Category: Thinking About China

India Can No Longer Have Peaceful Co-existence With China

Commentary In highlighting concerns over India’s ties with China, India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar stated: “The [India-China] relationship is going through a very difficult phase […]. I can’t have friction, coercion, intimidation and bloodshed on the border and then say let’s have a good relationship in other domains.” This very statement brings…


The CCP Turned China Into the World’s Enemy, Not Competitor

Commentary A competitor is someone with whom you play a game of tennis. Or, someone who makes a widget just like yours that you both try to sell to the same client who wants to buy just one. After a competition, you relax over beers and laugh about the game. President Biden infamously called China…


The West Is Strategically Reorganizing to Fight Communist China

Commentary Recently, three major summits in the Western world—those of the G-7 (Group of Seven), NATO, and the U.S.–EU—have been held back-to-back, highlighting a significant strategic shift to confront the systemic threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). If 2020 was a year marked by a pandemic ravaging the world and the emergence of…


‘June Is a Month of Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Contrasts: So Let’s Redouble Our Efforts in the Fight for Freedom’: Benedict Rogers

This article was originally written for Apple Daily, as the author’s weekly column for the newspaper’s online English section. However, following the police raid on the newspaper on June 17, 2021, and the arrest of the editor and four senior executives, Apple Daily understandably decided not to publish. It was written the night before the…


China Feels US Sanctions Heat and Claims Discrimination

Commentary China is playing the “discrimination” card. When the United States tries to protect itself from China’s big tech, usually for reasons of data security, China replies that America is “discriminating” against the country, a charge that can be interpreted as racism, a violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, or both. But China’s claim…


Democrats Drag Feet on China Tech Restrictions

Commentary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on June 17 proposed additional restrictions on China’s and Russia’s telecommunications equipment. The FCC voted to explore a ban on all future U.S. company purchases of telecom equipment from corporations that pose a national security risk, including five Chinese companies that the FCC specifically labeled as such: Huawei, ZTE,…


Global Community Should Beware of Beijing Weaponizing Water Resources

Commentary Water is replacing oil as the strategic natural resource of the 21st century. China is fortunate that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the Third Pole of the world and also called the “Water Tower of Asia,” is situated within its borders. However, the Chinese regime has ignored the United Nations’ international water laws and…


What a Chinese Scholar’s View Tells Us About Beijing’s Internal Propaganda

Commentary On May 31, the 25-member Politburo, comprised of the highest-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, held a “study session” summoned by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The main topic was about strengthening China’s international propaganda and renowned scholar Zhang Weiwei was invited to give a speech. Xi emphasized the importance of “telling the China story…


The CCP Is Brainwashing the West With Its Covert Global Propaganda Front

Commentary Xi Jinping’s recent speech on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) overseas propaganda, in which he called on Chinese officials to create a “credible, lovable, and respectable” image for China, has gone viral on the internet. Xi made the remarks at the CCP’s Politburo study session on May 31. He also called on the top Chinese officials…


Newsom Recall, a Referendum on China

Commentary Mid-terms are just around the corner in 2022 but the race to watch now is the recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom. This contest could easily double as a referendum on China, in what is already the most China-compliant state. Consider, for example, the new span of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco…