Category: Thinking About China

While the US Starts Countering Fox Hunt and Chinese Policing Abroad, Europe Lags Far Behind

Commentary While the FBI and the Department of Justice are starting to act against Chinese long-arm policing, especially the global Fox Hunt operation, its allies lag far behind, and no other country has moved to have any indictments made. Europe, in particular, is letting Fox Hunt run rampant and without pushback. On Oct. 20 and…


Are Lab-Grown Foods a Threat to the Health of the American People?

Commentary Now that companies promoting lab-based dairy and lab-grown foods are getting FDA approval, it’s time to have an uncomfortable but important discussion about the push to reinvent the American diet. Lab-based dairy, we’re told, is the future. Removing dairy cows from the equation means fewer methane emissions. The environment wins. But you know who…


A Look Back, a Look Forward

Commentary ‘Tis the season for articles that look back at the past year and forward to the next. For this look, it seems as though an extremely ambiguous and consequently frustrating 2022 will give way to a greater resolution in 2023. Last year’s economy certainly created frustration. Take the path of inflation. It was severe…


India and China Clash on the Roof of the World

Commentary Chinese dictator Xi Jinping lost face when his communist regime, confronting mass and violent protests in major cities, backed off on its totalitarian “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 lockdown policies. Heavens, export dollars from an Apple iPhone factory were at risk! Chinese protesters from Xinjiang Province to Shanghai are heroes in the global fight for freedom. At…


Chinese Human Rights Propaganda Must Be Continually Exposed

Commentary State-run Chinese media propaganda that brags about China’s “respect for human rights” is endless—and annoying. The absurdity of their continuing patently false claims makes one wonder whether the editors at the likes of China Daily can keep a straight face when they publish such drivel: “China’s ideas, measures and practices in respecting and protecting…


China Creeps Closer: ‘Creeping Normalcy’ and the Threat to the US

by Scott Faith Fueled by a skyrocketing economy and dreams of worldwide dominance, China’s military power is progressing in the Pacific Ocean and around the world through a process of “creeping normalcy.” The U.S. Air Force defines the phenomenon thusly: Creeping normalcy refers to the way major, and often unacceptable, change can be accepted as normal if…


China’s Sudden Shift on Zero-COVID Causes Chaos

Commentary Over a week has passed since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy. The sudden move caused chaos in society, and Beijing was not prepared. The drugs for flu and fever are sold out. Long queues are seen outside the hospitals consisting of people with fever, mild common cold symptoms, or those who want to consult…


Invading Taiwan: A Goal Xi Jinping Can Never Achieve

Commentary After Xi Jinping secured a third term at the 20th National Congress in October, many people speculated about what he will do next. The most worrying move is that he would invade Taiwan with arms. Especially after the Russia-Ukraine war, the United States, the European Union, and think tanks in many countries have turned…


CNY Mainly ‘Internationalized’ in Offshore Hong Kong

Commentary Recently, Xi Jinping of mainland China visited Saudi Arabia, arousing speculation of some new deals to be done. Specifically, some nationalists expect a substantial portion of Saudi oil exported to China to be settled in the Chinese Yuan (CNY) rather than the U.S. dollar. Such wishful thinking is obviously self-defeating by looking at the…


China Weaponizes the WTO Against America

Commentary China just beat the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on steel tariffs and is trying to do it a second time on computer chip export controls. On Dec. 12, China’s Ministry of Commerce filed a new WTO complaint against the controls. Beijing claims they are trade protectionism, when it should be obvious…