Category: Threat from Communist China

US, China Are in ‘Arms Race’ to Develop Hypersonic Weapon, US Air Force Secretary Says

December 1, 2021
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U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Nov. 30 said the United States has some catching up to do in its arms race with China to develop hypersonic weapons. “There is an arms race, not necessarily for increased numbers, but for increased quality,” Kendall told Reuters. “It’s an arms race that has been going on…

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China’s Shipping Goes Dark, Enabling Criminality and Militarism

November 29, 2021
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News Analysis Beijing’s hoarding of ships’ geolocation data is another indicator of its future plans to use commercial shipping for military purposes. The United States and allies should demand more transparency. China’s shipping fleet is going dark, potentially endangering maritime transport, and causing major problems for supply chain managers and shipping coordinators as they struggle…

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Communist China Declared War on the US Long Ago

November 29, 2021
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News Analysis The age of the Chinese regime’s “benevolence” is long over; war was declared years ago. Communist China has been at war with its main adversary—the United States of America—for years. Sadly, most Americans have not been paying attention. After Mao Zedong’s death in 1976, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) became quiescent, with…

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CCP Influence in Congress

November 27, 2021
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News Analysis U.S. congresspersons are finally pushing to remove the malign influence of foreign money in the American political system. Representative Lance Gooden (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to require think tanks to disclose foreign money received, according to a statement by Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who is pushing for a Truth in Testimony resolution that…

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China’s Aggression Is Changing the Nature of Sovereignty

November 26, 2021
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News Analysis Kiribati is dumping a 158,000-square-mile World Heritage marine reserve, the Pacific Islands Forum, and its friendship with Taiwan. Why? The archipelagic state is trading its sovereignty for Beijing’s fast cash. The sovereignty of Kiribati, a nation of islands in the South Pacific between China and the United States, is being submerged not principally…

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Second US Delegation Visits Taiwan in a Month, Defying Beijing’s Will

November 26, 2021
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A U.S. Congressional delegation has kicked off a surprise one-day visit to Taiwan—the second visit from Washington to the self-ruled island this month. Despite Beijing’s previous demand over a trip cancellation, The bipartisan delegation landed in Taipei on Nov. 25 and praised Taiwan as “a force for good in the world” while meeting its president. Led…

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Chinese Military Improves Capabilities While America Sleeps

November 25, 2021
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News Analysis China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing a massive buildup in capabilities while the world is distracted. The PLA has embarked on a massive buildup in recent years that has been cleverly camouflaged by the pandemic, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) charm offensive on the diplomatic front, and the supposed “benevolence” of the…

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Expect Beijing’s Retaliation After Historic US Conviction of Chinese Spy, Experts Warn

November 22, 2021
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The recent conviction of a Chinese intelligence agent may have Beijing backpedaling on its espionage operations for the moment, according to experts, who said an unsuspecting American in China may become their means for retribution. On Nov. 5, a federal jury convicted Xu Yanjun over his role in a scheme to recruit spies and steal…

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Bi-partisan Tech Bill to Protect US Interests Stalls in the House

November 20, 2021
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A comprehensive bill to boost American science and technology⁠ to compete with China’s growing economic power and global influence, particularly regarding semiconductors capacity, has been stalled in the House of Representatives, after being passed by the Senate in June. As a result, proponents are looking for alternatives to turn it into legislation. The U.S. Innovation…

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Is This the End of Communist China’s ‘Integration’ into the World? What Happened to Peng Shuai?

November 18, 2021
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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) first historic resolution in 1945 cemented Mao Zedong as the Party’s undisputed leader; it followed a three-year, brutal campaign of purging his political adversaries. The CCP’s second historic resolution in 1981 came two years after the launch of China’s “economic reform and opening up,” under Deng Xiaoping. Unlike the previous…

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