Tag: China in Focus

Future of Warfare: US, China Race for AI Dominance

Some say future wars will be defined by artificial intelligence. “Whichever nation harnesses AI first will have a decisive advantage on the battlefield for many, many years,” former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told an audience at the 2019 AI World Conference. He added that “again—we’re in a race, we have to get to the…


Allies Follow US Boycott of Beijing Olympics

In a blow to China’s cyber-spying network, Microsoft shut down 42 websites from a Chinese hacker group on Monday. The websites run in nearly 30 countries, including the United States. The United States won’t send officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Are the United States’ key allies following suit? Beijing thought the European Union would…


US Won’t Send Officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

The United States says it will not send an official delegation to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics over the regime’s human rights abuses. The United States chooses a clearer rhetoric toward China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific. It’s set to help maintain America’s competitive upper hand over the communist regime. Another nation in Europe sends…


‘Enormous Advantage on the Battlefield’: Arthur Herman on the Race for AI

In this special episode, we sat down with Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative. He talks about the race for AI and quantum computing between the United States and China, the dangers around that, and how it’ll play out going forward. Herman said: “Military AI is…


China Retaliates Against Lithuania’s Olympic Boycott

Americans seem to be changing their minds about the Chinese communist regime—drastically. For the first time ever, half of Americans consider it the top threat to the country. The Chinese Communist Party says China is a democracy in its own form, as Beijing complains about a freedom summit hosted by the United States. One nation…


China Blocks Lithuania’s Exports

Americans seem to be changing their minds about the Chinese communist regime—drastically. For the first time ever, half of Americans consider it the top threat to the country. The Chinese Communist Party says China is a democracy in its own form, as Beijing complains about a freedom summit hosted by the United States. One nation…


US: Rock Solid Commitment to Help Taiwan Defense

The United States reiterates its “rock solid” commitment to Taiwan’s defense. And the former Japanese prime minister said Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan. Hundreds of Taiwan nationals abroad are being extradited every year—not to Taiwan, but to China. And it’s all linked to Beijing’s “One China policy.”…


Examining China’s Digital Currency Ambitions

Beijing is pushing a unique financial campaign: urging Chinese citizens and businesses to start using digital currency across the nation. And once that’s done, it has plans to promote that digital currency worldwide, eventually looking to achieve international use. But why go through all the trouble? It may be part of Beijing’s long game to…


Whistleblower: Reason for Nuclear Plant Failure

The new Omicron strain is starting to spread around the world, and vaccine-maker Moderna says existing doses will be less effective against it. Why is the new virus variant called Omicron? Because the World Health Organization skipped two other choices. The latter option has the same pronunciation as a common Chinese surname. A new report…


Family Lost Everything: China’s Forced Demolition

Another tale of forced demolition strikes a family in China. The victims say authorities railroaded them—and now they’ve lost everything. An over $400,000 fine, over a rule-breaking gain of $300—the Chinese Communist Party ramps up its clampdown on the country’s fintech industry. Parts of northern China are seeing renewed lockdown orders amid a surge of…