Commentary The West should ban companies from cooperating with totalitarian regimes like China in the suppression of democracy and free speech. A Hong Kong university is using a U.S. and UK law firm to erase the Tiananmen Square massacre’s physical history, in the form of assisting in the removal of an almost sacred Hong Kong…
Beijing Pressures Cause Removal of Hong Kong Statue About Tiananmen Massacre
Which War Is Beijing Preparing For?
Commentary It’s no secret that Beijing is preparing for war. One of the main reasons is China’s cratering economy. The recent collapse of the Evergrande real estate development firm is only the latest in a series of dire symptoms that are fueling rising domestic discontent. The $8 trillion debt crisis in the shadow economy—more than…
Keep It Coming: Beijing’s Aggressive Rhetoric Pushing Australia Into America’s Arms
Commentary Chinese aggression is naturally scary. But many people don’t realize how the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggressive rhetoric and behavior can hurt China and help the United states. The best example of the Chinese version of this trend is Australia. The latest news is that Chinese media Global Times called Australia “cannon fodder” for…
A New Deterrence Strategy for Taiwan
October 9, 2021
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Commentary Capitalizing on the American strategic defeat in Afghanistan, the Chinese regime has stepped up incursions into Taiwan’s airspace in recent weeks. From Oct. 1 to the present, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has flown 149 aircraft through Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is a well-defined area used by many…
China Controls the World’s Critical Minerals Supply Chains
October 9, 2021
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News Analysis Global supply chain interruptions are exacerbated by China’s lock on chemical processing. In 1987, former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said, “The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths.” It seems that decades ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had already recognized the importance of controlling raw materials. Beyond mining and extraction, China’s…
Power Struggle Intensified Within the Chinese Communist Party
Commentary Xi Jinping is facing stiff opposition from within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in his bid to secure unlimited tenure for himself at the Party’s 20th Congress next year. By 2022, Xi would have served 10 years as state president. According to the Chinese constitution—which restricted tenure of office to two terms, each lasting…
In Ecuador, America and Europe Neglect Their Economic Leverage Over China
October 8, 2021
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News Analysis Ecuador’s plan for free trade agreements with the United States, European Union, Russia, and China demonstrate that democracies are not utilizing their own large economies to protect democratic values. On trade matters, Ecuador has in effect broadcast that it is not choosing sides in the developing new cold war between China and a…
China’s Debt Problems Continue to Fester
News Analysis Beijing’s containment strategy is failing. Instead of abating, China’s financial strains are intensifying. Last month, when concerns first arose with the insolvency of the real estate giant Evergrande, Beijing held back from getting too involved. The nation’s leadership no doubt hoped that the financial waves would calm without much effort on their part….
China Sends Its Air Force Toward Taiwan: War on the Horizon or a Tempest in a Teapot?
October 8, 2021
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Commentary Over the last week or so, Beijing sent about 150 military aircraft—bombers, fighters, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine planes—through Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is not legally Taiwan’s territory, but Taipei does claim authority to monitor and control what flies through it. Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) planes regularly intrude on Taiwan’s ADIZ,…
Crisis After Crisis: Are We Witnessing the Great Fall of Beijing?
Commentary From Evergrande to rising unemployment, blackouts to a rapidly aging population, China is facing an existential reckoning. The “wolf warrior” Chinese diplomats, still busy howling at the world, are understandably worried. Are we witnessing the “great fall” of Beijing? In the middle of September, I wrote a piece asking if China was in a state of…
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