Tag: Global Expansion

US Defense and Intelligence Must Prepare for ‘Contested Operational Environment’: Experts

Intelligence experts have warned that the United States’ defense and intelligence apparatus will need to relearn how to operate in contested environments as it transitions away from counter-terrorism and moves toward competition between great powers. The Department of Defense and U.S. intelligence agencies will need to rapidly focus on combating threats from state actors that fall…


China Used American Tech to Create Hypersonic Missile: McCaul

A leading Republican said the Chinese communist regime is using American technology to develop its new weapons systems, and leveraging predatory international deals to secure access to vital trade infrastructure. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said that Chinese weapons, including the hypersonic missile tested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last year, have been built using…


Biden ‘Was Clear’ on Defending Taiwan: Austin

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week that President Joe Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan from an invasion by China “was clear,” but denied that such an invasion was imminent. Austin added that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, was working to normalize its military presence around…


TikTok Is ‘Everything That You Do Not Want in a Modern Democracy’: Tech Expert

Social media giant TikTok and its nebulous connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) present a threat to U.S. national security, according to one expert. Geoffrey Cain, an independent investigative journalist and author of a book on the CCP’s efforts to build a totalitarian surveillance state, believes that TikTok’s troubled emergence, shadowy corporate structure, and…


Republicans Probe Whether China Quarantined US Diplomats to Steal Intelligence, Demand Investigation

Two Republican Congressmen requested that the State Department preserve documents linked to the forced quarantine of more than a dozen U.S. diplomats in China, citing concerns that the communist regime may have pressured them into surrendering intelligence. The Sep. 29 letter (pdf), which was addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and signed by Reps….


The TikTok Trojan Horse and China’s Long Arm of Artificial Intelligence: Geoffrey Cain

 In this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sit down with Geoffrey Cain, an award-winning journalist, technologist, and author of “The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future.” “Everybody was constantly being watched by an artificial intelligence system, which was called the IJOP,” says Cain, referring to a…


China Investing in Military Capabilities to Topple US Defenses: Air Force Secretary

China’s communist regime is the leading threat to the United States and is operating with the intent of displacing the United States as a global superpower, according to a senior Pentagon official. “The reason I came back into government, more than any other by far, is my concern about China’s military modernization program,” said Secretary…


Biden Administration Announces New Strategy for Pacific Islands Amid Rising Chinese Influence

The Biden administration on Sept. 29 released a strategic framework for the Pacific Islands, the first-ever document of its kind. The move came amid heightened actions by the Chinese regime to bring the region under its influence. The White House said in a statement that the Pacific Partnership Strategy (pdf) would help to increase engagement…


Chinese State-Run Media Disapproves of Italy’s Newly Elected Meloni

The coalition led by the Brothers of Italy won Italy’s general election on Sept. 25. The party’s leader Giorgia Meloni will become the country’s first female prime minister. The Chinese communist regime and its official media reacted to Meloni’s victory with a warning and negative prediction, as Meloni has expressed strong support for Taiwan and…


Advanced Economies Have ‘No Confidence’ in China’s Xi Jinping: Global Survey

Public opinion of China has plummeted among the world’s most advanced economies under the reign of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping. A new global survey by the Pew Research Center found that the opinions of large majorities in the world’s developed nations had turned “precipitously more negative” regarding China due to the leadership…