Commentary The revelation by Mike Burgess, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), that foreign espionage has increased significantly in Australia was unsurprising. Burgess said two years ago that Asia’s counter-espionage activities had surpassed its anti-terrorism efforts in recent times. He previously warned of a plot by a foreign government to have candidates…
Exposing the Tip of the Chinese Foreign Interference Iceberg
March 5, 2023
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Beyond Balloons: The Other Threats Posed by China, and What Can Be Done to Counter Them
Commentary “Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon,” or so the great writer A.A. Milne would have us believe. In Milne’s defense, this line was written long before China got into the balloon-making business. Unless you happen to live under a rock on a distant planet, you are no doubt familiar with the infamous Chinese…
South Africa Choosing Sides in China–Russia Wargames
March 4, 2023
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Commentary Combined military and naval drills between South Africa, Russia, and China began on Feb. 22. The 10-day wargames coincided with the one-year anniversary of the Russian War in Ukraine. Leading up to the start of the exercises, Russian warships docked in South Africa. The ships were marked with the letters “Z” and “V”, which have…
Food and Soldiers: China’s Strategic Weaknesses
Commentary On Dec. 7, 2022, Dr. Edward Luttwak, a strategy consultant to the U.S. government, gave the keynote speech at Japan’s National Institute of Defense Studies (NIDS) International Symposium on Security Affairs. The speech was entitled “Can China Fight a War?” Most news outlets did not cover the NIDS conference and almost none of them mentioned Luttwak’s…
The Only Winner in Ukraine Is China
Commentary Last weekend, the G20 finance ministers adjourned without a joint statement because two of them, from Russia and China, refused to condemn “in the strongest terms” Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine. Beijing likewise abstained a few days earlier from a similar U.N. General Assembly resolution. Despite widespread global support for Ukraine, the Chinese Communist Party…
Republican Dances the China Two-Step With Democrats
March 2, 2023
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Commentary The latest shock of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in the United States is photographic evidence of Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) published in a Daily Caller series. The photos show her associating with two CCP-linked organizations. Rather than ask Chu to correct herself, the Democrats are as usual, claiming racism. Remember, the CCP is…
China’s Potential to Aid Russia’s War in Ukraine
Commentary A quick survey of China’s well-stocked pavilions at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 20–24 makes clear that China need only apply a fraction of its military-technical might to enable a Russian victory in Ukraine. The Biden administration is fearful this prospect is nigh. On Feb. 19, U.S. Secretary of…
Chinese ‘Pig Butchers’ Fatten Up Americans for Financial Slaughter
March 1, 2023
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Commentary Perhaps you are familiar with the term “pig butchering,” a new type of criminal activity with all the elements of a romance scam but with an investment opportunity twist. The FBI describes “pig butchering” as “a time-tested, heavily scripted, and contact-intensive process to fatten up the prey before slaughter.” In December, Frank Fisher, public…
Don’t Overestimate China’s Inflationary Impact
Commentary The so-called restart of the Chinese economy has largely just echoed the market. But some suggest this will give a new push to global inflation when strong demand from China drives the resource markets. However, maybe we should revisit the basics: Where does that strong demand for Chinese production come from? Isn’t China the…
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Shen Yun, an Authentic Classical Chinese Dance Company, Takes on Communism
Commentary As the first rain of the year, a division of the seasons in the lunar calendar, approached, there was a ray of light on the 59th street of Mt. Mokmeok in Seoul, beckoning the audience to abandon deception and uphold goodness and tradition. The river of history has surged with thousands of waves Each…