News Analysis Just like with Japan’s meteoric rise to the world’s number two economic power, followed by a crash and stagnation, many experts believe it is not inevitable that China will displace the United States. Following a similar path, during their rapid economic expansion, both Japan and China experienced a debt crisis and real estate…
China’s Shipping Goes Dark, Enabling Criminality and Militarism
News Analysis Beijing’s hoarding of ships’ geolocation data is another indicator of its future plans to use commercial shipping for military purposes. The United States and allies should demand more transparency. China’s shipping fleet is going dark, potentially endangering maritime transport, and causing major problems for supply chain managers and shipping coordinators as they struggle…
Communist China Declared War on the US Long Ago
News Analysis The age of the Chinese regime’s “benevolence” is long over; war was declared years ago. Communist China has been at war with its main adversary—the United States of America—for years. Sadly, most Americans have not been paying attention. After Mao Zedong’s death in 1976, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) became quiescent, with…
China’s Currency Weapon a Boon for US
News Analysis If China “dumped” all of its U.S. debt and U.S. Treasury bills in a single day, it would lose a lot of money, decrease its ability to purchase raw materials, and benefit the U.S. Fed that would buy up the Treasury bills at a discount. There are five international currencies that central banks…
Tesla and CCP Battling for Control of Users’ Big Data
News Analysis U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc., which has had great strides in the Chinese market, is under mounting data scrutiny from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) despite its engagement with regulators. Tesla founder Elon Musk on Nov. 2 posted on Twitter a poem titled “Humankind,” followed by a 4-line original quote from an ancient poem…
Xi’s Meeting with Macron Muzzles Chinese ‘Wolf-Warrior’ Ambassador in France
News Analysis The outspoken Chinese ambassador to France fell silent after Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone on Oct. 26. The call came ahead of France’s appointment to the rotational European Union presidency in January 2022. According to Chinese publication Legal Daily, Xi said that the Chinese Communist…
CCP Influence in Congress
News Analysis U.S. congresspersons are finally pushing to remove the malign influence of foreign money in the American political system. Representative Lance Gooden (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to require think tanks to disclose foreign money received, according to a statement by Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who is pushing for a Truth in Testimony resolution that…
China’s Aggression Is Changing the Nature of Sovereignty
News Analysis Kiribati is dumping a 158,000-square-mile World Heritage marine reserve, the Pacific Islands Forum, and its friendship with Taiwan. Why? The archipelagic state is trading its sovereignty for Beijing’s fast cash. The sovereignty of Kiribati, a nation of islands in the South Pacific between China and the United States, is being submerged not principally…
America’s 2 Economic Challenges
Commentary Two issues shadow economic prospects today. One is supply chain problems. The other is inflation. A recent report from the Labor Department sheds considerable light on both these matters. The report shows that supply chain interruptions have significantly slowed the pace of the economy’s recovery. Though this strain will likely abate in time and…
China’s ‘One-Child Army’ Suffers From Low Morale, Lack of Combat Experience
News Analysis China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is weakened by low morale and lack of combat experience. “Good steel does not become nails,” so goes the Chinese saying, which means good, talented people do not become soldiers. The one-child policy, a cultural lack of respect for soldiers, poor pay, a deficiency of combat experience, and…
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