Hong Kong’s Two Systems, 1841-2020
Commentary Xia Baolong, currently Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and former Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang who allegedly ordered the removal of thousands of crosses from…
The Facts Behind China’s De-dollarization
Commentary The divide of the world reignites the discussion of de-dollarization. As the U.S. dollar index depreciated from 115 to 101 or nearly 12 percent, anyone, including foreign governments, that…
Taiwan Is Also Decoupling From China
Commentary America’s recent moves to decouple its economy from China seem to have found a mirror in Taiwan. It is not that Taipei’s official policy has embraced Washington’s increasingly hostile…
A Few Key Questions About Japan’s Defense
Commentary What’s motivating Japan and Prime Minister Kishida? The People’s Republic of China (PRC). Xi Jinping has succeeded in getting Japan to take its defense seriously—something the Americans never had…
The CCP Harms Itself With the Persecution of Falun Gong
Commentary On April 25, Falun Gong practitioners mark the 24th anniversary of their peaceful protest against repression in China. On that day in 1999, approximately 10,000 practitioners of the spiritual…
China Daily’s Hypocritical Lecture on US Human Rights Problems
Commentary China’s state-run media attacks on the United States are the essence of hypocrisy. China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) regulates and administers state-run print, news, and internet…
Don’t Worry Too Much About the Bomb
Commentary With daily news about Russian attacks on Ukraine and the building threat of similar strikes by communist China on Taiwan—any of which could escalate to conventional, tactical nuclear, or…
Russia’s Role in the Sudan Conflict
Commentary Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin of the infamous Wagner mercenary group also owns a U.S.-sanctioned company called Meroe Gold. This company extracts gold from Sudan, supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…