Commentary Recently, three major summits in the Western world—those of the G-7 (Group of Seven), NATO, and the U.S.–EU—have been held back-to-back, highlighting a significant strategic shift to confront the systemic threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). If 2020 was a year marked by a pandemic ravaging the world and the emergence of…
The West Is Strategically Reorganizing to Fight Communist China
Biden Admin Says No Immediate Plans to Confront China Over COVID-19 Origins
The Biden administration will not take immediate action on China to pressure the communist regime to allow an independent probe into whether COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sullivan said no pressure will be applied on Beijing immediately on…
US Sends Taiwan 2.5 Million Vaccine Doses, Tripling Pledge
TAOYUAN, Taiwan—Taiwan welcomed 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from the United States on Sunday as help from a true friend, more than doubling the major semiconductor-producing island’s arsenal of shots as it deals with a cluster of domestic infections. Washington, competing with Beijing to deepen geopolitical clout through “vaccine diplomacy,” initially had promised to donate…
US Security Expert Warns of Disaster As China Advances Space Program
U.S. policymakers need to come up with a better space strategy after China sent a three-member crew to its unfinished space station on Thursday, warned space and security expert Brandon Weichert. “To fight and win a space war against the Americans, the first thing that they [the Chinese regime] will do is to knock out…
China’s Advancing Space Program Leaves US Vulnerable in Event of Space War, Expert Warns
U.S. policymakers need to come up with a better space strategy, warned a space and security expert after China sent a three-member crew to its unfinished space station on Thursday. “To fight and win a space war against the Americans, the first thing that [the Chinese regime] will do is to knock out or blind…
Democrats Drag Feet on China Tech Restrictions
Commentary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on June 17 proposed additional restrictions on China’s and Russia’s telecommunications equipment. The FCC voted to explore a ban on all future U.S. company purchases of telecom equipment from corporations that pose a national security risk, including five Chinese companies that the FCC specifically labeled as such: Huawei, ZTE,…
Biden-Putin Summit Puts Pressure on China: Experts
Whatever signals the U.S.–Russia summit gave off, the communist party in Beijing is not taking it coolly, analysts say. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s first in-person meeting in Geneva took place as Washington grows more preoccupied with challenges from China, from technology to military aggression to human rights. China dominated headlines over the…
Appeals Court Upholds FCC Subsidy Ban for Huawei Purchases
NEW ORLEANS—A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was fully within its power…
Senators Introduce Bill To Protect US Colleges From CCP Influence
A group of Republican senators on Thursday introduced new legislation that would require U.S. colleges to disclose their financial ties with the CCP.
GOP Senators Launch Bill to Bar Chinese Military Scientists from Entering US
Seven Republican senators have reintroduced legislation aiming to bar Chinese military scientists from entering or remaining in the United States. The bill (pdf), called the “People’s Liberation Army Visa Security Act,” intends to prohibit the issuance of U.S. student or research visas to individuals employed or sponsored by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed…
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