The annual summer retreat of the CCP leadership in Beidaihe has concluded, and it ended without fanfare. It can be reasonably inferred that no major resolutions were reached during the retreat. Those who expected the CCP to introduce significant measures…
“Living it Up in Xi’s No-Flood Zone,” editorial cartoon by Shaomin Li for The American Spectator, Aug. 9, 2023.
With annual inflation at only 3 percent in June, and second quarter GDP growing at 2.4 percent, it looks like a return to normalcy. With the S&P Index up over 19 percent year to date, and the NASDAQ Composite Index…
Adm. John Aquilino is a warrior who intuitively understands global geopolitics. A 1984 graduate of the Naval Academy with a degree in physics, Aquilino is a naval flyer who was deployed in support of Operation Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, Southern…
When Edward Luttwak speaks, world leaders listen — and now they must consider heeding his advice on Ukraine. Luttwak has been advising world leaders, including U.S. presidents, since the 1980s. He is the author of seminal books on history and…
Later last month — on June 25, to be exact — China’s then–Foreign Minister Qin Gang suddenly disappeared, and he has never been seen since. Before his disappearance, Qin had what Chinese Communist Party insiders call a “rocket-launch speed promotion”:…
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has begun its 10-year plan to rewrite the Bible and the Quran, according to a Fox News report. This marks only the latest case of the party’s religious persecution, with regime officials already changing the…
Russia scholar Stephen Kotkin and China scholar Orville Schell, in a fascinating interview on Foreign Affairs, identify the collapse of the Soviet Union as the seminal event that motivates both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in…
The indefatigable Bill Gertz of the Washington Times has a page-one story highlighting a Mitchell Institute report that warns that the United States is falling behind China in “counterspace capabilities” that will be crucial to success in any future war….
On April 9, 2021, the Chinese Cyberspace Administration’s Central Network Information Office Reporting Center for Illegal and Undesirable Information promulgated a circular letter concerning the pervasive and unwelcome presence of “harmful information involving historical nihilism” on the internet. Citing the…
