Xi Jinping

Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party

CCP Raids Churches, Arrests Hundreds of Christians in ‘China’s Jerusalem’

Chinese authorities conducted a massive raid on Christian faith groups days before Christmas in Wenzhou — known as “China’s Jerusalem” — detaining hundreds of worshipers. Many were from Yayang...

U.S. Sees Korea as Potential Key To Supporting Taiwan

It looks like the United States Forces Korea (USFK) are getting a new mission without being relieved of any of their old responsibilities. On January 4, Nikkei Asia reported comments by the USFK commander...

Turkey’s extensive ties with Venezuela bolstered Maduro’s regime despite sanctions and criminal activity

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was an important external backer of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, providing diplomatic cover, economic engagement, and access to international markets...

Trump has started to liberate Venezuela while striking the heart of Russia, China, Iran’s evil global axis

President Trump’s historic intervention in Venezuela offers needed hope to friends of freedom around the world and nervous traders in the oil market. A pro-America, free-market government...

U.S.-Palau agreement shows new National Security Strategy in action

One of the new agreements with the United States is designed to help counter Chinese political warfare attacks on Palau. The initial cost to the United States is $2.2 million, exactly the sort of low-cost counter to China’s ability to disrupt and degrade the economy, politics and society of a key U.S. ally that is needed.

Eight Things to Know About Christians in China

The latest wave of religious repression in China represents the most aggressive internal clampdowns in years. Catholic bishops appointed by the Vatican have been disappeared, despite a deal allegedly giving...

All about Trump’s revised National Security Strategy

The good, the bad, and the conspicuously absent

Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise

Congressional Investigation Reveals Federal Research Funding Underwrote China’s Expanding Nuclear Program

The United States unknowingly funneled research funding into China’s nuclear industry. On December 17, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the House Committee on Education...

How Turkey Props up Venezuela

The government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has provided an unexpected sanctions evasion lifeline for Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela.

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

Rolling Back Export Controls, U.S. Offers China Powerful AI Chips

The United States has instituted a pay-to-play scheme for artificial intelligence (AI) exports. On December 8, President Donald Trump announced that the Commerce Department would allow American AI semiconductor...

The US-China Crossroads: Time for American Corporates to Choose Sides

In June 2023, rumors swirled online in China that Microsoft Research Asia would be rapidly shuttering its presence in China and relocating to Vancouver. Such a move would have made sense given intensifying...

Chinese Government Mouthpiece Calls for Nuclear Attack on Japan

Guancha, a Chinese state-run media outlet, openly called for nuclear strikes on Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Japanese legislature earlier this month that Tokyo might defend...

Fixing Putin’s plan

Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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Using Shutdown as Cover, Suspected Chinese Hackers Target the Congressional Budget Office

While President Donald Trump raved about his meeting with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on October 30, it was business as usual for Beijing, targeting Washington’s secrets and security...

China Pauses Some Rare Earth Export Curbs While Retaining Levers of Control

While China may have officially halted some hostile trade actions, Beijing isn’t laying down its most potent weapons. On November 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a one-year delay...