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opinion
Cowardly to the Core: Apple’s App Store Bows to China’s War on Faith
It was reported last week that a Bible app and a Quran app had been removed from Apple’s App Store in China amid pressure from the Chinese government. That’s hardly surprising behavior from the Chinese Communist Party. But now, an American company has been enlisted to do Beijing’s dirty work. The watchdog group Apple Censorship was the… -
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Microsoft Was Right to Pull Plug on LinkedIn in China
LinkedIn, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, announced on Thursday a sunset of its localized version of its platform in China that currently has over 50 million users. The platform had recently been criticized for blocking several U.S. journalists for the use of “prohibited content” in light of a crackdown by Chinese authorities earlier this… -
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China Will Test America on Taiwan. What Will Joe Biden Do?
Chinese military activity around Taiwan has risen to unprecedented levels over the last few months. Chinese warplanes have breached Taiwan’s air defense zone more than 150 times in just this last week. Given the stakes, and rather ambiguous assurances from the U.S. regarding Taiwan’s security, what happens when Beijing tries to test U.S. resolve? The current Taiwan Relations Act does not provide… -
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How China’s Economic Freedom Deficit Distorts Markets Beyond Its Borders
In an attempt to lay out the Biden administration’s approach to charting the course of the U.S.-China economic relationship, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai underscored that the bilateral relationship is “complex and competitive.” More importantly, Tai noted, “In recent years, Beijing has doubled down on its state-centered economic system. It is increasingly clear that China’s… -
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House Republicans Probe Climate Groups’ Ties to China
A pair of top House Republicans demanded information from several progressive organizations on their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, ranking member on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia, ranking member on the oversight and investigations subcommittee, wrote letters Sunday to four left-wing climate-focused groups with a series of… -
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On Nukes, China Aims for Parity With US—or Maybe More
After a summer of extraordinarily bad news on the exponential growth of China’s strategic nuclear forces, recent public statements by U.S. government officials indicate Beijing isn’t only building out its nuclear forces, but also diversifying it, by considering new, nontraditional weapons, as well as possibly reconsidering its nuclear deterrent doctrine. That’s an awful lot of… -
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7 Takeaways as Milley, Austin, McKenzie Testify on Afghanistan, China Phone Calls
In some cases, the answers were surprising. In other cases, the answers were surprising only in hearing top U.S. military leaders state publicly what already was suspected. The Senate Armed Services Committee got some answers Tuesday from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin; Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Marine Gen…. -
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China’s ‘Revolution’ Profound but Not Unprecedented
Amid an already concerning “common prosperity” drive and crackdowns on a growing list of industries, Beijing recently released new rules to strengthen the government’s ideological oversight of the entertainment sector. Shortly thereafter, a post by a hitherto-obscure blogger claimed these developments constituted to a “profound revolution” against capitalists, the “worship” of Western culture, and “sissy-boy”… -
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How Might China Exploit Afghanistan Debacle?
In the rarified atmosphere of Washington, the debacle unfolding in Afghanistan has led as much to questions of how China might exploit this as it has analysis and discussion of what is ongoing in Kabul. One regularly asked question is whether Beijing will feel emboldened to invade Taiwan, either because the U.S. is preoccupied with… -
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Harris Assails China’s Bid to ‘Coerce,’ ‘Intimidate’ South China Sea Neighbors
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president said that China “continues to coerce, to intimidate, and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea.” “Beijing’s actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and… -
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6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan
The U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan presents an opportunity for China, but one that the communist regime likely will take cautiously. Beyond Afghanistan, a major Chinese propaganda organ already has used the U.S. defeat there to warn Taiwan (which the communist regime claims as part of China) and potentially other countries. China’s diplomats met late last… -
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This Is the Fundamental Advantage That China Lacks
The China challenge looms large and shows no sign of stopping. Put simply, China is working aggressively to spread its influence and promote its interests throughout the globe, exploiting nations and flouting individual rights and sovereignty as it does so. And it’s doing a pretty good job. China invests huge amounts of capital into developing countries, with overseas investment and construction exceeding $2 trillion since 2005. Many of… -
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China’s 100 Years of Humiliation Left an Everlasting Footprint on Its Ambitions and Aspirations
When you look up “Why is history important?” on Google, the answer you are given is that “studying history allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved.” While history does indeed give us insight on the past, it also grants the ability to make inferences about the present and future. This is especially true… -
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Senate Republicans Release Contents of Redacted Fauci Email on Chinese Lab
A group of Republican senators released the full contents of an April 2020 email between Dr. Anthony Fauci and the leader of a nonprofit group with close ties to China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. The email previously had been redacted. The federal government had said the redacted version of the email, released to the public… -
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France Warned US in 2015 About China’s Wuhan Lab, Investigator Says
The U.S. federal government should have stopped funding research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2015 when China reduced its cooperation with the French in building and operating the lab, according to the leader of an investigation into COVID-19’s origins by the State Department under the Trump administration. In 2015, French intelligence officials warned… -
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Former Commerce Secretary Among 7 Sanctioned by China Over Hong Kong
China sanctioned former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and six other U.S. individuals or entities in retaliation for human rights penalties levied against the Chinese government Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the sanctions were a response to the recent Hong Kong Business Advisory issued by the State Department earlier this month, which warned U.S. companies against engaging in business… -
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Inside a Chinese Internment Camp
On Christmas Day in 2020, one Uyghur advocate in the United States was devastated to learn that her sister had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Gulshan Abbas was a retired medical doctor in Xinjiang, where the Chinese government is launching a brutal crackdown on the Uyghur Muslim population. Detained by authorities since 2018, her sister,… -
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Nikki Haley Says Nations That Attend Beijing Olympics Will Give China ‘Propaganda Victory’
As the U.S. begins to compete at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is making it clear that America needs to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. Haley supports a boycott of the games as a response to the Communist Chinese government’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities… -
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How Chinese ‘Corrosive Capital’ Influences Foreign Governments
It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party has been looking to increase Beijing’s influence throughout the world, and a worrisome development in recent years has been China’s ability to expand that influence into Central and Eastern Europe. A new report from the Central European Institute of Asian Studies—a global partner of the Center for… -
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Hold China, Biden Administration to Account to Prevent Drugs From Crossing Southwest Border
The historic number of U.S. deaths from drug overdoses in 2020 is yet another shocking consequence that stems from the Chinese Communist Party’s negligence, deception, and known export of poison to the United States. China dominates the supply of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and their precursors to the U.S. These are the drugs that resulted…