Category: Threat from Communist China

US Stands Firm Behind Commitment to Taiwan, Delegation Tells Tsai Amid Ukraine Crisis

The United States has sent a group of former senior defense and national security officials to assure Taiwan that it “stands firm behind its commitments,” amid the backdrop of Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. The five-member delegation met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on March 2, after arriving in Taipei a day earlier. The surprise two-day…


US Faces Nuclear Threats From China, Russia as Never Before: US Admiral

Adm. Charles Richard, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, said it has become imperative for the United States to have the capability to defend against Russia and China at the same time. “Today, we face two nuclear-capable near-peers who have the capability to unilaterally escalate a conflict to any level of violence in any domain…


How Russia’s Invasion Dooms China’s Chance to Take Taiwan; Rep. Ken Buck Weighs In

The allied response to sanction Russia may deter China. A unified response to aggression is reshaping the world. A divide is clear: authoritarianism versus a new allied West. Is China comfortable invading Taiwan knowing the stakes just got that much higher? We explore why China is supporting Russia, and how much harder it is for…


Former Top US Defense Officials Arrive in Taiwan Amid Russia-Ukraine War

As the Ukraine crisis escalates, Taipei welcomed a high-level visit by former top U.S. defense officials, which indicates “rock-solid relations” between Taiwan and the United States, a Taiwanese official said. The unannounced delegation arrived in Taipei at 4:13 p.m. local time on March 1, according to Taiwan’s state-run Central News Agency (CNA). The group, led by…


China, Russia Pose Unprecedented Strategic Threat to US: Former Trump Adviser

The United States is facing the greatest strategic threat in history with the new partnership between Russia and the Chinese regime, warned KT McFarland, former deputy national security adviser under the Trump administration. “The strategic threat is from China,” McFarland said. “The greatest strategic threat is China, Russia together; that Chinese technology, Chinese money, Chinese…


CCP Has ‘Spread Its Tentacles Throughout American Society’: Lawmakers Demand US Push Back Against Chinese Influence

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has urged Washington to strategically decouple from China to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “vast points of pressure and influence” in the U.S. political system. “Unfortunately, China and its growing economy have spread its tentacles throughout American society, to the extent that they have a vast and influential lobby in…


‘Nightmarish Abuse’—Rep. Chris Smith on How US Policies Enabled Genocide and Forced Organ Harvesting in China

For decades, both Democrats and Republicans have argued that by opening trade with China, China would gradually become more like the West and adopt liberal, democratic values. But some knew better. I sit down with Congressman Chris Smith, a representative of New Jersey’s 4th district. For the past four decades, he has been one of…


House Republicans: Why Did US Not Review China Acquisition of Canadian Critical Minerals Firm?

A trio of House Republicans is challenging five top Biden administration cabinet secretaries to explain why a company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was able to buy Canada’s Neo Lithium Corp. with no review by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. “The Canadian mining company Neo Lithium Corp has recently been acquired by Chinese…


As China’s Trial of Digital Yuan at Olympics Ends, Experts Warn of Dangers of Digital Currency

As China’s debut of its digital currency draws to a close in tandem with the 2022 Winter Olympics, the regime’s crypto ambitions remain in place. Experts warned of the Chinese Communist Party’s centralized control, both at home and abroad. A digital currency will empower the regime’s control over its populace, especially dissenters, as all future…


DOJ Terminates Program Targeting Chinese Espionage Amid Accusations of Racism

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Feb. 23 that it’s ending the “China Initiative,” an effort to combat economic espionage, trade theft, and technology transfer by the Chinese regime. The program will be replaced with a broader approach focused on countering espionage, cyberattacks, and other threats from a range of countries, a top DOJ…