Tag: Global Expansion

World May Turn From China Economically If Beijing Doesn’t Take Firm Stand Against Russia Amid War: Yellen

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) shouldn’t expect future claims to sovereignty to carry any weight with the international community if the Beijing regime continues to undermine the sovereignty of Ukraine, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “Whatever China’s geopolitical aims and strategies, we see no benign interpretation of Russia’s invasion nor of its consequences…


US Versus China: The Fight Over Influence in the Solomon Islands With Captain James Fanell

China seeks to dominate the western Pacific. That includes building up a string of ports to dock their naval forces. Doing so would force the free world away from the Indo-Pacific and force countries in Asia to submit to the Chinese Communist Party’s rule. The Solomon Islands could be the first step to achieving such…


International Shipbuilding Contracts Fuel Modernization of Chinese Navy: Report

International demand for commercial ships is fueling the growth of the Chinese navy, according to a new report, which found that billions of dollars in foreign shipbuilding contracts could be being used by Beijing to fund new combat vessels. The new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a security-focused think tank, found…


Taiwan Premier Wants Tougher Chip Protection Laws

Taiwan’s premier said tougher microchip protection laws should be passed “at the earliest date” as China is eyeing the island’s talent and technology. Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang told a Cabinet meeting on April 11 that the threat from the “red supply chain,” referencing Beijing’s infiltration of the country, needed an effective deterrent, according to an…


China Coopts US Allies in the Pacific: Solomon Islands Now, Micronesia Next

News Analysis The Chinese regime has co-opted the Solomon Islands and is now set on removing the Federated States of Micronesia from its Compact of Free Association with the United States. On March 25, the Solomon Islands confirmed that it was drafting a security deal with China. With this single contract, the United States loses…


Decoupling from China’s Economy ‘Is The Future’: Analyst

U.S. political leadership must work with the private sector to decouple critical technology development from mainland China, according to one expert. “One of the key vulnerabilities that we’re becoming more and more aware of is the degree to which Wall Street firms and American banks and investment companies continue to see China as this great…


Solomons Clear on Military Bases: Australian Defence Minister

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says he does not expect the Solomon Islands will allow China to establish a military base. However, Australia remains concerned about the growing militarisation of the region. Foreign affairs officials found out about a security pact between China and the Solomon Islands when a draft was leaked on social media….


NATO to Engage in Asia-Pacific to Counter China

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has announced that it will begin engaging in the Asia-Pacific region both practically and politically in light of Beijing’s growing influence and coercion and its unwillingness to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs on April 7, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg…


US Would Sanction China If It Invades Taiwan: Yellen

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on April 6 that the United States would levy sanctions on China should the communist regime invade Taiwan or provide material support to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. When asked by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee about whether Washington is open…


America’s $500 Million Aid to Nepal Must Support Democracy

News Analysis On March 26, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced a new study to link Nepal’s electricity grid to China. This, despite Nepal’s closer economic proximity to India and the Himalayan mountains separating Nepal’s economic areas from China. China’s study is a thin mimicry of $500 million in U.S. funding through the Millenium Challenge Corporation…