Category: christopher balding

Smart Coffee Makers Could Serve China’s Unrestricted Warfare: Expert

June 21, 2022
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A recent report that shows China could spy on Americans via smart coffee makers is very concerning, since Beijing is waging what is known as unrestricted hybrid warfare, according to data security expert Rex Lee. Evidence that coffee makers manufactured by China-based firm Kalerm are insecure was uncovered by American researcher Christopher Balding. According to…

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‘Definitely Too Risky’: Christopher Balding on Investing in China Heading Into 2022

January 8, 2022
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In this special report, we sat down with three guests: Christopher Balding, senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society; Clyde Prestowitz, president of the Economic Strategy Institute; and David Goldman, deputy editor at Asia Times. They touch on China’s 2022 economic outlook, what we learned from the past two years, and how that’s going to impact…

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‘Meaningless Promises’: Expert Skeptical of China’s Pledge to Ease Journalists’ Visa Restrictions with US

November 30, 2021
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For years, journalists and experts have complained about the Chinese regime’s tightening restrictions on foreign correspondents in the country—constraints not experienced by Chinese journalists operating in Western democracies with press freedom. In 2020, the Trump administration sought to confront this problem by imposing restrictions and rules on Chinese state-run media outlets in the United States,…

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Economist Explains Why China’s Economic Figures Cannot be Trusted

October 28, 2021
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In China, there are two “different sets of books” depicting the state of the country’s economy. One set conforms to the official line promulgated by the ruling Communist Party, but consists of fake data. This version is made public. The other set, meanwhile, contains the real data. But this set can only be accessed by…

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Christopher Balding: Inside China’s Evergrande Crisis, the Buildup Against Taiwan, and the Inner Workings of China’s Financial System

October 23, 2021
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“The risk is not Evergrande itself … This is metastasizing into other areas.” We sit down with China expert Dr. Christopher Balding, a former professor at Peking University’s HSBC Business School and the Fulbright University Vietnam. We discuss the Evergrande debt crisis, the hidden inner workings of the Chinese economic and financial system, and Beijing’s…

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