Commentary Dying unnaturally, besides accidents, in Taiwan is rare. An article in Chinese Times, a pro-Kuomintang (KMT) newspaper, titled “National Taiwan University professor’s mother died mysteriously! Tape up the nose and spit out green juice was sent to the hospital and died,” caught my attention. This article argues that her untimely death could have been…
Four Legs Good, Two Legs Cosmetic
Commentary Some people in Hong Kong think that cultural issues are apolitical. Unfortunately, it is not true. The seemingly neutral treatment of Hong Kong culture in the secondary school history curriculum, for example, “the coexistence and interaction of Chinese and foreign culture,” glossed over trends such as the increasing westernization from the 1970s onwards. A…
Communist China’s Genocide Against America
Commentary Is communist China committing genocide against the United States? Mounting accusations and some evidence point to Beijing not only killing Americans with illicit fentanyl, but doing so intentionally. Intentionality is a key ingredient to the legal definition of genocide. The motive for the use of fentanyl, which 18 state attorneys general last year called…
The US Dollar Is Not Going Anywhere
April 10, 2023
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Commentary China, Russia, and other countries want to drop the U.S. dollar, but there is no alternative. In recent weeks, Chinese state media, cryptocurrency media, and other non-mainstream media have been running stories about how the world is abandoning the U.S. dollar as its reserve and trading currency. Other reports claim that the yuan is…
Businesses Holding Onto False Hope Regarding China
April 10, 2023
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Commentary How naïve. It was reported last week that the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) were open to China joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTTP is a trade agreement established in 2018 between 11 Pacific nations including Australia. China is the next application…
Musk Calls NPR ‘State Affiliated’
Commentary On Tuesday, National Public Radio staff discovered that the media outlet’s Twitter page suddenly had the same designation of “state-affiliated media” as did outlets controlled by dictatorial regimes like China and Russia. An NPR spokeswoman initially said she thought it was a mistake, as it contradicts Twitter’s own guidelines, which previously excepted outlets like…
Trump’s Indictment Damages the US in World Politics
April 6, 2023
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Commentary A fundamental aspect of politics is that domestic events impact international ones and the reverse. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen deserves praise for demonstrating that the House leadership stands with Taiwan. That is an important deterrent message to communist China as its leader, Xi Jinping, weighs…
What Is Hong Kong?
Commentary After Nottingham, I was invited to speak at Solihull, one of the last places in England that presented their Hong Kong March cultural festival. Among the speakers was Timothy Bateman, an activist who helps new immigrants, including those from Hong Kong, settle and integrate into the community. He shared his observations on Hong Kong’s…
Tibetan Independence Is Now
Commentary Throughout most of recorded history, Tibetan independence and sovereignty coexisted uncomfortably with foreign powers upon which they depended for territorial protection from other foreign powers. That which was protected was not only a plateau territory, but Tibetan Buddhism, arguably the core of Tibetan identity. Today is a little different, with the center of Tibetan…
TikTok: America’s Do-Or-Die Moment With China
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Adi Robertson, The Verge’s senior tech and policy editor, makes an impassioned plea to not ban TikTok, China’s popular video-sharing app, on free speech grounds. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), speaking on the floor of the Senate on March 29, also raised First Amendment objections to a proposed TikTok prohibition. Nonetheless, it is…
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