Category: Tech Competition

CCP Views US as Enemy, Not Competitor: Former Telecom Executive

China’s ruling communist regime considers the United States to be more of an outright enemy than an economic competitor, according to one former telecommunications executive. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping believe that the United States is an adversary of China and are pursuing policies accordingly, said Jon Pelson, former chief…


China, Russia Could Launch ‘Space Pearl Harbor’ on Aging US Satellites: Expert

The United States is not prepared for strategic space competition against a united China and Russia, according to one expert. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is nearing technological parity with the United States in key space domains, according to Brandon Weichert, an independent geopolitical analyst. That means that it will soon threaten the United States’…


Strategic Intent: China Pushes to Commercialize In-House BeiDou Satellite System

The Chinese mapping service application Baidu Maps now prioritizes the use of China’s in-house BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) over the U.S.-operated Global Positioning System (GPS). Analysts believe the move would allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to expand the reach and use of its in-house satellite navigation system to more countries. According to Chinese media…


Commercial Technology Vital to Deterrence of Taiwan Invasion: Experts

The Pentagon will need to more swiftly integrate commercial technologies with military applications if it is to deter China’s communist regime from invading Taiwan, according to two experts. The rapid pace at which modern technologies are advancing means that traditional defense acquisition processes, which can take decades to develop new systems, are too slow, according…


‘The Post-Cold War Era Is Over’: White House National Security Advisor

The international order has entered a new epoch and the United States will need to vigorously defend its way of life from encroaching authoritarianism from China and Russia, according to a senior U.S. official. How the United States acts over the course of the next decade will make or break its efforts to preserve a…


Taiwan Says It Will Comply With Latest US-Issued Chip Export Rules Aimed at China

On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced sweeping new export controls that will cut China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in the United States. In response to the new move, Taiwan’s Economy Ministry on Oct. 8 said that Taiwanese firms…


GOP Lawmakers Question Blinken and Garland Over CCP Police Stations in New York

A group of U.S. House Republicans on Oct. 7 sent a letter questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the presence of Chinese service stations in New York City. “We are writing to express our grave concern over reports of the law enforcement presence of the People’s Republic of China…


GOP Lawmakers Question Blinken, Garland Over CCP Police Station in New York

A group of U.S. House Republicans on Oct. 7 sent a letter questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the presence of a Chinese police service station in New York City. “We are writing to express our grave concern over reports of the law enforcement presence of the People’s Republic…


Biden Admin Unveils Tough Restrictions on Semiconductor Exports to China

The Biden administration unveiled sweeping new export controls Oct. 7, in an effort to hamstring the military modernization of an increasingly hostile China. Among the new export rules is a measure that will cut communist China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in…


Pentagon Blacklists Drone Giant DJI as ‘Chinese Military Company’

The Pentagon has blacklisted a Chinese drone manufacturer, which Ukrainian officials previously accused of providing military support to Russia. DJI Technology, the world’s largest consumer drone manufacturer, was added to a Department of Defense (DOD) list of 60 “Chinese military companies” operating in the United States, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 5. Adding DJI to the…