Commentary Veni, vidi, vici. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken came to Beijing, saw and kowtowed to Xi Jinping, and yet another American diplomat was conquered by communist China’s “endless delay” negotiating strategy. I know this negotiating strategy all too well from my four years in the Trump White House trying to negotiate an end to…
The Ghosts of Khrushchev and Castro Now Haunt in Communist China’s Cuba
Commentary As a young boy growing up among the servant class in Palm Beach and living just down the street from President John F. Kennedy’s Florida compound during the Cuban missile crisis, it was one of the scariest times of my life. Construction crews were working on a nuclear bomb shelter for JFK under nearby…
The Ghosts of Khrushchev and Castro Now Haunt Communist China’s Cuba
Commentary As a young boy growing up among the servant class in Palm Beach and living just down the street from President John F. Kennedy’s Florida compound during the Cuban missile crisis, it was one of the scariest times of my life. Construction crews were working on a nuclear bomb shelter for JFK under nearby…
West ‘Dead in the Water’ If Identity Politics Persists Warns UK Author
The West will be “dead in the water” if identity politics continue to undermine its culture, a British author warned. Doug Stokes, professor in international security and the director of the strategy and security institute at the University of Exeter, said identity politics are absorbing “way too much” of the West’s cultural bandwidth while there…
John Robson: Expelling One Measly Diplomat Is Not Going to Stop Beijing’s Meddling in Our Democracy
Commentary The Trudeau administration finally, grudgingly expelled one communist Chinese diplomat for trying to subvert our democracy. But they sure didn’t look serious about it, which is asking for trouble. I’m not even talking here about their determined efforts not to realize it was happening. But with the prime minister insisting that reports never left…
John Robson: When It Comes to Defence Procurement, the Feds Are Asleep at the Switch
Commentary Australia is building or buying 11 nuclear-powered submarines because of the looming threat of conflict with communist China. Whereas in Canada we’re still going “What’s conflict?” and “What’s communism?” and, within the Trudeau administration, “What’s China?” In democracies there’s always a mix of good news and bad on defence. The Australian says, “The Australian…
International Organizations Have Become Communist China’s Little Helpers
Commentary In pursuit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s global hegemony goals, China’s communist regime has mounted a huge campaign over the past two decades to gain control of international organizations. The campaign has involved influence peddling and bribery on a grand scale, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to infiltrate, gain control of,…
NTD Good Morning (Feb. 28): Virginia Moves to Ban China From Buying Farmland; SCOTUS on Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
Virginia is moving to ban foreign adversaries, namely Communist China, from buying farmland. Many lawmakers have expressed concerns that such purchases will undermine U.S. national security. High stakes at the high court. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on Feb. 28 over President Biden’s student debt cancellation plan. Millions of borrowers could be impacted. The NTD International…
Trump Floats Universal Import Tariffs in 2024 Campaign
Former President Donald Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign, released his “America First” trade plan that would promote universal tariffs on most imported goods if he takes office for his second term. The 45th president called for a system of universal baseline tariffs on most foreign products that rewards American domestic production while taxing foreign companies, in…
The Rise and Fall of Communist China: Part 2
Commentary The Chinese regime has been on the rise ever since former President Richard Nixon’s “opening” of China in 1972. Some of the accomplishments of the Chinese—as heavily subsidized by foreign investment over the years—were discussed in part I of this two-part series. The complete reversal of Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy has exposed both the…
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