News Analysis Beijing’s containment strategy is failing. Instead of abating, China’s financial strains are intensifying. Last month, when concerns first arose with the insolvency of the real estate giant Evergrande, Beijing held back from getting too involved. The nation’s leadership no doubt hoped that the financial waves would calm without much effort on their part….
China’s Maritime Militia: The CCP’s Covert Military Arm
October 8, 2021
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News Analysis Despite Beijing’s disclaimers, China’s maritime militia is very real. It is composed of vessels that look like civilian fishing boats, but are tasked with supporting the Chinese Navy in controlling the seas. The sailors are called “Little Blue Men,” a play on “little green men from Mars.” When pressed for an explanation, the…
Beijing’s New Propaganda War: French Military Report Tells All
October 7, 2021
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News Analysis A new study of China’s global influence operations, produced by the French military, is taking France by storm. Le Monde, Le Parisiene, Le Figaro, L’Express, Libération, the country’s Senate, and others have all covered the 641-page report, most positively and many breathlessly. Breathless is the right reaction to newly-discovering the depths of China’s…
China’s New Airliner: A No-Show at the Airshow
October 6, 2021
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News Analysis The Zhuhai Airshow is China’s biannual event intended to showcase its aerospace industry. One important aerospace product, however, was noteworthy for its absence: the C919. The event was held in late September, after being postponed by COVID-19 last year. No foreign visitors were permitted, but it was heavily covered in the international press….
China Seeks UN Crackdown on Internet Freedom
October 6, 2021
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News Analysis Democracies are failing to oppose Beijing’s unprecedented plan to restrict the world’s internet freedom. Beijing’s proposal to re-write internet rules and re-engineer its plumbing, supposedly to achieve security at 6G speeds, might lead to more censorship by dictatorships, the BBC told lawmakers in Britain. “China is currently promoting a new method of managing…
Biden’s New China Policy: Restrictions Stay for Now
News Analysis So far, President Joe Biden is keeping most of the Trump-era China policies, including tariffs. In his first extensive conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Biden said, “We will maintain a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific just as we do with NATO in Europe—not to start a conflict but to prevent one [and]…
Rising Natural Gas Prices Likely to Bite This Winter
News Analysis As the price of natural gas surges due to both international factors and domestic policies, it could make for an expensive winter season for Canadians, say experts. “There are constraints in several markets and demand has shot up post-pandemic,” says Timothy Egan, president and CEO of the Canadian Gas Association (CGA). “There’s a…
Bidenomics Is Failing in the ‘Competition’ With China
October 5, 2021
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News Analysis The Biden administration embodies the weakness of anemic diplomacy against Beijing’s continued predatory trade practices. Biden has been treading water on Beijing’s predatory trade practices, as illustrated by his trade representative’s recent public comments. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai recently said, across several meetings, that she does not want to inflame the “competition”…
CCP Propaganda Focused on Overseas Chinese: Part 2
October 5, 2021
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News Analysis The Chinese regime does not recognize dual-citizenship, claiming full sovereignty over anyone holding a Chinese passport. At the same time, much of the rhetoric of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping is about Chinese blood and the blood of the ancestors, which translates to the CCP believing that it controls…
China’s Economy Hit With a 3-Punch Combination
News Analysis China’s economy has had a rough summer, hit first by a rise in COVID-19 infections, then by the impending bankruptcy of the giant real estate developer Evergrande, and now by severe power shortages throughout the country. The coming months might bring relief on the COVID-19 front, but though the authorities are scrambling, the…
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