Category: Xi Jinping

Biden’s New Commitment to Defend Taiwan? US Oil and Gas Suffers Under New Policies Shifting to Green

President Joe Biden made a shocking statement on defending Taiwan. His team immediately responded, saying nothing changed. But is it really true? This comes as the Europeans clear up their own agreement with Taiwan, upgrading the EU’s relationship with the island. Is someone finally stepping up to tell the Chinese regime “no”? I discuss how…


Upcoming Live Q&A Webinar: Will China Wage War on Taiwan?

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has increased its threats against Taiwan, with additional air incursions, escalating rhetoric, and nearby military exercises. This comes as the CCP faces growing economic concerns at home, including a worsening energy crisis and debt problems plaguing its real estate sector. As CCP leader Xi Jinping again calls for bringing Taiwan…


Xi Jinping’s Rule Is Contingent on a Weak US Response

Commentary A great boxer can take a punch. In the rough and tumble of international politics, states and their leaders must be able to as well. It is an open question whether China’s Xi Jinping could. Like a boxer with a glass jaw, as the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi cannot handle…


One-Man Rule Drives China’s Growing Instability

Commentary In Xi Jinping’s comprehensive dictatorship in China, is the world witnessing the emergence of Mao Zedong 2.0? It certainly appears so. Recall that Mao was the founder of communist China, and his rule was marked by failed economic policies, social oppression and chaos, Communist Party purges, and famines and death on an industrial scale….


Biden Says US Has ‘Commitment’ to Defend Taiwan if China Attacks

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States was committed to defending Taiwan if the self-ruled island were attacked by China—a departure from a long-held U.S. position of “strategic ambiguity.” “Yes, we have a commitment to do that,” Biden told a CNN town hall event in Baltimore when pressed on the issue, amid…


China’s Xi to Introduce ‘Historical Resolution’ in Bid to Cement Legacy: Experts

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will hold its key members’ meeting in November, where the politburo will issue a third “historical resolution” to draw conclusions on historical issues. Experts believe that this third historical resolution will set the tone for leader Xi Jinping’s identity in the CCP’s history, and pave the way for…


Turkish NBA Player Calls Out CCP, ‘Dictator’ Xi For Repression in Tibet

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of the government in Turkey, has called out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the regime’s repression in Tibet. “I’m here to add my voice and speak about what is happening in Tibet under the Chinese government’s brutal rule. Tibetan people’s basic…


China, Russia Among Those Not Attending G20 Summit in Italy

Russia, China, Japan, and Mexico have confirmed that they will not be attending the G20 meeting held this month in Rome which Italian officials hope will be an in-person event. While Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be taking part via video link, Mexico will be sending Foreign Minister Marcelo…


China’s Power Crisis Threatens Xi Jinping’s Bid to Stay in Power: Expert

TAIPEI, Taiwan—China is in the midst of an unprecedented power crisis with at least 20 provinces across the country grappling with electricity cuts of varying degrees since August. The problem has been exacerbated by early winter, as freezing temperatures have already been recorded in parts of central and eastern China. The power shortage has been…


Defeat the CCP Before Strengthening the UN

Commentary A British conservative advocates increased investigatory power for the United Nation’s WHO to defeat the next pandemic, but fails to account for Beijing’s growing influence over the U.N. itself. Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative Party member of the British parliament and who is normally tough on authoritarianism, is advocating more power for the World Health…