China’s Reach for More Economic Stimulus Amounts to a Confession of Failure
Commentary Beijing has admitted failure, even if it refuses to use the word. This is actually the second such confession in the past six months. The first one came earlier…
An Opportunity From Russia: The Wagner Rebellion
Commentary The Wagner Group, an international Russian paramilitary organization led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, mutinied on June 23–24. Wagner fighters reportedly occupied two military bases, including in the southern Russian city…
Growing China-Middle East Economic Ties Cannot be Ignored
Commentary The fireworks were flying during the recent China and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh. Several high profile business deals were announced between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
The Rise of India
Commentary Despite a number of structural disadvantages, India will likely rival China in terms of global power. This year, India hosted the G-20 conference, which Indian leaders see as recognition…
The National Security Threat of China’s Base in Cuba
Commentary The revelation that communist China has an expanding base in Cuba is a direct threat to U.S. national security for five major reasons. First, what is true in real…
China in Cuba: Nuclear-Armed Communists on the Warpath
Commentary China, according to “fragmentary” U.S. intelligence reports, is about to establish a “joint military training facility” with Cuba on that island. Chinese military personnel are already listening in on…
Death Threats and Bomb Scares
Commentary China’s transnational repression is hitting New Yorkers. On June 21, a former New York City cop, Michael McMahon, was convicted of acting as an illegal Chinese agent and stalking…
China’s ‘One-and-Done’ Arms Buyers
Commentary What is the secret to success as an arms exporter? Repeat business. Countries buy arms from certain suppliers for specific reasons: performance, reliability, cost, alliance politics, and so on.…
Cyber Threats From China and Russia
Commentary Increasing cyberattacks, particularly against the energy sector, demonstrate the cyber threats posed by China and Russia. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reported on June 15 that…
China Retreats From Southeast Asia
Commentary In yet another sign of China’s economic and financial troubles, Beijing has dramatically diminished its financial presence in Southeast Asia. Once preeminent, China finds itself today eclipsed by others.…
The Chinese Military Won’t Talk to Us. So What?
Commentary If you want to make Americans uncomfortable—or desperate—don’t talk to them. During his recent visit to China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly asked his hosts to set up…
Biden Admin Bows to Beijing
Commentary The fact that U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has flown to China to discuss key points of contention indicates that the United States is more concerned about what…
China’s Xi Is Not Getting What He Wants
Commentary China featured large in a recent article carried by the prestigious The Atlantic magazine. In those pages, China experts from the American Enterprise Institute, Dan Blumenthal and Derek Scissors,…
US and China Wage Diplomatic War in the Central and South Pacific
Commentary Eighty-one years separate 1942 and 2023. In that human lifetime, the technologies of war have changed, as have some of the regional and global actors. Great Power rivalry definitely…
Taiwan Is Also Decoupling From China
Commentary America’s recent moves to decouple its economy from China seem to have found a mirror in Taiwan. It is not that Taipei’s official policy has embraced Washington’s increasingly hostile…
A Few Key Questions About Japan’s Defense
Commentary What’s motivating Japan and Prime Minister Kishida? The People’s Republic of China (PRC). Xi Jinping has succeeded in getting Japan to take its defense seriously—something the Americans never had…
The CCP Harms Itself With the Persecution of Falun Gong
Commentary On April 25, Falun Gong practitioners mark the 24th anniversary of their peaceful protest against repression in China. On that day in 1999, approximately 10,000 practitioners of the spiritual…
China Daily’s Hypocritical Lecture on US Human Rights Problems
Commentary China’s state-run media attacks on the United States are the essence of hypocrisy. China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) regulates and administers state-run print, news, and internet…
Don’t Worry Too Much About the Bomb
Commentary With daily news about Russian attacks on Ukraine and the building threat of similar strikes by communist China on Taiwan—any of which could escalate to conventional, tactical nuclear, or…
Russia’s Role in the Sudan Conflict
Commentary Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin of the infamous Wagner mercenary group also owns a U.S.-sanctioned company called Meroe Gold. This company extracts gold from Sudan, supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…