Amid the clash of fundamental values and national security between the U.S. and China, President Joe Biden, after repeatedly asking President Xi Jinping to meet in the U.S., finally realized his dream. Now, the question is not: “How will the…
“Xi Had a Nice Halloween,” editorial cartoon by Shaomin Li for The American Spectator, Nov. 7, 2023.
China’s former premier, Li Keqiang, passed away suddenly last Friday at only 68 years of age — the shortest-lived premier in the history of the People’s Republic of China. According to the CCP official announcement, he died of a heart…
I Confucius arrived in the Chinese capital one cold winter’s morning and proceeded down broad avenues and through splendid gateways before reaching the very heart of the city, where he took up a commanding position on the eastern side of…
“See You Later, General Li,” editorial cartoon by Shaomin Li for The American Spectator, Sept. 17, 2023.
In recent months, President Joe Biden sent his Cabinet members — including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and climate envoy John Kerry — to Beijing one after another, as…
Meta recently took “what appears to be the largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world,” off its platforms, according to the company’s quarterly Adversarial Threat Report released this week.’ The social media accounts that made up the covert…
In 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1276, popularly known as “Skip the Stuff,” restricting plastic straws, utensils, and condiment packs in restaurants. This year, Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta are skipping “stuff” much more dangerous than…
At the dawn of the 20th century, China’s goal was to be recognized by the West as an equal. So, through no fault of its own, it waded into World War I a mere 16 months before the war came…
