Category: Analysis

China’s Industrial Development Is Constrained by Shortage of Specialty Gases and Lack of Talents

Commentary Chinese media outlets reported on March 29 that China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and other government departments have recently issued successive policies in an attempt to solve what they call “bottleneck issues,”  including the shortage of chips and key technologies. However, the shortage of industrial gases, especially electron specialty gases, is a big…


G-Man Taught a ‘Golden Rule’ He Failed to Follow

A top FBI intelligence analyst under investigation for failing to properly vet the Steele dossier before it was used to obtain invalid warrants to spy on a former Trump campaign aide appears to have violated his own “Golden Rule” for government spying. A member of the International Intelligence Ethics Association, Brian Auten has lectured since…


Beijing Plays ‘Good Cop, Bad Cop’ in Counter-Sanctions: Expert

Analysis Despite China’s boycott over Western sportswear giants, whose refusal to use Xinjiang cotton has triggered countrywide anger, on March 26, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid a special visit to a raw materials supplier for Nike and Adidas in Jiangsu province. One expert said that China was placating the West by “playing good cop” in…


Yang Jiechi’s 17-Minute Talk in Alaska Breaks Biden’s Strategic Balance With China

Commentary During the U.S.-China talks in Alaska on March 18 and 19, Yang Jiechi, a member of the CCP’s Politburo and director of the Foreign Affairs Office, gave a tough speech to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s team. In his speech, there were several paragraphs on “international order,” which were key and revealed a…


Western Retailers Caught Between Revenue and Ethics Over Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

News Analysis Many international brands have attempted to distance themselves from sourcing materials and labor from China’s Xinjiang region due to Beijing’s acts of genocide against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities.  The United States, European Union, UK, and Canada recently sanctioned certain Chinese officials over their involvement in the persecution of ethnic…


Western Retailers Caught Between Revenue, Ethics Over Xinjiang Rights Abuses

News Analysis Many international brands have attempted to distance themselves from sourcing materials and labor from China’s Xinjiang region due to Beijing’s acts of genocide against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities. The United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada recently sanctioned certain Chinese officials over their involvement in the persecution of…


The H&M Incident and the Refinement of the CCP’s Manipulation

Commentary The H&M incident is an excellent example in dissecting China’s internal and foreign affairs. Here I will interpret the performance of Chinese social manipulation in the H&M incident and its fatal flaws. Let me talk about what the H&M incident is. On March 24, the Communist Youth League, an affiliate of the Chinese Communist…


Lack of Military Parade for 100th Anniversary of CCP Could Mean Xi Is Facing Internal Criticism

Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently announced that there will be no military parade for the CCP’s centennial celebration on July 1 this year, despite regime leader Xi Jinping having held five military parades since he took office. On March 23, Wang Xiaofei, deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the CCP, announced the…


Does Xi Jinping Really Care About the Deterioration of the Diplomatic Situation?

Commentary Reports on Xi Jinping’s inspection in Fujian province have dominated the headlines of the major party media of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since March 22 for three days. Media coverage was filled with photos of Xi smiling while surrounded by crowds of people. I wonder how much anxiety is hidden behind that satisfied…


Exposing the Corrupt CCP: Former Top Chinese Officials Who Embezzled or Accepted Millions in Bribes

Commentary In the eight years since taking office, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has purged hundreds of corrupt officials. Most of the high-level officials who were arrested were loyal to former leader Jiang Zemin. The following are former high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members who have taken bribes or embezzled more than 100 million yuan ($15.35…