High-tech export bans helped China, but not Russia
COCOM (Coordinating Committee) was a semi-secretive export control system made up of NATO members plus Japan. During the Cold War,...
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Will Western financial institutions protect Communist China?
The world was surprised by the severity and breadth of economic sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its...
Taiwan: Shinzo Abe gets it (partly) right
A fight to defend Taiwan will be far more deadly than Ukraine. So what if Japan takes the lead by...
China’s J-20 stealth fighter is a serious threat
China’s J-20 stealth fighter, a short explainer – The Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” jet represents a major breakthrough for Chinese military...
Solomon Islands: Going after Chinese ‘juice’
The Americans went to the Solomon Islands almost two weeks ago. It was a high-power delegation that included Biden’s National...
Allegations of theft & espionage cloud the nature of China’s tech war against US
China’s “whole-of-society” strategy of spying makes it almost impossible to detect the difference between common criminal activity and espionage against...
China or the USA?
Two recent reports highlight a disturbing trend in the global power dynamic. They are not receiving much attention because of...
China benefiting from American mutual funds
Center Executive Chairman, Frank Gaffney, joined Steve Bannon's War Room Pandemic to discuss the issue of American pension funds benefiting...
Beijing’s militarization of South China Sea islands can cause US, allies ‘all sorts of problems’
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was interviewed by the Epoch Times for this piece Beijing’s growing aggressiveness and...
US-Japan marines training should move towards bilateral warfighting capabilities
The joint training taking place in Camp Fuji sends out the message that the US and Japan are doing what’s...
Why invade Taiwan when bypassing Taiwan works?
Even as Russia has pivoted to a full commitment to invade and crush Ukraine, Russia is a mere tributary vassal...
China’s defense budget: Spending what’s necessary to beat the Americans
It’s that time of year when China announces its defense budget. This year, defense spending is set to increase 7.1 percent...
Understanding China’s defense spending
The Chinese are persistent and intelligent, and they have said where they intend to end up ー including taking territory...
Nuclear is back on the menu
As we begin the second week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I would assert things have not gone as...
Ukraine invasion: Time for Beijing to rethink Taiwan
Xi Jinping and his people are no doubt paying close attention to events in Ukraine. They may not like what...
Beijing’s ‘psychological warfare’ against Taiwan likely to intensify in wake of Ukraine crisis
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted extensively in this Epoch Times piece The Chinese regime is paying...