News Analysis The Chinese military is building stronger electronic warfare facilities in the South China Sea. Rapidly expanding Chinese electronic warfare (EW) facilities were revealed by the Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Dec. 17. The facilities, near Mumian on China’s Hainan Island, are in the South China Sea region close to Vietnam….
US Should Sanction China for Jamming and Laser Attacks on Pilots
December 28, 2021
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How Beijing’s Pandemic Narratives Influenced Western Actions in Curbing the Spread of COVID-19
Commentary Clichés and euphemisms are useful tools for Marxists and other garden variety leftists to shape public policy. Endless repeated catchy phrases help convey a sense of “progress” and newness in pushing leftist political objectives and solutions. Communists the world over have added political phrases galore to an ever-expanding lexicon of balderdash over the decades….
What If Stocks and Bonds Move Down at the Same Time?
Commentary What do your stocks, house, car, lawnmower, and expensive jewelry all have in common? If things get financially desperate enough, you’ll sell them all. At first thought, one might assume that there is no real correlation between a lawnmower and a car, but in times of serious stress, they all have to go—at the…
China to Use Beijing Olympics to Promote Digital Yuan in Challenge to Dollar Hegemony
The Chinese regime is planning to promote its newly-developed digital yuan at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. Experts have warned the digital currency could threaten the hegemony of the U.S. dollar in the future. The Winter Olympics is several weeks away. The Chinese regime’s official news agency Xinhua said earlier this month the digital yuan…
Canada Proposes Western Economic Coordination Against China
Commentary On Christmas, Canada’s Global television aired an interview with the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He made excellent points on the need for democracies and their allies to cooperate more in dealing with the China threat. “We’ve been competing and China has been, from time to time, very cleverly playing us off each other…
China’s Shrinking Population Is a Big Economic Issue
News Analysis China’s 2020 census is finally available. It has brought Beijing some good news but only relative to fearful expectations. The statistics still issue a warning for the future. The census announces that the country’s population as of 2020 totaled 1.41 billion, up 5.4 percent from 2010. Since there was some considerable fear that…
Don’t Expect a Sino-Russian Alliance Anytime Soon
December 27, 2021
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News Analysis There is a growing belief among some Western analysts that increasingly closer relations between Beijing and Moscow—driven by economics or great-power politics—could eventually blossom into a military alliance. Most, however, are more doubtful that the countries will be able to build, in Joseph Nye’s words, “a serious partnership to challenge the West.” Alliances…
Banning Russia From SWIFT Would Drive It Closer to Russia
News Analysis The United States has threatened to cut Russia off from the SWIFT banking system, to prevent it from invading Ukraine. This would wreck Russia’s economy, driving the country closer to China. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), established in 1973, is a communication platform that is used by banks, brokerages, and…
Banning Russia From SWIFT Would Drive It Closer to China
News Analysis The United States has threatened to cut Russia off from the SWIFT banking system, to prevent it from invading Ukraine. This would wreck Russia’s economy, driving the country closer to China. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), established in 1973, is a communication platform that is used by banks, brokerages, and…
Corruption Wears Down Chinese Military’s Combat Effectiveness
December 26, 2021
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Analysis Corruption is a widespread phenomenon in China’s military where officers, including generals, have relied not on their duration of service or military prowess to rise in the ranks but rather bribery and connections. Experts commented that a lack of competent leaders now threaten to be severely detrimental to China’s warfighting capabilities. In the Chinese…
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