Category: Analysis

Assessing the Chinese Navy’s ‘Numerical Superiority’

News Analysis The China-watching community has been going through a bit of a freak-out over the U.S. Defense Department’s (DoD) latest report on the Chinese military. In particular, the report—an annual, congressionally mandated publication—states that China now possesses the “largest” navy in the world. In a nutshell, the DoD report asserts that “The People’s Liberation…


Beijing Is Pressuring US Business to Lobby Congress Against the USICA and EAGLE Acts

News Analysis Beijing is pressuring Americans to reject legislation aimed at making the United States more competitive against China. The FBI should investigate them, but the legislation itself is toothless. Over the last few weeks, the Chinese embassy in the United States boldly sent letters to, and met directly with, U.S. executives, businesses, and trade…


10 Keys to Teamwork

By Belén Gómez Pereira If it takes one hour for a person to complete a task, how long would it take two? The mathematical answer would be: “30 minutes.” But when working as a team, the efforts of the members are enhanced, reducing the time of action and increasing the effectiveness of the results. This…


Construction Boom a Faint Hope to Prospective Home Buyers

News Analysis Construction for nearly 600,000 single-family homes started across America in the six months ending October, the most since 2006 before the Great Recession. That’s up 14 percent from the year before and more than 150 percent from a decade ago, according to data from the federal housing department and Census Bureau. The construction…


Beijing’s Fear-Mongering About COVID-19 Must Be Countered

Commentary Beijing’s fear-mongering about COVID-19 is relentless, but can be countered through focused efforts. The international community shouldn’t buy China’s claims to leadership in combating the pandemic. Chinese state-run media are relentless in conveying the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda narratives about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the supposedly effective containment and treatment methods, while continuing…


Can China Afford an Arms Race?

News Analysis China and the United States are in a techno-arms race, which is incredibly expensive, and extends far beyond the cost of ships, planes, and missiles. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, estimated that at its current rate of military buildup, China’s firepower capabilities will surpass the United States and Russia…


China’s Recent Food Panic Speaks to More Than Groceries

News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping cannot seem to get a break. Perhaps he does not deserve one. This year, he has faced Evergrande, real estate excesses generally, a renewed spate of COVID-19 infections, and sporadic power shortages across the country. Most recently, Beijing has had to deal with a food panic. It seems that…


Stop Repatriations to China

Commentary The U.S. government just gave the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a victory, and violated international law, by repatriating a former bank manager to China. The repatriation will chill internal resistance in China. On Nov. 14, China’s anti-graft watchdog announced that Xu Guojun, former president of the Bank of China’s Kaiping branch, was repatriated to…


South Korea and Japan: Statesmanship and American Help Needed

Commentary For years, American diplomats and military leaders have been asking the South Koreans and the Japanese: “Can’t we all just get along?” The answer is no—at least according to Lee Jae-myung, the ruling Democratic Party’s candidate for next year’s South Korean presidential election. In a recent interview, he ruled out the possibility of a…


CCP Successes Are American Failures: Beijing Infiltrates the US Political Class

Commentary Chinese leader Xi Jinping attempted to reinforce the legitimacy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during a speech on Oct. 25 to commemorate the PRC’s admission to the United Nations 50 years ago. This is the second of two articles examining the deleterious effects of Western—and particularly U.S.—appeasement of the PRC since the…