Category: Thinking About China

Beijing’s Claim to Sovereignty of Taiwan Strait Undermines US ‘One China’ Policy

Commentary The Chinese regime recently claimed sovereign rights on the entire Taiwan Strait, adding that U.S. warships sailing through it were partaking in provocative behavior. Beijing’s new move might have put the U.S. government in a more difficult position to continue its “One China” policy. On May 23, U.S. President Joe Biden commented during a…


China’s New Aircraft Carrier Uses Catapult Tech Stolen From US

News Analysis China’s newest aircraft carrier and missile defense systems include a qualitative—and stolen—technological leap that brings Beijing closer to driving the United States from Asia. The new military capabilities offer the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) both a sword against its neighbors and a shield against U.S. strategic forces. The combined carrier and missile defense…


Beijing’s Shift From Mercantilism to Militarism

Commentary The tone of Chinese diplomacy and its international relations have markedly changed since 2019. Several factors are driving these changes in China’s relations with the world. They include shifts in the global political and economic climate, as well as other factors that are internal in nature. However, both are driving communist China’s emerging militaristic…


The Approaching Geographic Realignment in Post-Roe America

Commentary Roe v. Wade has been overturned. This has rightfully been highlighted as one of the most monumental developments of our lifetime. That is because the case hits at the very nexus of forces that define the American national identity: social, political, legal jurisprudence, economic, and even spiritual. It causes us to wrestle with the…


Why Are US Hospitals Sending Sensitive Data to Facebook?

Commentary Data is the new oil. Every second, a person creates roughly 1.7 MB of data. Not surprisingly, there is a concerted effort from Big Tech companies to mine data flows and drain us dry. One such company is Meta, more commonly known as Facebook, a company known for violating users’ rights repeatedly and without remorse….


Team Biden Erodes the IP Protection That Undergirds Global Public Health

Commentary There are ways to do well by doing good, and successful vaccine development is one of them. COVID-19 vaccines are now protecting the world from death and disease. But in the next pandemic—due to the erosion of intellectual property protections for vaccine science on a global level—we may not be so lucky. On June…


How Colombia’s Election Signified the Isolation of the US in the Americas

Commentary The United States spent much of the past century in policies of containment, first of the Soviet Union, then of China, and then again with Russia. But quietly, however, the United States itself has become in many ways geopolitically isolated—contained—within the Americas. The United States has few significant, overt outstanding conflicts—other than narco-trafficking and…


China’s May Export Surge Means Little for the Longer Term

Commentary May was a great month for Chinese exports. According to the General Administration of Customs, this most recent month for which data are available saw a 12.7 percent rise over April in the value of China’s exports. The administration notes that if this pace holds up, it will overcome the weakness of earlier months…


Taiwan’s Message for China: We Have a Nuke-Like Weapon

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary On June 21, China’s People’s Daily reported that the United States and Taiwan were about to participate in the annual Monterey Talks. The U.S. side, China’s most authoritative publication stated, was expected to offer 20 types of weapons for sale to Taiwan, “with emphasis on building ‘asymmetric capability.’” Taiwan, which the People’s Republic…


Do Not Let Beijing Hijack Chinese Civilization in This Cold War

Commentary The Chinese regime consistently makes appeals to the greatness of the Han civilization to bolster its legitimacy. The Chinese people and the global community must always discount the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to accomplish this. Instead, they should see the CCP for what it is—a communist dictatorship. In this respect, there…