Tag: Alaska

‘Cold War 2.0’: China Confronts the US With ‘No Holds Barred,’ Says Former National Security Adviser

Believing itself untouchable, China’s communist party is ramping up rhetoric about perceived American weaknesses in a bid to ascend as the next world leader, according to former deputy national security adviser KT McFarland. “They are looking at the rest of the world and saying, okay, America, you are where you are, but we want to…


Murkowski’s Primary Challenger Hires 4 Trump Campaign Alumni

U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has hired four former senior Trump campaign staffers as part of her Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, contracted National Public Affairs, a political consultancy run by Trump campaign alumni Bill Stepien, Justin Clark and Nick Trainer. Tim Murtaugh, who…


Czech Billionaire Among 5 Killed in Helicopter Crash at Alaska Glacier

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska’s backcountry crashed, killing the pilot and four others, including the Czech Republic’s richest man. The only other person onboard was in serious condition but stable Sunday at an Anchorage hospital, Alaska State Troopers said. The five people killed…


China, North Korea Reaffirm Alliance Against ‘Hostile Forces’ as North Korea Fires Missiles

The communist leaders of China and North Korea recently exchanged messages to reaffirm their historical alliance in fighting against “hostile forces,” according to Chinese and North Korean media. North Korea also fired missiles for a second time since President Joe Biden took office. North Korea’s official media, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported on…


Exclusive: Communist China’s Diplomacy Trap—Former Pompeo Advisor Miles Yu on the US-China Alaska Meeting

During recent high-level talks in Alaska, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi spotlighted “deep-seated” human rights issues in the U.S., propped up “Chinese-style democracy” and criticized the U.S. for “interference in China’s internal affairs.” It’s a carefully laid trap, says Miles Yu, a senior China policy advisor to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. How does…


‘Do Not Let Chinese Propagandists Take Advantage of You’: Former Adviser on Lessons From US–China Meeting

Beijing’s delegation came to Alaska to “score a cheap propaganda” while trying to divert international attention away from the Chinese regime’s abuses, the China adviser to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan held a two-day meeting in Anchorage, hosting…


Chinese Media Spin US-China Spat in Alaska as Diplomatic Win for Beijing

China’s state-controlled media are on the offensive after top Biden officials and their Chinese counterparts clashed during their first in-person talks in Alaska. The two-day meeting, covering an array of issues that have strained relations between the two countries, got off to a rocky start on March 18, with the Chinese officials reacting angrily to…


US Falls Into 4 Traps Set by the CCP in US-China Talks

Commentary Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, recorded a temperature as low as -18 degrees Celsius (nearly zero degrees Fahrenheit) in the early morning. A two-day high-level talk between the United States and China has just ended in this frigid place. The high pitch of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “wolf warriors” howl and the…


Opinion: US Falls Into 4 Traps Set by the CCP in US-China Talks

Commentary Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, recorded a temperature as low as -18 degrees Celsius (nearly zero degrees Fahrenheit) in the early morning. A two-day high-level talk between the United States and China has just ended in this frigid place. The high pitch of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “wolf warriors” howl and the…


US Concludes ‘Tough’ Talks With China in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Senior U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Friday what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska which laid bare the depth of tensions between the world’s two largest economies at the outset of the Biden administration. The run-up to the talks in Anchorage, which followed visits by U.S. officials to allies Japan and…