Commentary As Washington steps up pressure on China and shows every intention of decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies, the European Union (EU) finds itself in a bind. Brussels clearly values China trade and does not want to lose it. At the same time, public support in Europe for China trade is narrowing, American pressure…
The EU Tries to Have It Both Ways With China
February 20, 2023
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China Barges into the Chat Bot Arms Race
February 20, 2023
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Commentary Chinese internet giants Baidu and Alibaba have joined the global artificial intelligence chat bot arms race. And yet, in a string of events eerily similar to 2020, Chinese state media quickly offered a stinging rebuke. Let’s set the stage first. The recent release of the latest version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chat bot has brought…
Large-Scale Protests in Wuhan Pose Unprecedented Threat to the CCP
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now entered a period of instability. On Feb. 15, about 20,000 senior citizens gathered outside Zhongshan Park in Wuhan to protest against the CCP’s “health care reform.” This was the second mass gathering of seniors in the city. The first protest occurred on Feb. 8. One elderly man…
The CCP Is Still the Largest Threat to US National Security
Commentary Melanie W. Sisson of the Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology on Feb. 7 told the House Armed Services Committee, “Under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is seeking to expand its influence culturally, economically, politically, and militarily,” In President Joe Biden’s Feb. 7 State…
How the Spy Balloon Has Hurt China and the US
Commentary Beijing’s “balloon warfare operations” against North American targets—believed to be launched from a number of sites in Inner Mongolia—may have proven strategically counterproductive at a critical moment for China. The long-standing capability, evolving technologically and operationally over many years, came to a head with the public disclosure and shooting down by the U.S. Air…
China Lasers Hawaii, Prepares for War
February 17, 2023
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Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary On Jan. 28, the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, which livestreams images from the Subaru Telescope on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, caught images of a shower of green laser beams lasting just seconds. The beams were not, as originally thought, from a NASA satellite. They could have come from only one source:…
The Risk of CCP Influence on the DOJ for National Security and Legal System
Commentary The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the backbone of the American legal system, responsible for enforcing the law and ensuring that justice is served. Recently, however, there have been concerns about the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the DOJ and the potential threats that it poses to the American legal system…
3 Years’ Delay to Rein In TikTok
February 17, 2023
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Commentary The drumbeat regarding national security risks posed by TikTok, the popular social media app owned by Chinese big-tech firm ByteDance, has reached a fever pitch. After recently blocking it from federal government devices, Congress might now seek an outright national ban of the app. Given the failure of a prior attempted ban due to…
Can Beijing Accept the Change in the Southwest Pacific?
Commentary Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni (“Siti”) Rabuka, 74, returned to office on Dec. 24, 2022, restoring experienced strategic leadership to the Southwest Pacific. But he faces challenges from friends and enemies alike. His return to national leadership after almost a quarter-century is a major milestone in the competition in the region between China and the…
More Chinese Communist Lies Exposed
February 15, 2023
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Commentary Information warfare is part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strategy to “win without fighting”: to influence and convince adversary decision-makers, foreign leaders, and others of China’s peaceful intentions despite the reality of the obverse. Information warfare facilitates the achievement of the CCP’s objectives (frequently achieved at the expense of others) through well-coordinated media,…
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