China’s rubber-stamp legislature adopted a land border law on Oct. 23 amid a protracted standoff over disputed territory with India. The measure takes effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and comes after a step-up in Chinese activity along its disputed border with India and Bhutan, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC), at its Himalayan…
Biden Abandoned Critical Mineral Reserves in Afghanistan While Thwarting Mining at Home: GOP Forum
October 23, 2021
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Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources held a forum Oct. 22 to discuss how President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan left massive, untapped reserves of rare-earth metals, lithium, and other vital minerals in Taliban hands, potentially opening them up to exploitation by China. Speakers said the Biden administration has simultaneously worked to hinder key…
Philippines Lodges Protest Against Beijing’s ‘Illegal’ Incursions in South China Sea
October 21, 2021
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The Philippine government has issued a diplomatic protest against the frequent disruptive actions of Chinese vessels challenging its ships patrolling the South China Sea. The Filipino Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the protest was against the “unlawful issuance of over 200 radio challenges, sounding of sirens, and blowing of horns by Chinese government…
Espionage Is a Fundamental Engine Behind China’s Economic Growth
October 19, 2021
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News Analysis The Chinese economy has benefited from decades of purposeful economic espionage focused on acquiring Western technology, intellectual property, and general economic know-how. Communist China’s long-term economic strategy is aimed at replacing the U.S.-dominated post-World War II order, which was established by the United Nations and the Bretton Woods international monetary framework, with an…
Defeat the CCP Before Strengthening the UN
October 19, 2021
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Commentary A British conservative advocates increased investigatory power for the United Nation’s WHO to defeat the next pandemic, but fails to account for Beijing’s growing influence over the U.N. itself. Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative Party member of the British parliament and who is normally tough on authoritarianism, is advocating more power for the World Health…
US Calls Cambodian Government Opaque, Alleging Chinese Military Activity at Navy Base
October 14, 2021
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The United States on Wednesday accused the Cambodian government of lacking transparency about Chinese construction activities at its biggest naval base, and urged it to disclose to its people the full scope of Beijing’s military involvement. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday made public what it said were satellite…
China Controls the World’s Critical Minerals Supply Chains
October 9, 2021
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News Analysis Global supply chain interruptions are exacerbated by China’s lock on chemical processing. In 1987, former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said, “The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths.” It seems that decades ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had already recognized the importance of controlling raw materials. Beyond mining and extraction, China’s…
In Ecuador, America and Europe Neglect Their Economic Leverage Over China
October 8, 2021
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News Analysis Ecuador’s plan for free trade agreements with the United States, European Union, Russia, and China demonstrate that democracies are not utilizing their own large economies to protect democratic values. On trade matters, Ecuador has in effect broadcast that it is not choosing sides in the developing new cold war between China and a…
China’s Maritime Militia: The CCP’s Covert Military Arm
October 8, 2021
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News Analysis Despite Beijing’s disclaimers, China’s maritime militia is very real. It is composed of vessels that look like civilian fishing boats, but are tasked with supporting the Chinese Navy in controlling the seas. The sailors are called “Little Blue Men,” a play on “little green men from Mars.” When pressed for an explanation, the…
Beijing’s New Propaganda War: French Military Report Tells All
October 7, 2021
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News Analysis A new study of China’s global influence operations, produced by the French military, is taking France by storm. Le Monde, Le Parisiene, Le Figaro, L’Express, Libération, the country’s Senate, and others have all covered the 641-page report, most positively and many breathlessly. Breathless is the right reaction to newly-discovering the depths of China’s…
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