Beijing

Letter to the POTUS

Careful, Sir, Putin wants to out-negotiate you like Stalin out-negotiated Roosevelt  

Amid Rising Chinese Aggression, Manila Announces Plans To Procure New South Korean Anti-Ship Missiles

In exploring new arms deals with South Korea, the Philippines is targeting both missiles and messaging. On October 16, Asia Times reported that Manila began discussions with Seoul to acquire new...

Beijing’s Minerals Brinkmanship May Backfire

The Communist Party’s anxiety reflects how quickly investor confidence and allied coordination hardened after the announcement.

Australia Watches as Chinese Proxies Try to Jail Opposition

On October 20 the verdict is due in a legally spurious case of unlawful assembly against Daniel Suidani and another pro-democracy leader Celsus Talifilu in the Solomon Islands.

The Case for a Second Front in the War on Fentanyl

Follow the money — specifically, the role of Chinese gangs in cleaning cartel cash.

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices

Welcome to the Era of Mutually Assured Disruption

Washington and Beijing both believe they can manage the chaos. Neither can.

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery

The U.S. Will Rely on China To Defend Against the Next Pandemic

Despite the lessons of the pandemic, America’s biodefense system increasingly relies on Chinese components. On October 14, the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), a body that sets domestic quality standards for...

Ukraine Alleges China Provides Satellite Imagery To Support Russian Strikes

Ukraine accused China of taking its support for Russia’s illegal invasion to new heights — specifically, hundreds of miles above the Earth. On October 4, an official from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence...

North Korean Military Parade Showcases Enhanced Weaponry and Ties With China and Russia

When North Korea’s neighbors paid a visit to Pyongyang on October 10, Kim Jong-Un treated them to a tightly orchestrated spectacle. Guests, including Chinese Premier Li Qiang, former Russian President...

Trump is fighting a historic clash of civilizations against China — here’s how he could win it

The global economy is finally waking up to the risks from authoritarian economics. As China imposes critical mineral and lithium battery export restrictions on the U.S. and the world, one...

China Is Supercharging Iran’s Sanctions Evasion Strategy

Beijing has become the central engine of Iran’s sanctions evasion strategy. For years, China has been the top buyer of Iranian oil and other sanctioned goods — purchasing approximately 90 percent of...

Why Donald Trump’s Diplomacy Appears to be Working

President Trump’s signature transactionalism and emphasis on personal relationships with foreign leaders are helping not hindering US foreign policy.

U.S. Must Stand with Georgian People Against Anti-Western Regime

Tens of thousands rallied in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on October 4-5 to protest local elections in which the country’s increasingly authoritarian ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory....

Combatting PRC Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive Behavior in the Indo-Pacific

New Major Study Suggests DeepSeek Still Lags Behind Top American Models and Presents Major Security Flaws

In a head-to-head matchup over the future of artificial intelligence (AI), the United States appears to be winning — for now. On September 30, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation at the National...

Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control

China Could Win AI Fight

In August, Chinese researchers debuted the world’s largest brain-inspired supercomputer. The Darwin Monkey is just the latest in a string of People’s Republic of China (PRC) artificial intelligence...

Trump will help Ukraine hit Putin where it hurts — to finally end his bloody war

President Donald Trump — after repeatedly warning the Kremlin that his patience was wearing thin over its continuing invasion of Ukraine — has begun to match words with action. As Moscow continues...