The Department of Defense has released an assessment of China’s economic and military capabilities. Front and center in the report is the $50 billion of damage China does to America’s economy each year. Additionally, China is spending ever more on its military. Andrew Erickson reports for The National Interest (abridged): In keeping with the Trump […]
China is Coming for Hong Kong’s Freedom
Authorities from mainland China have begun to infringe on the liberties enjoyed by the people of Hong Kong. For decades Hong Kong’s protection of freedom has surpassed all of Asia, but that is ending now. At The Wall Street Journal, South Korea’s former ambassador for human rights, Jung-Hoon Lee explains: Last week Hong Kong authorities […]
Keep America Safe, Fire Pompeo and Bolton
After reading Pat Buchanan’s March 5 piece in The American Conservative “Mike Pompeo Threatens China With War,” I asked my friend Chris Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, for his thoughts on a defense agreement with the Philippines. Here’s what he had to say. RCY: Is a Philippine […]
Is a Philippine Ship Worth a War with China?
Writing at The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan details the startling recent remarks of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Philippines. The Secretary told the Filipinos, “any armed attack on Philippine forces, aircraft or public vessels in the South China Sea will trigger mutual defense obligations under article 4 of our mutual defense treaty.” The […]
While Trump Battles Ascending China, Media Fixates on Declining Russia
The media is fixated on Russia. Negative coverage of President Trump and his relationship to Russia is a staple of most cable news networks. Kenny Xu writes at The Federalist, though, that the real threat is China. Xu explains that despite Russia’s past dominance, China is the major threat to America today. He writes: Some […]
What is America’s Policy on China?
Emma Ashford and Trevor Thrall of the Cato Institute explain the complete lack of a clear goal from either of America’s top political parties in regards to China. They write: The growing consensus on China is troubling. Having identified China as America’s biggest strategic challenge, neither party has identified a clear goal. Nor have they articulated […]
What Will Happen if Trump Increases Tariffs on China?
This week President Trump said it would be “highly unlikely” that he would hold off on increasing many tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% to 25%. Analysts are asking, what will happen if he goes forward with his plan? The media is answering that question with a spectrum of possibilities ranging from apocalypse to Armageddon. […]
Has Google Chosen China over America?
At The American Spectator, Mytheos Holt explains Google’s rampant hypocrisy in first refusing to supply software services to the U.S. military, and second, to then supply the Chinese government with software tools that will help it oppress the country’s people and possibly even spy on them. Holt writes: Imagine the following scenario: A group of […]
Treating China as an Enemy is a Risk
At The American Conservative, Cato Institute senior fellow, Doug Bandow explains that treating China like an enemy risks turning the country into one. He suggests that rather than antagonize China, America should work to ensure a free future for its people. He writes: The PRC is likely to pose a major challenge to America. But […]
Who Pays for China’s Defense Budget? The U.S. Pays!
At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan slams globalist politicians, the GOP establishment, and the “New World Order” of George H. W. Bush. Pat laments that the those politicians have thrown open the doors of America to uncontested trade from China, paying for the Middle Kingdom’s military ascendance. He writes (abridged): The Republican Party of Bush […]
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