Commentary Chinese state media have accused the U.S. government of being “hysterical,” “laughably juvenile,” and “losing its calm” after U.S. fighter jets shot down four objects, including a Chinese spy balloon, this month. Columns in China Daily, People’s Daily, and Global Times mocked the United States, opining that Washington made a “strong case that the F-22…
Forced Organ Harvesting From Prisoners of Conscience in China Must End Now
North Korea’s Penultimate Threat: Mobile Solid-Fuel Rockets
Commentary After nearly two decades of striving, North Korea, with plenty of Chinese help, has finally reached the stage of world-class nuclear terror in service of the hegemonic ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Eleven years after North Korea’s April 15, 2012, revelation of a mockup of a liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) traveling…
Will ‘Revenge Spending’ Save China’s Economy?
Commentary Much economic news coming out of China references “revenge spending.” It is a strange use of language. Nowhere in its use does anyone indicate who is getting revenge or on whom. It seems to have emerged from the expectation that heavy consumer spending now that the economy has reopened—spending with a “vengeance”—will overcome other…
‘Social Justice Debt’ Is Turning US Businesses Into ‘State-Owned Enterprises’
Commentary “It’s the journey, not the destination, that matters,” goes the old saying with regard to life. Perhaps so. But when it comes to the fate of America’s financial and economic system, the destination is ultimately the only thing that matters. In fact, the journey on which we now find ourselves is actually a preview…
The Space Race: Why China Is Looking to Africa to Outsmart the US
Commentary In a recent Politico interview, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator Bill Nelson warned readers that this space race is fraught with danger. For example, if China gets “to a place on the moon under the guise of scientific research,” he said, “it is not beyond the realm of possibility that they say, ‘Keep out, we’re…
Why Is America Desperate to Talk to China After Balloon Intrusion?
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary “We believe in the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and the PRC [People’s Republic of China] in order to responsibly manage the relationship,” declared Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, in a Feb. 7 statement. “Unfortunately, the PRC has declined our request. Our commitment to…
What Are We Doing to Counter CCP Spying?
Commentary The determination of the Chinese Communist regime to spy and collect information as part of its relentless efforts to expand its influence throughout the world was in stark relief this past week. The revelation that hundreds of security cameras in Australian government buildings were potentially collecting information for China followed the saga of the…
China Builds for South Polar Nuclear Strikes
Commentary When China tested its fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS) nuclear delivery weapon in July and August 2021, it said nothing about its plans for developing this weapon. First produced by the former Soviet Union in the late 1960s to better evade the U.S. early warning radar, China’s FOBS can do that but could also…
The Chips War Heats Up
Commentary First shots were fired last October when the United States passed the CHIPS and Science Act. It aimed directly at Beijing’s ambition to become the world’s preeminent maker of advanced computer chips. The law offers a significant subsidy for semiconductor manufacturers to establish and expand operations domestically. It also limits the ability to export…
Harrison Ford: The American Hero Who Said No to China
Commentary Keanu Reeves is a rare type of celebrity. He appears to have a heart. Countless stories have been written about the actor’s compassion and lack of ego, hence the reason why he is now considered “America’s sweetheart.” Who isn’t a fan of Reeves? Well, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for one. Last year, as…
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