China benefits more from U.S. trade
The excellent Feb. 22 editorial, “Mr. Xi is tanking China’s economy. That’s bad for the U.S.,” outlined the threats to the Chinese economy, but I disagree that a failing Chinese economy represents...
Chinese Communist Party
Transparency Will Go a Long Way To Patch Up U.S.-China Relations
Trade relations between China and the United States—the two largest economies in the world—are suffering from rising tensions and heightened geopolitical risk. Much of the uncertainty in the relationship...
Op-eds
Supporting America’s Allies Puts America First
There’s plenty for MAGA Republicans to like in recent Senate-passed legislation to aid Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Op-eds
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Grow to 1,500 Weapons by 2035
China’s nuclear weapon stockpile may grow to 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, according to a new estimate by a U.S. scientific group. The finding increases the urgency to address U.S. preparedness to...
Policy Briefs
No better enemy
America empowers its adversaries
Op-eds
Democracy’s high stakes in Taiwan’s vote
Taiwan’s upcoming election stands as a litmus test of the Chinese Communist Party’s political warfare strategy, specifically whether disinformation and military drills alone can bend Taipei’s...
Op-eds
Kleptocrats in democracy’s clothing: Beijing and Moscow talk anti-corruption at the UN
Redefining terms like anti-corruption, human rights, democracy, and integrity — even when self-evidently disingenuous — provides China the cover to mimic the mechanisms of good governance while blunting...
Op-eds
Risk Factors: Chinese companies are exploiting American capital markets
The Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has filed to go public in the U.S., with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley as lead underwriters. The IPO (initial public offering) is projected to...
Op-eds
The U.S. Must Combat CCP-Sanctioned Overseas Spying by Private Entities
Chinese law turns even private actors into state collectors of intelligence. America must fight back.
Op-eds
The unmaking of the United Nations
How the U.N. became the handmaiden of terrorists
Op-eds
Three upcoming events that could torpedo Pacific peace
Three things are going on that could turbo charge Chinese strategic expansion in the Pacific. U.S. DEFENCE ARCHITECTURE IN THE PACIFIC The first two involve what are known as the “Compact States”....
Op-eds
The Perils of Allowing Elon Musk’s Starlink Into Gaza
Elon Musk wants Starlink, his low-earth orbit satellite constellation that delivers broadband internet, to be operating in Gaza. If deployed, the system could erode Israel’s internet blackout in the area,...
Op-eds
China Is Trying to Change What Human Rights Mean
The party’s loose approach to basic facts permeates other more complex issues with concrete and damaging consequences for how China interacts with the world.
Op-eds
In Israel vs. Hamas, China Backs Iran vs. America
China’s response to the Israel-Hamas war draws from the same playbook Beijing has applied to the Ukraine war since last year. Beijing is backing the interests of its main anti-U.S. ally in the region...
Memos
Defense Department Report Highlights Cyber Threat from China
China’s cyber capabilities pose a greater threat to U.S. interests than ever before, according to a new Pentagon report on Chinese military power. Worse, according to the report, the Chinese...
Op-eds
Are Chinese Battery Companies the Next Huawei?
Electric cars, charging networks, and batteries made in China come with critical security threats.
Op-eds
Remarks by Matt Pottinger at Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s China Forum 2023
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Remarks
Reading the UNGA tea leaves
America’s enemies and adversaries reveal their intentions
Op-eds
Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine
Russian victory in Ukraine would give comfort and confidence to those who hate America
Op-eds
The US national innovation base has critical weaknesses. Just look at Starlink.
Defense intellectuals and proponents of defense innovation have been busy for over a decade selling dreams about Third, Fourth, perhaps Fifth Offsets; about the promise of bringing “dynamism” back...