The Chinese regime is not as strong as it is portrayed to the outside world, and many internal problems plaguing the regime will lead to its demise, said a former British diplomat and China expert. These problems were recognized by some high-level Chinese officials themselves and they could lead a coup d’etat to remove current…
The CCP Is Vulnerable and Its Rule Could End With a Coming Coup: Expert
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait a Week After Large Chinese Air Incursion
BEIJING/TAIPEI—A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China, a week after the self-ruled island reported the largest incursion here to date of Chinese air force jets in Taiwan’s air defence zone. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a…
How China is Shaping American Minds
News Analysis The United States spends about $700 billion a year on military and defense to keep the country safe. For a fraction of that amount, China has been fighting a different war with great success: a war to change American minds from within. Today, media and entertainment are two major forces that shape the…
Qin Gang, Veteran ‘Wolf Warrior,’ is Expected to Be China’s new Ambassador to US
Qin Gang, China’s vice foreign minister and a veteran “wolf warrior” diplomat, is expected to replace China’s longest-serving ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, who released a farewell letter on June 21. “I have worked in the United States for over eight years, and will leave the position and go back to China soon,”…
Xi Jinping Demands Loyalty From Top Chinese Officials as Rumors Spread About Alleged High-Ranking Defector
Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently led all high-ranking officials in Beijing to retake the loyalty oath and pledge their allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The move comes amid rumors circulating on overseas Chinese media and some U.S. outlets about a top Chinese security official Dong Jingwei who allegedly defected earlier this year and fled…
Hong Kong Leader Hits Back at US Criticism Over Apple Daily Raids and Arrests
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit back at the United States on June 22, accusing U.S. officials of trying to “beautify” actions that endangered national security. Lam was responding to U.S. criticism of the Hong Kong government’s actions against local pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily in her weekly press conference. On June 17, some 500…
Hong Kong Leader Defends Apple Daily Raid Amid Rising Global Condemnation
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit back at the United States on June 22, accusing U.S. officials of trying to “beautify” actions that endangered national security. Lam was responding to U.S. criticism of the Hong Kong government’s actions against local pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily in her weekly press conference. On June 17, some 500…
US Needs to Do More to Confront Beijing’s Increasing Regional Influence: Report
U.S. policymakers should work with allies, particularly those in Southeast Asia, to counter Beijing’s growing geopolitical clout, according to a recent report. The 38-page report, titled “China-US Competition: Measuring Global influence,” compared quantifiable factors between the two countries across economic, political, and security dimensions. These factors included the amounts of goods traded and arms transferred,…
Beijing Steadily Expanding Global Influence at Expense of US: Report
U.S. policymakers should work with allies, particularly those in Southeast Asia, to counter Beijing’s growing geopolitical clout, according to a recent report. The 38-page report, titled “China-US Competition: Measuring Global influence,” compared quantifiable factors between the two countries across economic, political, and security dimensions. These factors included the amounts of goods traded and arms transferred,…
Commerce Department Rescinds TikTok, WeChat Prohibited Transactions List
WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department said Monday it was rescinding a list of prohibited transactions with TikTok and WeChat that were issued in September as the Trump administration sought to block new U.S. downloads of both Chinese-owned apps. The withdrawals came after President Joe Biden earlier this month withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought…
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