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opinion
US Far Left, Chinese Communist Party Are Ideological Kissing Cousins
Don’t be surprised when China’s leaders talk down to top Biden administration officials, whether at a meeting last month in Alaska or elsewhere, going out of their way to cast the United States as a racist den of inequity. That is, after all, how our elites and educators describe the country to our students constantly…. -
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Biden Accurately Pegs Putin as a Killer
President Joe Biden indisputably got the attention of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. It turns out Putin is a little thin-skinned about being called a soulless killer. Who would have known? In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Biden recounted one of his many stories of bravura, this time during a meeting in Putin’s Kremlin… -
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US Officials’ Trip to Asia Offers Preview of Biden Administration’s Korea Policy
Although the Biden administration’s policy toward North Korea has not yet been released, several aspects of it became clear from the first overseas trip by Biden Cabinet officials to Asia. Senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, met with government officials in Tokyo and Seoul on March… -
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China Continues to Show Its Contempt for US
Last week in Anchorage, Alaska, Chinese diplomats dressed down Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Both seem stunned by the broadsides. Not since newly elected President John Kennedy was humiliated at the Vienna summit in June 1961 by USSR strongman Nikita Khrushchev have American diplomats been so roughly manhandled by… -
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An American Defense of Britain’s Constitutional Monarchy
Historians may puzzle for many years over why a rambling, emotional interview between members of the British royal family and an American media tycoon-cum-billionaire became a rallying cry to destroy the British monarchy. But so it has: The radical left has seized upon Oprah Winfrey’s televised spectacle with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a crusade to invalidate one… -
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Latest Left-Wing, Anti-American Lie: ‘Anti-Asian Racism’
If you rely on The New York Times, the Democratic Party, or CNN—they are interchangeable—for your perception of reality, you now believe America is reeling from the latest expression of white supremacy: Anti-Asian racism. It is a lie, the purpose of which is to: a) Further demonize America. b) Further demonize white Americans. c) Further… -
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Stop Politicizing Asian American Violence
No words can express the sense of frustration and anger that overcame me as I watched yet another act of violence being committed toward my fellow Asian Americans. From the death of Vichar Ratanapakdee in San Francisco to the recent shootings in Atlanta, I thought to myself, when will this trend of violence end? I… -
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Asian Americans Should Be Skeptical of #StopAsianHate Campaign
An uptick in violent attacks on Asian Americans in cities like New York and San Francisco has sparked a social media campaign to “#StopAsianHate.” While the violence is of very real concern and must be addressed, the campaign itself should be approached with skepticism. Without any substantiation, media coverage attributes the surge in attacks to… -
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China Threat Looms Large for Biden Administration, Freshman Senator Says
Sen. Bill Hagerty, a freshman Republican from Tennessee, is a businessman who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan during the Trump administration. Hagerty joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to describe how former President Donald Trump stood up to China. He also predicts what’s in store for the U.S.-China relationship under President Joe Biden. “China has… -
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Rep. Ralph Norman Says China Paramount Threat
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., says that China will only continue to be a growing threat as President Joe Biden’s administration continues. With regard to what China has “done to this country with the coronavirus, there’s no repercussions under this administration … to hold them accountable,” Norman says. What is the proper framework to combat China? Norman joins… -
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Japanese-South Korean Relations Need to Improve. The US Can Help.
Japanese–South Korean relations suffer from centuries of built-up animosity due to sensitive historical issues and sovereignty disputes. Cyclical spikes in tensions are triggered by incidents that unleash nationalist furor in both countries. However, a recent development provides a means to improve strained relations. On the 102nd anniversary of South Korea’s independence protest against Japanese occupation,… -
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Transparency Still Needed for China’s Influence on US Universities
The way President Joe Biden handles U.S. relations with China will be closely watched and judged. In the early going, the president seems to want to stay on a course framed by the recognition that we are once more in an era of great-power competition. For that, the Biden team should be praised. However, it’s what the… -
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UN Human Rights Council Should Condemn Nicolas Maduro, Not Give Him a Platform to Speak On
The United Nations Human Rights Council opened its 46th regular session on Monday. The first day of the session included an address from Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, commemorating his regime’s anniversary as a council member. Maduro and his regime have a record of human rights violations that goes from incarcerating innocent citizens and political dissidents… -
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How Biden, Trudeau Can Improve US-Canada Relations
In his first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since taking office, President Joe Biden met virtually with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday. Borrowing and reciting each other’s political catchphrases—“America/Canada is back” and “Build back better”—the two politicians talked about their priorities, among them fighting climate change and racial inequality. Their joint statement,… -
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In Disappointing Debut by Biden, G-7 Barely Mentions Bad Actor China
President Joe Biden spoke to a hastily thrown together virtual meeting of the Group of Seven last week. Given the short duration of Friday’s summit and its lack of any real substance, it seemed to have been organized for the sole purpose of giving the new president a platform from which to proclaim to the… -
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Before Rejoining UN Human Rights Council, US Should Commit to Authentic Human Rights
The United States is headed back to the United Nations Human Rights Council, as announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In his statement, Blinken addresses the body’s failings, but notes that, “the best way to improve the Council is to engage with it and its members in a principled fashion.” While American human rights… -
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UN ‘Expert’ on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Aims to Bully Foes of LGBT Agenda
A U.N. expert is shining a spotlight on those who dare oppose the world body’s ubiquitous LGBT agenda, singling out “actors” who resist the promotion of “gender ideology.” A new inquiry from the independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, based in Geneva, solicits information on these actors and their “strategies” with the objective of showcasing… -
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How China Would Benefit From a Key Change to International Monetary Fund Policies
Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., recently wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal on House Democrats’ efforts to require the International Monetary Fund to issue special drawing rights to all member countries. What is the agenda and goal here? “All the Third World countries that [China has] loaned money to over the last 10 years… -
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China’s War With the World
Americans get to elect their presidents. Not so in China. We may have moved from the 45th commander in chief to the 46th, and the attendant changes already are legion, given the dozens of executive orders issued by President Joe Biden. But our relationship with China, and the man who recently made himself leader for… -
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Cotton, Rubio Blast Biden Over Decision on China’s Confucius Institutes at Colleges
Two Republican senators on Tuesday blasted President Joe Biden for withdrawing a proposed rule that would require U.S. schools to disclose their partnerships with Confucius Institutes, which some U.S. officials and lawmakers have alleged serve as front groups for the Chinese Communist Party. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, both known as…