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Xi Signs ‘Non-War Military Operations’ Rules: Who Does It Target?—With Gordon Chang

June 17, 2022
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping signs a new document regarding a “trial” for non-war military operations. These new rules spark guesses as to what the purpose is for. Is it to invade Taiwan? To suppress internal dissent? Or to cause trouble elsewhere? I speak with Gordon Chang about these questions.    Click the “Save” button below…

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China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier, Names It After Province Near Taiwan

June 17, 2022
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China launched its third aircraft carrier on June 17, marking the latest step in the communist regime’s march toward military modernization. Previously known as the Type 003, Chinese communist authorities dubbed the vessel the “Fujian” during an elaborate ceremony rife with champagne, colored smoke, and ribbons. The name Fujian references the province immediately opposite Taiwan…

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Sen. Marco Rubio: US Reliance on Chinese-Made Pharmaceuticals and Critical Technology Could Help Hand Taiwan to the Regime

June 17, 2022
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“What everybody needs to understand,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said, “is that the day China takes Taiwan without the U.S. being able to stop them will be a linchpin moment in human history.” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek sat down with Rubio to discuss how the Chinese regime has…

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Trilateral Relations Between US, Japan, South Korea Improve Amid Growing Beijing Threat in Indo-Pacific

June 17, 2022
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New Analysis The defense chiefs of the United States, Japan, and South reached a consensus in Singapore on June 11 to deepen security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. At the trilateral meeting, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup also unanimously opposed any unilateral actions…

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Biden, Taiwan, and the End of Strategic Ambiguity? Not Quite

June 16, 2022
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Commentary Many trees have been killed, and much ink spilled over President Joe Biden’s explicit commitment to defending Taiwan. In May, Biden repeatedly reiterated that the United States would come to Taiwan’s aid should it be attacked by the Chinese regime. Moreover, Biden has doubled down on his vow to back Taiwan, adding that the…

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Taiwan’s Missiles Can Strike Beijing, Three Gorges Dam, Island’s Politician Says

June 16, 2022
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A top politician in Taiwan warned that the island’s government had missiles capable of targeting Beijing, and that it would defend itself from an invasion by China’s communist regime. You Si-kun, president of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, said that Taiwan had supersonic cruise missiles capable of striking Beijing should China’s communist regime invade. “Yun Feng missiles…

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Chinese Banks Freeze Billions in Deposits: Officials Use Health QR Code to Bar Protestors

June 15, 2022
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Chinese local banks are freezing deposits. Protestors cannot go near banks as their health app for COVID-19 turns red. Authorities provided no explanation. China has recently escalated aggression regarding Taiwan. What can the United States do? More importantly, what must the United States do domestically to strengthen its foreign policy abroad? I spoke with Kelly…

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Tenney Calls on Washington to End Its Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan

June 15, 2022
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Commentary Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, became the first elected official to say that the United States should abandon its policy of strategic ambiguity and declare it will defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion. The statement came on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on May 29. “If we are…

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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…

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China’s Claim of Sovereign Rights Over Taiwan Strait Are Rejected by US and Taiwan

June 15, 2022
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The Chinese communist regime claimed sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait on June 13, denying the United States’ and Taiwan’s assertion that the strategic channel is in international waters. Bejing’s statement was immediately rejected by the United States and Taiwan. The Taiwan Strait separates the island of Taiwan, which is the only remaining territory from the…

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