Tag: Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping and the ‘Pottery Barn Rule’

Commentary: Peter Parker’s (Spiderman) Uncle Ben once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Or, to quote former Secretary of State Colin Powell: “You break it, you bought it.” This latter saying, usually known as the “Pottery Barn rule,” should be Xi Jinping’s personal mantra for the next five years. Xi has always wanted to…


CCP’s 20th National Congress Sends ‘Chilling’ Message to Democracies: Taiwan’s Top Envoy in Canada

Taiwan’s top envoy in Canada says the recent national congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sends a “chilling” message to like-minded democracies around the world. Testifying before the parliamentary Canada-China committee on Nov. 1, Harry Ho-Jen Tseng, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, warned parliamentarians not to take the message…


Hunan Wildfires Destroy At Least 2 Towns, 2 Dead

Wildfires in Hunan, a province in south central China, erupted on Oct. 17, but the Chinese media has kept silent on the natural disaster. The fire has been raging for over a week, so far burning down two townships and killing two firefighters. Chinese netizens blamed the regime’s party congress for the media silence. The…


The Story of Two 20Th Communist Party Congresses

The Hang Seng Index (HSI)–the main Hong Kong market index–hit a new low since 2009 after the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), although some Hong Kong observers predicted that the congress would have been good for the HSI in the short term. The congress has many worrying signals. It resolved that…


All the Emperor’s Men: Xi Appoints Loyalists, Putting Pressure on Taiwan and US

Commentary Xi Jinping cleaned house when he appointed loyalists to the politburo and top government positions, with greater internal control and more external aggression to be expected, especially for the United States and Taiwan. The 20th national congress of the CCP, which ended on Oct. 22, resulted in Xi being awarded a third term, cementing his role…


Xi Jinping’s Rise Could Be the Beginning of the End for Communist China

Commentary It was supposed to be a crowning moment for Chinese Communist Party boss Xi Jinping. The once-every-five-years national congress of party poohbahs would formally extend his tenure beyond two five-years terms—a coronation set in motion at the last congress in 2017 when party leaders ditched the custom of identifying an eventual successor. Xi would…


World Faces a More Hostile China Under Xi’s Third Term: General Spalding

In clinching an unprecedented third term, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is showing the world his vision of China: one that is more aggressive and at odds with the values of the free world, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. “China is going to be much more aggressive, both militarily and with regard…


Former US General Responds to Chinese Communist Party Leader’s Third Term: ‘A big challenge for the free world”

In clinching an unprecedented third term, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is showing the world his vision of China: one that is more aggressive and at odds with the values of the free world, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. “China is going to be much more aggressive, both militarily and with regard…


‘A Big Challenge for the Free World’: Former US General Responds to Chinese Leader’s Third Term

In clinching an unprecedented third term, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is showing the world his vision of China: one that is more aggressive and at odds with the values of the free world, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. “China is going to be much more aggressive, both militarily and with regard…


Power Grab: What Xi Jinping’s 3rd Term Means

Following in the footsteps of Chairman Mao Zedong, one of the most brutal communist leaders the world has seen, is history about to repeat itself with Xi Jinping? In this special report, we look at what Xi Jinping’s third term means for China and the world, what America can expect going forward, and if the…