News Analysis Four prominent scientists who played key roles in shaping the public narrative around the origin of COVID-19 received substantial increases in grant money from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, in the subsequent two years, a review of funding data by The Epoch Times has…
Scientists Who Were Instrumental to COVID-19 ‘Natural Origins’ Narrative Received Over $50 Million in NIAID Funding in 2020-2021
India Wants Both Russia and the US as Allies Against China
News Analysis Russia is an unreliable, autocratic, and pro-China country. Yet India, the world’s biggest democracy, is aligned with the East European country due to a historical relationship and an Indian desire to maintain both Russian and American friends for any potential fight against China. At a summit in December with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Beijing Gears Up to Make Its 2022 Growth Target
News Analysis Even after reporting (some would say dubiously) strong 8.1 percent growth for 2021, Beijing knows that after last year’s power shortages and new waves of COVID-19, it will have to work hard to get even the minimum targeted 5 percent real growth in 2022. America’s movement toward monetary restraint will make the effort…
China’s Lack of Allies Is Hobbling Its Military
News Analysis The United States may be experiencing setbacks in Europe, trying to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine and bullying other eastern European states, but it is enjoying exceptional success in strengthening its alliances in the Asia-Pacific. These efforts are clearly aimed at combating China’s increasingly bellicose behavior. First, Washington was able to craft a…
US Should Provide Philippines With Ballistic Missiles to Defend Against China
January 17, 2022
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News Analysis Russia is making inroads against democracies and traditional U.S. allies like the Philippines, India, and Turkey, with its supply of cheap but unreliable defense exports. The latest export win for Moscow came on Jan. 14, when Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana communicated that Manila approved an acquisition of the BrahMos supersonic missile system…
Japan-Taiwan-US Trilateral Defense Against China’s Threats
News Analysis Japan now sees the defense of Taiwan as integral to the security of Japan and is intensifying its security engagement with Taiwan through its U.S. alliance. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 6 met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo to discuss…
What Happens If China Hits 5 Percent Growth?
News Analysis As China prepares for the muted Lunar New Year celebrations due to Omicron, it faces its largest challenges to economic growth. With 2022 the Communist Party version of an election year—a time when growth is typically boosted and credit loosened—China faces some of the deepest challenges to growth it has faced in some…
China’s Real Estate Crisis Sheds Light on More Debt Problems
News Analysis China’s real estate sector defaults are now spreading to other parts of the economy, with commercial paper and local government debts set to become the next crises. Shanghai Commercial Paper Exchange reported that companies controlled by real estate developers—Shimao Group Holdings, Kaisa Group Holdings, and Greenland Group—have been “consistently overdue” on commercial paper…
Former Xinjiang Commander to Lead China’s Hong Kong Garrison: An Ominous Sign for Global Freedom
News Analysis On Jan. 9, an ill wind blew into the Fragrant Harbor. Peng Jingtang, a blood-thirsty paramilitary chief from Xinjiang, was appointed by China’s dictator Xi Jinping to lead Chinese troops in Hong Kong. For years, Peng led the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crackdown in Xinjiang—where there is an ongoing genocide. From 2018, Major General…
Japan-Australia Defense: The RAA Is Signed—Now What?
Commentary The Australian and Japanese prime ministers met virtually on Jan. 6 and signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) that makes it easier for each nation’s troops to operate in each other’s country. As important, it strengthens the political and psychological groundwork for increased military cooperation between the two nations. The Good News It’s the…
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