Tag: Taiwan

Taiwanese Lawmakers Debate Restoring Conscription

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in Taiwan are calling for an increase in its military conscription period. Meanwhile, new polls show a majority of Taiwanese are both in favor of women joining the island’s compulsory military training and extending the duration of the training period. A survey released on March 15 by the Taiwan…


Biden, Xi’s First Phone Call Since Invasion

A phone call took place between two of the world’s most powerful leaders. It’s the first time they’ve met since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But will the meeting shift the current situation? A number of Chinese citizens have been charged by U.S. authorities. They’re accused of spying on American citizens and plotting…


Capitol Report (March 18): U.S. Targets Russia-China

Leaders of the world’s largest economies talked for two hours Friday. What did they say? And what opportunities and dangers does it create amid war in Ukraine? Following President Joe Biden’s phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, we get a reaction from lawmakers on the threat China poses and reaction to the Chinese Communist…


Why the World Should Worry About China Taking Taiwan; Will Xi Follow Putin’s Lead?

It wasn’t so long ago that communist China was offering Taiwan Hong Kong as the example of how ‘great things could be if it submitted to its autocratic control. “Well, you can’t really use that argument anymore. They’ve destroyed Hong Kong,” says China economist and author of “Beyond the Belt and Road: China’s Global Expansion.”…


Biden Warns Xi of ‘Consequences’ If China Provides Support to Russia in First Meeting Since November

President Joe Biden held a two-hour video call with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping on March 18, following allegations from the U.S. administration that China was considering giving military assistance to Russia for the ongoing war in Ukraine. “President Biden detailed our efforts to prevent and then respond to the invasion [of…


‘The People of China Deserve Better’

“The Chinese communists game the system,” Rep. Chris Smith said. “People are afraid to stand up to them.” In this episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek discusses human rights and China with Smith, a representative of New Jersey’s 4th district. For the past four decades, Smith has been one of Congress’s most vocal…


Chinese Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait Hours Before Biden-Xi Call

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait mere hours before a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping was to take place. The CCP claims that the island of Taiwan is a breakaway territory that needs to be united with mainland China. For more than…


China Finally Supports Ukraine; Rep. Byron Donalds on How to Compete With China Economically

The Department of Justice charges five Chinese agents for spying and intimidating Americans. We break down the details in this episode. One of the cases involves a conspiracy to assault a congressional candidate in Long Island. Taiwan could be invaded by fall, according to new intel from a Russian whistleblower. We assess how and why…


Taiwan Needs Strong Support to Resist Chinese Regime Emboldened by Western Policy Errors: Pompeo

The growing threat that communist China poses to Taiwan calls for a rethinking of America’s role in the Indo-Pacific region and for a show of diplomatic and military support for Taiwan to prevent China’s rulers from growing increasingly emboldened by the recent strategic failures of Western powers. That’s according to former U.S. Secretary of State…


Chinese Secret Police Targeted US Army Vet on American Soil, Attempted to Interfere in Election: DOJ

Chinese secret police and their agents are stalking, harassing, intimidating, and conspiring to commit violence against pro-democracy activists and Chinese dissidents on American soil, according to three new criminal cases unsealed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 16. The efforts include a plot to interfere in a Congressional election, covert attempts to arrest…