China seeks to influence American agriculture. A roundtable hosted U.S. officials and has ties to China and Bill Gates. We break down what is going on in the heartland of America. I then speak with Peter Rough on the state of Europe-China relations. Following a virtual meeting between the European leaders and Chinese leader Xi…
US Officials Attend Agricultural Event With China Ties; Europe’s China Problem With Peter Rough
China-Solomons Security Deal Paves the Way for Beijing to Establish Foothold in Indo-Pacific: Expert
The newly-signed China-Solomon Islands security agreement seeks to isolate the United States and its allies in the region, according to the former head of intelligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The contentious pact, signed last week, would allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—with the consent of the Solomon Islands—to dispatch police, troops, weapons, and even…
Combination of Russian Aggression and Chinese Technology Marks ‘Epochal Shift’ in Global Security: Expert
The convergence of Russian aggression and Chinese technologies presents a new and unique security threat to global supply chains, according to one security expert. Clete Johnson, a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the partnership between Russia and China presented an “epochal shift” in the security space, possibly…
China Gains Access to the Bay of Bengal
News Analysis The United States and India are threatened as the Chinese regime stands on the brink of securing a port in the Indian Ocean on pace to achieve its goal of sea control by 2030 and naval superiority by 2049. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a long history of circumventing sanctions to support…
China’s Secret Navy in the South China Sea
News Analysis Few regions are more strategically important to China than the South China Sea (SCS). Beijing has increasingly treated the SCS as a “Chinese lake,” subject to its “indisputable sovereignty.” Beijing’s competing territorial claims within other countries bordering on the SCS have led China to be militarily engaged and active in this area for…
Russia-Ukraine War Accelerates Collapse of China’s Belt and Road Global Strategy
Over the past ten years, China’s Communist Party (CCP) has strategically relied on its $4 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to boost its image and influence with at least 149 countries to date. But success has eluded its efforts, and the BRI strategy may be doomed as a result. Consider for example the CCP’s…
The Lessons Taiwan Can Learn From Ukraine—With John Mills
The Chinese Communist Party seeks to destroy the United States—from economics to the military—all while their eyes are on Taiwan and beyond. Taiwan is on the front line of freedom. If Taiwan falls, the next island chain is American territory like Guam. I speak with John Mills—former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs…
China Would Support Russia Even If It Used Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine War: Former Defense Official
The Chinese Communist Party would continue to support Vladimir Putin’s regime in Russia in the event that it used tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to former Assistant Secretary of Defense Graham Allison. “The answer is yes,” Allison said when asked if China would continue its support of Russia regardless of escalations by Putin. “Even…
Israel Is Mistaken About China
News Analysis Israel is America’s longtime friend and ally. We have been through a lot together. And Israel is a rare democracy in the Middle East. So when Israel’s central bank recently made plans to downgrade the U.S. dollar in its reserves and introduce China’s yuan, it really hurt. Friends should not do this to…
China’s Xi Echoes Putin in Proposal for New ‘Global Security Initiative’ Amid Mounting International Criticism
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on April 21 took several veiled swipes at Washington and allies’ sanctions on Russia, while proposing what he called a new China-led “global security initiative.” Xi said the new initiative takes “legitimate security concerns of all” and upholds “the principle of indivisibility of security,” key concepts that Russia has used to…
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