Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Recently the Biden administration issued new answers for Americans invested in Chinese companies with direct ties to Beijing’s military. Previously, U.S. policy was that Americans were forbidden to invest in companies included in a “blacklist” of Chinese companies directly involved in China’s military, and in producing applications used by…
Biden’s New Policy Funds China’s Military, Supports Slavery, Achieves Nothing
Will China Soon Claim the Western Pacific?
June 15, 2022
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Commentary If communist China’s recent words and deeds reflect a calculated design and totalitarian intent, soon we will hear Beijing declare the entire western Pacific Ocean a sovereign Chinese sea, where Beijing rules—so-called international laws, treaties, and U.N. resolutions be damned. Defining terms helps expose Beijing’s strategic gamble, because it’s a gamble: It is unresolved…
Progressive Democrats and the 2022 Midterm Elections
News Analysis What do recent news reports suggest about the political future of progressive Democrats this year, given that President Joe Biden’s polling numbers continue to slide downward? The latest Biden job approval numbers at RealClearPolitics, which averages the results of eight polling organizations through June 9, show that 39.4 percent of Americans approve of his…
Team Biden’s New Plans for Asian Engagement
Commentary President Joe Biden took advantage of his first Asia trip to announce a so-called Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). He floated the idea to an assembly of 12 nations from the region, notably not including China and Taiwan. The White House heralded the president’s visit and the announcement as indicative of America’s return to Asian…
Send Ukraine the Rockets It Needs—and Quickly
Commentary Ukraine’s cities are under increasing pressure from Russia’s more powerful and better-supplied artillery forces, according to the latest reports. Kyiv is rightly calling for more and better military materiel, including longer-range rockets and plenty of ammunition, required to drive back Vladimir Putin’s invaders. Ukrainian artillery forces are so scanty at present that they can…
China Unable to Expand Security Agreements With Pacific Island Nations
News Analysis Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi comes up mostly empty-handed on a sweeping security pact and trade deal in his recent tour of the Pacific region. Shut out of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and unable to secure Solomon-Island-style security pacts with other Pacific Island nations, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pushing forward with the…
Foreign Victims Show the World Why China’s Judiciary Cannot Be Trusted
Commentary Just before the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4, the Chinese regime showed the world that it cares nothing for agreements when the rules do not serve them. Earlier this month, the partner of Cheng Lei—an Australian journalist held by China since 2020—revealed that the monthly consular visits to Cheng had…
The Boy Scouts Succumbs to the Woke Mob
Commentary The mission of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), we’re told, “is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.” On closer inspection, however, the mission appears to have taken a sinister turn. Today, the BSA has…
Weakening Household Finances
June 10, 2022
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Commentary American consumers—the backbone of the post-pandemic recovery—are losing the wherewithal to keep up their spending. Signs were already evident in the uneven pace of spending growth during recent months. Matters have become crystal clear in the income data reported by the Commerce Department. Households are already sacrificing savings flows just to keep up with…
Ending China Tariffs Will Worsen America’s Economy
Commentary The Biden administration is getting desperate about inflation, a rapidly declining stock market, and an impending recession. They know America’s economic doldrums will hit the Democrats in the 2022 midterm and 2024 presidential elections. It will hit hard, just like it’s hitting American pocketbooks now. We’re paying over $5 a gallon for gas, and…
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