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opinion
Pompeo Warns of China’s Hidden Influence in America
It sounds like an episode of “The Americans” or a best-selling Tom Clancy novel. But when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looked into the faces of 40 governors and warned them that China had infiltrated their states, he wasn’t kidding. They’re hiding in the shadows of our schools, our lobbying meetings, even our business dinners…. -
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China’s Repression of the Uighurs Merits a Strong Human Rights Response
Last year, I had the privilege of taking a private tour of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Americans and the Holocaust exhibit. The purpose of the exhibit is to highlight the role of average Americans and their response to the events of the Holocaust. As I wandered the halls of the museum, my eyes were… -
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Chinese Pastor Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison Amid Renewed Persecution
Wang Yi, a renowned Christian pastor in China, was quietly sentenced on Monday to nine years in prison, stripped of his political rights for three years, and fined 50,000 yuan. His sentence is harsh and symptomatic of a broader crackdown in China on Christians and people of all faiths. Wang was taken into custody just… -
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How Beijing Controls Chinese Citizens Through Family, Education, and Speech
You may have read about China’s practice of foot-binding. It’s an ancient custom dating back to the supposedly pleasing aesthetic sense of the 10th century. To improve their marriage prospects, women would bind their feet with bandages from an early age to stunt the growth of them. The tradition was damaging to the development of… -
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China Fires Shot Across Bow With New Aircraft Carrier
The People’s Republic of China this week officially became a producer of aircraft carriers. The Shandong entered service, introducing the first domestically produced aircraft carrier to the People’s Liberation Army Navy. It’s a stark reminder that this is a competitive world when it comes to pursuit of national interests. The U.S. has to keep up… -
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The Growing Threat of China, and How US Should Respond
Heritage Foundation scholar Klon Kitchen joins “The Bill Walton Show” to discuss TikTok, cyberwarfare, China’s growing economy and buying power, and more. Read a portion of the transcript, lightly edited, below, or watch the full episode above. Bill Walton: Welcome to “The Bill Walton Show,” featuring conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, and thinkers; fresh perspectives… -
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Challenging Beijing’s Distortions About Human Rights in China
For six months, China has been the focus of international criticism over deteriorating freedoms in Hong Kong, but the Chinese Communist Party’s intransigence regarding liberty in Hong Kong is only one of myriad repressive campaigns that the world should oppose. People in Hong Kong possess far greater freedom of expression and speech than those in… -
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When China Acts on Expansionist Ambitions, We Must Respond
President Donald Trump has been tougher on China than any other president in my lifetime. Free from the baggage of Washington’s 40-year “normalization” consensus, the president can see China for what it is—an economically exploitative dictatorship that abuses human rights. Thanks to Trump’s clear-sightedness, the executive branch is working to address the military, economic, and… -
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China Suspends US Navy Visits to Hong Kong Following Signing of Pro-Democracy Legislation
China suspended U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong Monday after President Donald Trump signed legislation last week backing the pro-democracy protests that have been going on for months. The two bills Trump signed Nov. 27 come amid a continuation of public clashes in Hong Kong that began over an extradition bill. China previously warned it would retaliate… -
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China Its Own Biggest Problem, Newt Gingrich Says
China is its own biggest problem as the communist state asserts itself on the world stage, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says. “The key challenge in China’s image is China,” Gingrich said Thursday during an event at The Heritage Foundation in which he discussed his new book “Trump vs. China: Facing America’s Greatest Threat.” “I… -
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China Is Attempting to Control What Americans Think
Russia has drawn a lot of criticism for its heavy-handed manipulation of U.S. social media, and deservedly so. But almost unnoticed, another nation has been trying to control what Americans think by censoring free expression at our universities, on the internet, in media and movies, and even by sports clubs: China. There are signs, however,… -
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On China, LeBron James’ Views Are Cowardly
NBA superstar LeBron James says Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was “misinformed” and “wasn’t educated on the situation at hand” when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s freedom demonstrations. Morey’s sin was sharing an image of a slogan that read: “Fight for freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” Even though the GM, regrettably, deleted… -
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We’re Becoming More Like China Than China Is Like Us
A little over 40 years ago, Chinese communist strongman and reformer Deng Xiaoping began 15 years of sweeping economic reforms. They were designed to end the disastrous, even murderous planned economy of Mao Zedong, who died in 1976. The results of Deng’s revolution astonished the world. In four decades, China went from a backward basket… -
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FCC’s Ajit Pai Issues Ominous Warning, Says China’s Reaction to NBA Fracas Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said Wednesday that China’s belligerent reaction to a seemingly insignificant tweet about Hong Kong protesters is a precursor of things to come. If China is willing to turn up the heat when an NBA team’s general manager sends a tweet supporting Hong Kong, Pai said in a tweet, then… -
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Weapons Displayed at China’s Military Parade Should Be a Wake-Up Call to US
China celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1 in typical fashion—with a military parade. Some of the new weapons on display that day provide cause for serious concern among U.S. policymakers. China showcased its new stealthy bat-winged unmanned aerial vehicle—the Gongji-11. But more significantly, it displayed… -
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NBA Deals With China Differently Than With Bathroom Bill, Ex-Governor Says
Pat McCrory, who faced an NBA boycott as North Carolina governor over his state’s “bathroom bill,” has accused the pro basketball league of hypocrisy after it apologized to China for a team manager’s since-deleted tweet supporting Hong Kong. The National Basketball Association’s apologies to China contrast with its 2016 boycott of North Carolina after McCrory… -
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US Blacklists Chinese Firms for Role in Abuse of Muslim Minorities
The U.S. Commerce Department added 28 Chinese firms to a trade blacklist Monday for being implicated in the abuse of Muslim minorities in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region. The decision to blacklist 20 Chinese public security businesses and eight other companies, including a video surveillance firm called Hikvision, will effectively prevent entities from purchasing U.S. products by imposing… -
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Elite American Institutions Keep Bowing to Communist China … Over and Over Again
America’s elite institutions are catering to communist China. The NBA provided the latest example Sunday night, when league commissioner Adam Silver apologized for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Rockets star James Harden followed suit and apologized to China for Morey’s tweets. The New York Nets’ new billionaire owner, Joseph… -
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The NBA’s Shameful Hypocrisy Over China
Perhaps Americans will find a way to unite as the reality of living in a world with powerful, authoritarian regimes takes hold in the 21st century. Daryl Morey, general manager of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, tweeted out Sunday: “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” This simple statement of support for, well, democracy, was deemed…