfathomable once you dive into what it means. The S&P 500 consists of the 500 largest…
Chinese Military Improves Capabilities While America Sleeps
November 25, 2021
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News Analysis China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing a massive buildup in capabilities while the world is distracted. The PLA has embarked on a massive buildup in recent years that has been cleverly camouflaged by the pandemic, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) charm offensive on the diplomatic front, and the supposed “benevolence” of the…
Gathering Planetary Defense Race With China
Commentary Most Americans will enjoy their Thanksgiving this year unaware that a new arms race between China and democracies may be unfolding in the heavens. Defending planet Earth from rogue asteroids has been a longstanding concern of the United States and some of its allies. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates that the impact of…
The EU Is Bitterly Divided: China Is Exploiting This Fact
Commentary A house divided against itself, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, cannot stand. Let’s apply Lincoln’s warning to the European Union. Its member states are very much divided. If the EU is a family, then it’s a highly dysfunctional one. Because of this dysfunctionality, numerous problems exist. Perhaps the biggest problem of all involves the Chinese Communist Party…
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