Category: China-US

Australia to Extradite Former US Marine Pilot for Allegedly Training Chinese Pilots

The Australian federal government has approved a request to extradite a former U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot to the United States where he faces conspiracy charges over allegations he unlawfully exported defence services to China. Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, who held both Australian and American citizenship, was accused of breaking U.S. arms control laws by…


China’s Ambitions in Africa to Displace the US on the Global Stage—With Tiffany Meier

China’s influence in Africa is displacing the global position of the United States. This long game to subvert and dominate an entire continent is decades in the making. Now, that effort is paying off with heavy debt for the nations in Africa—and helping China become even more powerful at the United Nations. All the while,…


How Investible Is China? Expert Views: Nature of the US-China Economic Competition and Investment

There are still many who dream that China’s market is bright. Knowing the Chinese regime’s political nature—where the party is placed first, above all else—can the Chinese market really be trusted as a proving ground for global investors? I speak to J.G. Collins about the credibility of China and American investments there. I also speak…


Babies Separated From Parents: Shanghai Lockdown; Breakdown China-Russia Economic Alliance

How strong are China and Russia’s economic ties? I have Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, to talk about it. We discuss the post-war economic alliance in Eurasia and what to make of China’s role in all this. Plus, as Shanghai’s COVID-19 surge continues, authorities are being exposed—with outrageous lockdown horror stories—like elderly deaths in…


When War Threats Are Real, America Needs More Missile Suppliers

Commentary The United States is facing real threats of near-term war that would create hyper-demand for all types of missiles. So why would Washington allow a constriction of missile technology supply at a time when it should be encouraging an increase in missile production capacity? Our military leaders have been warning us about defense consolidation…


China’s Snub of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Is Our Problem, and Beijing’s

Commentary U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has repeatedly requested, since Biden’s presidency, a meeting with China’s top military officer, only to be rebuffed, according to information revealed by U.S. defense officials in a May 21 Financial Times report. Beijing’s snub of Mr. Austin is being interpreted by some, optimistically, as a petty bureaucratic rivalry….


Chinese State Media Is Celebrating the United States’ ‘Downfall’

Commentary Chinese state-run media is celebrating “the downfall of the United States” following news of the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building. Xinhua published a Jan. 12 commentary titled, “On the Collapse of America as a ‘Beacon’: Well Deserved!” Being a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it can be assumed that the…