Category: Thinking About China

No More China Tech: 57 Million Credit Card Machines Likely Compromised

News Analysis Americans and allies are too dependent on China tech, as demonstrated by recent revelations that our Chinese-manufactured credit card machines are sending data back to China for no good reason. The U.S. Treasury Department says that millions of Chinese point-of-sale (POS) devices, the credit card machines found at check-out counters, could be sending…


China: A Country Where Women Are Left Battered and Bruised

Commentary Companies in China, we’re told, are recruiting more women, granting them even more opportunities to succeed. At long last, after years of oppression, Chinese women are finally considered equals. Earlier this year, to mark International Women’s Day, Shanghai Stock Exchange rang its bell in celebration of its female citizens. How magnificent. Is there a…


The Biden Administration’s ‘Sole Purpose’ Nuclear Mistake

Commentary “Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake,” is one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s contributions to military strategy. But China is doing one turn better, loudly advocating for President Joe Biden to make a crucial strategic nuclear mistake, perhaps to be included in the next Nuclear Posture Review due in early 2022….


CCP Appeasement Is a Fool’s Errand

Commentary America’s China policy objectives have been flawed for decades, resulting in the ascendancy of a hyper-aggressive Chinese regime. Have the objectives of U.S. policymakers over the years with respect to China been achieved? Is the Chinese regime more democratic and less belligerent, as so-called “China hands” have argued would be “inevitable” as they pushed…


China Faces Stagflation, Caused by CCP Policies

News Analysis The Chinese economy appears to be heading for one of the worst possible conditions: stagflation. And the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) poor policymaking is to blame. Manufacturing output is down, and China is plagued by fewer new orders for the next quarter, as well as power outages, food shortages, ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, tighter…


Biden’s Plan for Xi Summit Shows Weakness in His China Policy

News Analysis Politico reported that President Joe Biden plans a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in which he will allow the reopening of Chinese consulates and relaxation of Trump-era visa restrictions. It’s a big mistake, as his National Security Council admits. Xi is proving that not only do nice guys finish last, but bad…


Beijing’s Authoritarian Policies Are Killing Factories

Commentary Factories in China are contracting, which reveal long-term economic trends. Not many people realize that this is the result of faulty dictatorial polices of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and will lead to greater losses for the regime. Recent data from the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) shows that more factories in mainland China are…


The Threat From TikTok Is Real: Congress Needs to Wake Up

Commentary On Oct. 26, TikTok executive Michael Beckerman was asked by members of U.S. Congress if the app shares data with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Although Beckerman said no, there is reason to think otherwise. With all this talk of Instagram, it’s easy to forget that other problematic apps exist. In fact, according to…


COVID-19 Origin: Was It an Accidental Lab Leak of a Genetically Engineered Virus?

Commentary The recently declassified U.S. intelligence community report on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 muddies the water. There had been months of open-source reporting from scientists around the world speculating that the likely origins of the virus was the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), not the so-called zoonotic disease theory (for example, a naturally-occurring virus…


Beijing’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Generates Negative Opinions in Sweden Toward Chinese Regime

Commentary While Sweden once was one of the most favorable nations toward China, relations have soured over the years, with the Chinese ambassador resigning from his post in September. A combination of Sweden’s support for human rights and a tough stance on China’s wolf warrior diplomacy has led to loss of favor with the Chinese…