Category: Xi Jinping

US Weakness Against Russia Will Put Taiwan in Harm’s Way: Sen. Cotton

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) warned that Taiwan could be the next democracy invaded if the United States doesn’t make Russian President Vladimir Putin pay for his “unprovoked, naked war of aggression” against Ukraine. “Just as Putin watched Joe Biden’s shameful retreat in Afghanistan, so now is China watching us today,” Cotton said during a speech…


China Needs to ‘Stand Up and Make Its Voice Heard’ on Ukraine Crisis: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 6 that China has failed to live up to its own words about the “sanctity” of national sovereignty by not speaking up against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “China speaks often about the sanctity of this principle of sovereignty,” Blinken told CNN in an interview from Moldova…


West’s Focus on Ukraine War Gives Chinese Regime Room to Expand Its Worldwide Influence: Analysts

News Analysis As the world focuses on Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine—along with the climbing civilian death toll and growing refugee crisis—it’s also witnessing a seismic shift in the global geopolitical landscape. Russia’s actions in Europe have drawn the eyes of the United States and its allies to the West, as they did in decades…


Amid Ukraine War, China Threat Rises

News Analysis As the world focuses on Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine—along with the climbing civilian death toll and growing refugee crisis—it’s also witnessing a seismic shift in the global geopolitical landscape. Russia’s actions in Europe have drawn the eyes of the United States and its allies to the West, as they did in decades…


Ukraine Invasion May Speed Up China’s Plan to Insulate Against US Dollar: Fed Chair

China could very well accelerate its plans to come up with alternatives to the world’s dollar-dominated international payments system, after seeing Russia becoming isolated economically, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell made the assessment on March 3 during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, when he was questioned by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who…


US Faces Nuclear Threats From China and Russia as Never Before: US Admiral

Adm. Charles Richard, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, said it has become imperative for the United States to have the capabilities to defend against Russia and China at the same time. “Today, we face two nuclear-capable near peers, who have the capability to unilaterally escalate a conflict to any level of violence in any…


US Faces Nuclear Threats From China, Russia as Never Before: US Admiral

Adm. Charles Richard, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, said it has become imperative for the United States to have the capability to defend against Russia and China at the same time. “Today, we face two nuclear-capable near-peers who have the capability to unilaterally escalate a conflict to any level of violence in any domain…


Ukraine Asks China to Make Russia ‘Stop Its Armed Aggression’

China suggested on March 3 that it was up to the task of playing a mediator role between Russia and Ukraine, despite the communist regime continuing to object to calling Moscow’s attack an invasion. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in a phone call with his counterpart Wang Yi on Tuesday, asked China to “use its…


Taiwan Joins SWIFT Sanctions on Russian Banks, Ships Medical Supplies to Ukraine

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang said on March 1 that Taiwan will work with Western countries in their ban of selected Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system. The SWIFT ban was announced on Feb. 26 by the United States, the European Union, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, in response to Russia’s…


China, Russia Pose Unprecedented Strategic Threat Against US: Former Trump Adviser

The United States is facing the greatest strategic threat in history with the new partnership between Russia and the Chinese regime, warned KT McFarland, former deputy national security adviser under the Trump administration. “The strategic threat is from China,” McFarland said. “The greatest strategic threat is China, Russia together; that Chinese technology, Chinese money, Chinese…