Commentary There is a genuine fear that Chinese spies are monitoring a number of British universities’ online seminars. These spies are monitoring lectures and debates, according to Mark McLaughlin, a contributor to The Times UK. Any individuals who dare to discuss “censored political content” find themselves the target of Beijing-approved operatives. Many Chinese students, unable to travel…
Biden Right to Issue Broad Invitation for Democracy Summit
Commentary President Joe Biden is rightly promoting a democracy summit, but has needlessly excluded some American friends and allies, and failed to sufficiently focus on the growing threat from Beijing. With increasing authoritarianism globally, led by China and its allies, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, the time is right for Biden’s “democracy summit.” The summit,…
US Right to Refuse RCEP Trade Deal Favoring China
November 11, 2021
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News Analysis China stands to be the big winner of RCEP, and it would have won even more if the United States had joined the multilateral trade deal. “With the RCEP going ahead officially, China will now be able to drive trade on its terms,” according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), claiming that…
Will the D-10 Stand Up to China?
Commentary As we continue to watch the developments in China—both the fortuitous and the unfortunate in the country’s astounding rise from backward nation to a global power—one question that remains unanswered actually has little to do with China. Will the World Let China’s Rise Continue? The world is a big place, and there’s no question…
China’s RCEP Trade Deal Is a Trojan Horse for the Political Integration of Asia
November 10, 2021
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News Analysis Beijing is pushing hard for the quick execution of its RCEP free trade deal that will bind U.S. allies that signed up—including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and the Philippines—ever closer to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is pushing for the quick implementation of Beijing’s “binding” free…
Chinese Leader Xi Tightens His Grip as He Seeks to Secure a Third Term
News Analysis Mao Zedong led China to “stand up” against foreign threats, Deng Xiaoping made China rich, and Xi Jinping will lead China to become the preeminent world power, or so says the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). And to make China strong, obviously, Xi needs a third term, to help the nation capitalize on opportunities that…
Xi Jinping’s ‘Historic Resolution’ Bodes Ill for Chinese Citizens and the World
Commentary Xi Jinping will present a historic resolution at this week’s sixth plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 19th Central Committee. To Xi or not to Xi; that is the question for China (and the world). Apologies to William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” but that phrase fits the present times like a glove. Consider the first…
Are China–US Relations Escalating Into a Cold War?
November 9, 2021
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Commentary General Mark Milley considered China’s alleged hypersonic weapon test comparable to the “Sputnik moment,” a pivotal event during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. His remark signals an escalation in military competition between the two countries, and the potential existence of a China–U.S. cold war. Will the United States respond to this strategic…
Is the West Decoupling From China?
November 9, 2021
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News Analysis Even before former U.S. President Donald Trump began his 2019 “trade war” with China, policymakers had begun asking questions about decoupling the two economies. Those discussions were a reaction to the co-dependent relationship that had grown up over time. Chinese development depended heavily on an ever-increasing flow of exports to the West, while…
The US Needs to Anticipate a Surprise Attack by the Chinese Regime
Commentary Concern over a surprise attack by China against Taiwan is a major concern. But the world should be aware that the Chinese regime may launch attacks against India, Japan, or the United States because a clear and intuitive lesson of history is that strategic surprise succeeds, and a review of the evidence demonstrates that…
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