Commentary Taiwan is a strategic pivot in the cold war between China and the United States. Its key role in this struggle stems from three major factors: military, economic, and political. Its military role is informed by its location opposite China and by its sound conventional forces. Its economic role stems from its robust economy…
Is the Biden Administration Enabling China?
Commentary An increasing number of Americans believe that the Biden administration is too soft on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP poses an existential threat to the safety of us all, a point that cannot be emphasized enough. Belligerent and noncompliant, the CCP senses a weakness in Washington. How else are we to explain the infamous lists…
Australia’s New Course: Morrison’s Foreign Policy Abandons Former PM’s Asian Pandering
September 30, 2021
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Commentary For decades Australia sold its soul to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for getting rich on trade. The recently signed AUKUS treaty represents a major foreign policy pivot born of an Australian awakening from self-imposed blindness about the CCP and a recognition that Australians have seen China through rose-tinted glasses for too…
What Huawei Dreads Most Is More US Sanctions
Commentary Huawei’s financial report for the first half of this year shows a sharp decline in its revenue. The company’s senior members have talked about their difficulties on different occasions, revealing that Washington’s sanctions and technology ban have significantly impacted the Chinese tech giant. On Aug. 6, Huawei disclosed its H1 financial report. According to…
Variable Interest Entities: China’s Trillion Dollar Shell Game
September 30, 2021
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News Analysis U.S. investors have trillions of dollars invested in Chinese variable interest entities (VIEs) without knowing it. These are illegal contracts under Chinese law and could be shut down by Chinese regulators at any time. When U.S. investors buy shares of Chinese companies, particularly internet companies, on NYSE and NASDAQ, they generally do not…
China-Pakistan Nexus in Afghanistan: A Worry for India
Commentary Pakistan’s support for the Taliban is not surprising. The international community needs to take stock of Pakistan’s moves in the Taliban-led Afghanistan, and to observe how the Pakistan-China nexus will be played out in the war-torn country. The nexus is already taking root in Afghanistan as witnessed in the coordinated efforts between Islamabad, Beijing,…
Unlike China, US Should Use Blockchain as a Force for Good
Commentary What is the purpose of bitcoin? For some, it’s a transcendent, egalitarian force. For others, it’s a little more than a Ponzi scheme, a glorified gimmick full of false hope and empty promises. In July, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), no fan of bitcoin, issued a sweeping ban on crypto mining. More recently, Beijing declared all…
In Defense of Ending Extradition Treaties With China
Commentary Recently, a minor row erupted on Twitter over some comments made about Spain’s shameless extradition of 94 Taiwanese citizens to China in June 2019. Those in favor came up with the usual questions: What are the options? Why should they not be sent back? Their basic assumption, taking Beijing’s word for it, is that those…
Made in China 2025: Another CCP Dream Dashed
September 29, 2021
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News Analysis From the beginning of his reign, Xi Jinping has been preaching China’s need to end U.S. world dominance, create Chinese independence, and rewrite the global social order. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ascribes names to the various plans and initiatives that it hopes will culminate in Chinese global domination, including “Made in China…
Huawei CFO Meng’s Plea Deal With the US Is Just the Latest Giveaway to China
September 29, 2021
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Commentary The Biden administration has spent been soft on communist China from the very beginning. Such examples include rescinding Trump-era executive orders that result in economic benefits to the Chinese regime, appointing pro-Beijing apparatchiks who advocate resetting relations with China, and allowing a de facto “hostage swap” for a Huawei executive awaiting extradition to the…
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