The leaders of Japan and France agreed on Friday to strengthen their bilateral economic and security cooperation and pledged to “coordinate closely” on issues related to China. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks ahead of a G-7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, during which they exchanged views on the…
Japan, France Agree to ‘Coordinate Closely’ on China Issues
Blinken Replacing Biden on Papua New Guinea Visit Amid Push to Counter Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) in lieu of President Joe Biden, whose trip was canceled due to the United States debt limit talks, next week amid efforts to counter China’s rising influence in the Pacific. Biden contacted PNG leader James Marape on May 18 to inform him that…
Wuhan Virus Institute Cut From US Taxpayer Funds
No more taxpayer funds for Wuhan’s infamous lab. That seems to be the message after the National Institute of Health (NIH) quietly removed the lab from its list of foreign research facilities that qualify for support. The Wuhan Virology Institute is among the suspected sources of COVID-19. The United States has sent grants to the…
FBI Whistleblowers Spark Fiery Debate Among Lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Is the FBI engaging in retaliation against whistleblowers? That was the topic of a House hearing Thursday, as three former agents testified. President Joe Biden is in Japan for the Group of Seven Summit. What does he say as a debt ceiling crisis is looming at home? U.S. lawmakers are traveling to London to discuss countering Chinese…
China’s ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization’ for the Moon
Commentary A deepening cold war divide between China and the United States is about to be officially extended to the moon by China’s creation of a formal organization that will help extend the hegemony of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from the Earth to the Earth-moon system. The impending formation of the International Lunar Research…
China’s Unconventional War Strategies
“The idea of letting 23 million free people come under Chinese communist enslavement is not something that sits well with me,” says retired U.S. Marine Col. Grant Newsham, referring to Taiwan. In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and Newsham, the author of “When China Attacks: A Warning to America,” discussed the…
US Should Strengthen Relationships With Allies to Counter China: Expert
The United States should further strengthen relationships with its allies and partners to effectively counter China, according to Roy Kamphausen, president of the National Bureau of Asian Research. “We’ve strengthened our relationships with allies and partners, which is really an essential feature. The [Chinese Communist Party] CCP, is threatened by the strengthened US alliances,” Kamphausen…
EXPLAINER: Winnipeg Lab Documents – Why Did It Take so Long and What Could They Reveal?
Will the public finally be provided some details behind the mysterious firing of Chinese-Canadian scientists who were working at the country’s top biosafety lab? The Liberal government announced on May 17 that an ad-hoc committee of selected MPs will be able to review documents pertaining to the matter, and a panel of arbiters composed of…
LIVE NOW: House Foreign Affair Subcommittee’s Hearing on Against China’s Economic Aggression and Predatory Practices
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Standing United Against the People’s Republic of China’s Economic Aggression and Predatory Practices” at 9:00 a.m. ET on May 18. Alon Raphael, CEO of FemtoMetrix; Dr. Derek Scissors, Senior Fellow of American Enterprise Institute; David Feith, Adjunct Senior Fellow of Center for New American Security; and Matthew Reynolds, Fellow, Economics Program of Center…
House Foreign Affair Subcommittee’s Hearing on Against China’s Economic Aggression and Predatory Practices
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Standing United Against the People’s Republic of China’s Economic Aggression and Predatory Practices” at 9:00 a.m. ET on May 18. Alon Raphael, CEO of FemtoMetrix; Dr. Derek Scissors, Senior Fellow of American Enterprise Institute; David Feith, Adjunct Senior Fellow of Center for New American Security; and Matthew Reynolds, Fellow, Economics Program of Center…
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