News Analysis U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing in the early morning of June 18 to begin his trip to China. At a time when the Chinese communist regime has repeatedly provoked the United States and U.S.–China relations have hit rock bottom, Blinken is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit…
China Not Ready to Take on US, but Is ‘Rapidly Closing the Gap,’ Generals Testify
March 23, 2023
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China’s military planners publicly proclaim the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be the world’s dominant military power by 2049, and the first step in that ascension is controlling the South China Sea to incorporate Taiwan, by force if necessary, into the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) by 2027. None of this is going to happen,…
US Admiral Warns Beijing Pacific Conflict Could Happen This Year
October 21, 2022
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A senior U.S. naval commander has warned that Beijing could start a military conflict as soon as this year and that the Indo-pacific needs to be prepared to experience conflict in the near future. Speaking at an event hosted on Oct. 20 by the Atlantic Council in Washington, Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of U.S. naval…
The US-China Confrontation: Perception Is Power
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), in the delicate throes of a major internal party power competition, has begun throwing everything into a bid to blunt an outright expression of anti-Beijing hostility from the U.S. Biden administration. It is succeeding. This, for Beijing, is the payoff for having supported the collapse of the Trump administration,…
The US Should Not Assume It Has the Luxury of Time in Its Confrontation With China
Commentary The growing crisis over the Chinese regime’s threats against Taiwan requires the United States to recognize that Beijing may move against Taipei in the immediate term. U.S. decision makers consistently have mischaracterized or misperceived China’s strategic timeline—believing it to be a long-term strategic timeline, one that will be realized over many decades and generations….
In This New Cold War, Is the US Destined to Lose?
Commentary Contrary to popular belief, the United States and China are very much engaged in a new cold war. More worryingly, China appears to be winning. What can be done to address the growing threat from China? Is an all-out war inevitable? In a recent interview with The Associated Press, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on China…
US-China Trade Talks: No Change in Foreseeable Future
October 14, 2021
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News Analysis The story of the U.S.-China trade dispute has remained the same for the past two decades and promised to continue into the future. “For too long, China’s lack of adherence to global trading norms has undercut the prosperity of Americans,” said U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The United States and China held high-level…
Return of US Military Might to Indo-Pacific Sends a Message to Beijing: Experts
News analysis Since August, both China and the United States, with its allies, have increased their military presence around Taiwan, heightening speculation about whether the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would risk attacking the self-governing island. Steven Xia, a former Chinese official involved in armament technology development, said the West’s increased military activity has taken place…
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