Tag: Global Expansion

China Is ‘Most Likely Threat’ to Face US in Military Conflict: Expert

The Biden administration’s forthcoming national security strategy will consider China to be the most likely nation to become embroiled in an armed conflict with the United States, according to one expert. China’s size and global reach, however, means that the United States’ strategy of the last 30 years, to contain competitors and deny them objectives,…


China Tries to Turn the Solomon Islands Into a Vassal State

News Analysis New documents show that China seeks to expand its influence and military deployments in the Asia-Pacific islands nearly to the point of making one country, the Solomon Islands, into a vassal state. Yet proposed policies to oppose Beijing’s latest expansionism rely on the same old failed soft diplomacy, economic incentives, and non-confrontation that create perverse…


EU Calls on China to End Russian War on Ukraine

Leadership from the European Union (EU) and China met for a virtual summit April 1, amid increasing tensions over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tacit support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We called on China to end the war in Ukraine,” said EU President Charles Michel during a press briefing after the meeting. “China cannot turn…


China, Russia Continue ‘Limitless Friendship’; New Pentagon Plan Calls China the Pacing Threat

China and Russia’s romance continues—at least, that’s what China says. We explore what China’s aggressive tones, like breaking international order or criticizing the United States, have done to our perception of the communist regime. President Joe Biden’s new defense budget proposal is facing the heat. At the same time, the Pentagon released its 2022 defense…


CCP Agent Conspired With New York Police Officer to Spy on Americans: DOJ

The Department of Justice (DOJ( on March 30 unsealed charges against a Chinese national, who is accused of working as an unregistered agent of the Chinese communist regime. Sun Hoi Ying is alleged to have spied on at least 35 individuals in the United States and to have fed information from his efforts to the Chinese…


Beijing-Solomons Deal: A Threat to Australian Sovereignty

Commentary On March 24, a leaked draft agreement between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China on security cooperation sent shockwaves through the Australian political and security establishments. Article 1 of the Agreement stipulates that “China may, according to its own needs and with the consent of the Solomon Islands, make ship visits…


Pompeo: US Should Label China as ‘Adversary’ Rather Than ‘Competitor’ in Recognition of Growing CCP Threats

The next U.S. national security strategy should focus on the challenges of curbing authoritarianism and formally recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan to deter Chinese communist aggression, according to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “Being in an ambiguous place is really, really dangerous,” Pompeo said during a March 28 interview with the Hudson Institute, a…


China Set To Dominate Latin America Within 5 Years: Security Expert

China is expanding its influence in South America to counter the U.S. dominance in the Western hemisphere, according to security expert Joseph J. Humire.  “They’ve been building it gradually, systematically, over many, many years—over decades,” Humire recently told EpochTV’s “China Insider” program. Trade and investment in the region have been integral to Beijing’s efforts in…


Beijing-Solomons Deal ‘Gravely Concerning’: New Zealand PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called a leaked draft security agreement between Beijing and the Solomon Islands “gravely concerning.” “We see such acts as the potential militarisation of the region and also see very little reason in terms of the Pacific security for such a need and such a presence,” Ardern told RNZ…


CCP’s Militarization of South China Sea Islands Marks ‘Significant Change’ in Balance of Power in Region: Analysts

The militarization of islands in the South China Sea is an indicator of the Chinese regime’s desire to dominate the region and send a message to the rest of the world, according to security analysts. Recently, the Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. John Aquilino, revealed that the Chinese regime has fully militarized at…