Category: Thinking About China

What China’s Newspapers Say Today

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) strictly controls China’s newspapers, making sure all stories are aligned with exactly what it wants. Reading between the lines of Chinese publications is edifying, especially this May Day. China Daily recently reported on Meng Lan, a panda. In writing and by video, the publication reminded Chinese citizens of the…


Digital Fentanyl: The CCP’s Cyber Campaign to Destroy America

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always played the long game. It’s pivotal to their strength. They have a disciplined ability to think generationally rather than focus on the current political climate of the now. The CCP has zero respect for the rule of law, nor do they abide by any code of ethics….


US and Philippines Close Ranks Against China

Commentary As tensions rise between China and the Philippines over islands and resource rights in the South China Sea, the Biden administration has drawn a line in the sand. In response to standoffs between Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a State Department spokesman said on April 29…


China’s COVID Narrative Was a Lie From the Beginning

Commentary Beijing’s policies and actions during the COVID-19 pandemic have received insufficient scrutiny, particularly considering revelations and policy reversals over the past several months. In the face of rising evidence to the contrary, the Chinese regime has adamantly maintained for three years that the zoonotic theory is the only true basis for the virus outbreak….


David Krayden: Beijing’s Intimidation of MP’s Family Shows Regime’s Arrogance and Years of Weakness From Ottawa

Commentary  Conservative MP Michael Chong has every right to be “profoundly disappointed” to discover his family in Hong Kong was under surveillance by communist China and the Trudeau government did nothing about it. Another disconnect between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Another example of incompetence, cowardice, and pusillanimity towards China—that country…


China Shows Strength, But Questions Remain

Commentary Beijing reported that the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew in this year’s first quarter by 4.5 percent over the first quarter of 2022. That is a vast improvement over the 2.9 percent growth reported for the fourth quarter of last year. Because Beijing rescinded its draconian zero-COVID policy last January, most forecasters…


Can India Replace China and US as Leading Economic Superpower?

Commentary India is very much a country on the up. Although the South Asian country gained independence from Britain in 1947, its economy only started to make substantial improvements in the 1990s after a number of economic reforms were introduced. In addition to strengthening the banking sector and modernizing the stock markets, these reforms opened…


A New Number in Communist Chinese Numerology?

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is steeped in numerology as it seeks to convey legitimacy by merging traditional Chinese lucky numbers with crackpot communist policies imposed on the unsuspecting Chinese people. The communists seek to capitalize on the Chinese belief that lucky numbers are associated with good fortune, thus emphasizing certain numbers in promulgating…


US and Allies Should Seize More Iranian Oil

Commentary Iran seized a U.S. oil cargo destined for Houston on April 27. The seizure of Kuwaiti oil transiting the Gulf of Oman was apparently in retaliation for a U.S. seizure of Iranian oil off the coast of South Africa a few days earlier. The original U.S. seizure was part of sanctions against Iran’s nuclear…


China’s Information Game With the West

Commentary Only months after publicly assuaging fears of a crackdown on foreign businesses, Beijing seems to be doing just that. A spate of probes and investigations against foreign businesses in China has renewed questions around China’s policy on foreign companies operating locally. Recently, Chinese authorities questioned the staff of and seized laptops and other documents…