Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary On March 25, the Solomon Islands announced it was “expanding” security arrangements, “diversifying the country’s security partnership including with China.” The announcement was defensive. The day before, opponents of a security pact with China leaked what was labeled a “draft” agreement. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s government did not confirm the authenticity…
China Takes Over the Solomon Islands—and the Pacific
March 31, 2022
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War in Indo-Pacific Could Reach US Mainland: Army Secretary
March 15, 2022
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The next war that the United States fights could see hostilities erupt in the American homeland, according to the Army’s top two leaders. “The homeland really isn’t a sanctuary anymore,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth during a March 15 interview with the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank. “If we were to get in a…
China’s Defense Budget: Spending What’s Necessary to Beat the Americans
Commentary It’s that time of year when China announces its defense budget. This year, defense spending is set to increase 7.1 percent (1.45 trillion yuan or $230 billion) after last year’s 6.8 percent rise, and a 6.6 percent increase the year before that. But these figures are almost meaningless. Perhaps Beijing only issues them as a…
US-India Relationship: Brahma Chellaney on India’s Role in Deterring Chinese Military Aggression
India is fighting against Chinese military aggression. An ongoing border dispute with the Chinese Communist Party is drawing the South Asian nation closer to the United States. A new Indo-Pacific plan from the Biden administration calls for more cooperation with India. What are the key reasons to do so? I am joined by Brahma Chellaney,…
China’s ‘Robo-Yak’: Not Its Best Foot Forward
Commentary In recent commentaries, I have written a lot about the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its efforts to embrace “intelligentized” warfare. These means creating “intelligent weapons” such as autonomous systems, for example, robots. Robotics systems of warfare are basically drones, capable of operating without human controls. Increasingly, autonomous systems are being considered for any…
CDC: 10 Percent Chance for Genomic Sequencing of COVID-19 PCR Nasal Swab
February 17, 2022
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In a Feb. 16 Tweet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a large percentage of nasal swab PCR tests for COVID-19 were ultimately subjected to genomic sequencing analysis, raising red flags about the genetic privacy of individuals who took such tests. “Do you have signed consent forms for every single DNA…
China Well On Its Way to Becoming Global ‘Cyber Superpower’: Expert
February 17, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is on track to transform its regime into a global cyber superpower, according to the testimony of several experts. To counter its influence, they said, the United States would need to do more to protect critical infrastructure and promote its values. “The Chinese Communist Party wants China to become a…
Rubio Calls on 22 US Universities to End Ties With Institutions That Support China’s Military
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has urged 22 American universities to end their academic and research partnerships with Chinese schools that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has tasked with supporting Beijing’s military modernization. “I remain deeply concerned by the PLA’s [People’s Liberation Army] aggressive campaign to infiltrate America’s research enterprise,” Rubio wrote in letters dated Feb….
China’s Nuclear Strategy is ‘Apocalypse Insurance’: Expert
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expanding and enhancing its nuclear weapons arsenal to exploit weaknesses in United States military strategy. Such efforts will improve the regime’s capacity for nuclear coercion, according to defense and security experts. “The Chinese have positioned themselves so that they can essentially execute any plausible nuclear strategy that they wish,”…
American Companies are Supercharging the Chinese Communist Party
January 11, 2022
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News Analysis In the skies, a Chinese fighter pilot pans his hands across a touch screen and the automated target-recognition software detects his target in seconds. In Xinjiang, giant servers that power an immense array of repressive surveillance technologies whir to life. In Shanghai, smart city technology connects residents as never before, even as authorities…
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