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Here’s How Much US Has Sent to Communist China This Year
Two weeks after he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden traveled over to the State Department to deliver a speech about his foreign policy. One point he repeatedly stressed in that speech: He was not going to let the People’s Republic of China take advantage of the United States. “American leadership must meet this new moment…Terence Jeffrey -
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‘Not Permitted in the Public Square’: How 1 Australian Christian Was Forced to Resign
Andrew Thorburn had no idea the whirlwind he was in for when he accepted the job of chief executive of the Australian Football League club Essendon. He would be pressured to resign just over 24 hours after taking the job. At the center of this controversy was not a personal scandal, nor an accusation of…Arielle Del Turco -
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‘Innovation Race’ Documentary Shines Light on America’s Rivalry With China
China is vying to become the world’s No. 1 superpower, a distinction long held by the U.S. The communist country “is threatening American innovation and national security by exploiting weaknesses in U.S. patent protection, and Big Tech is letting them get away with it,” according to a synopsis for a new documentary film, “Innovation Race,”…Samantha Aschieris -
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Biden Hands China’s Xi Propaganda Victory at G-20
President Joe Biden just gave his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a propaganda victory. The two met Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, their first in-person meeting of Biden’s presidency. While it’s positive that the two leaders are communicating, the optics of the meeting might have done more harm…Michael Cunningham -
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Here’s Who JD Vance Blames for GOP Losses
Sen.-elect J.D. Vance weighed in Monday on accusations that former President Donald Trump tanked GOP performances in the midterm elections, warning that “so long as Republicans lose so badly in the small dollar fundraising game, Democrats will have a massive structural advantage.” In an op-ed published in The American Conservative, headlined “Don’t Blame Trump,” Vance writes that…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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China’s Growing Naval, Air Operations in East Asia Represent Dangerous ‘New Normal’
With the completion of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, which included President Xi Jinping’s renewed vow to reunify the country with Taiwan, the future of a peaceful Asia is at greater risk. That danger is made all the more real by an increased Chinese military presence surrounding Taiwan and Japan’s southwestern islands. Earlier this year, when…Julianna Lee -
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Hageman, Who Defeated Liz Cheney, Wins Congressional Seat
Harriet Hageman has won Wyoming’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, The Associated Press reported. With 99% of the vote counted, Hageman had 69.8% to 24.9% Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull, AP said Wednesday morning. Hageman won the GOP nomination for Wyoming’s sole House seat with a landslide primary win over incumbent Liz Cheney,…Wallace White -
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How America Can Outperform China in Critical Diplomacy Competition
For some time after the end of the Cold War in 1989, it was common to think that the world had entered a new era in which great power competition would be a thing of the past. But instead, the world has entered a new era of geopolitical competition between states—an era where competitors like…Anthony B. Kim -
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Iran, Ukraine, and Trump Behind Closed Doors. Former EU Ambassador Tells All in New Book.
President Donald Trump’s greatest foreign policy achievement was the Abraham Accords advancing peace in the Middle East, says Gordon Sondland, who served as ambassador to the European Union under Trump. “I think the strategy behind the Abraham Accords was you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result,” Sondland says. The Abraham…Virginia Allen -
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China’s Growing Political Autocracy Limits Its Economic Prospects
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s attempt to build a more socialist economy with excessive Communist Party control contradicts more market-oriented reforms China has tried to implement since the late 1970s. On October 16, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party reaffirmed Xi’s control over the country and his party for a third term and,…Min-Hua Chiang -
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‘Horrendous Racial Discrimination’: Asian Activists Explain What’s at Stake in Supreme Court Cases
The United States Supreme Court heard two affirmative action cases Monday related to allegations of discrimination at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The organization Students for Fair Admissions has sued both universities over their policies favoring race as a factor in deciding admissions, otherwise known as affirmative action, which…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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How Many Minors Who Take Puberty Blockers Pursue Further Treatment? What a New Study Shows
As a study from the Netherlands revealed that the vast majority of minors who took puberty-blocking drugs continued taking treatments to advance gender transition, another highly publicized study purporting to show improved mental health outcomes for minors who undergo transition treatments now has been “appended.” A study out of a gender clinic in Amsterdam, published in October,…Dan Hart -
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China Poses ‘Most Comprehensive and Serious Challenge’ to America, New Defense Strategy Says
The Pentagon identifies China as the No. 1 threat to U.S. national security in the latest version of the National Defense Strategy, released just days after the leader of the communist regime secured a third five-year term. “The key theme … is the need to sustain and strengthen U.S. deterrence with the People’s Republic of…Samantha Aschieris -
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Vatican’s Renewal of Pact on Chinese Bishops: ‘Disgraceful’ or Diplomatic?
Catholic commentators are weighing in on the Vatican’s decision to renew a deal with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the officially atheist communist nation. While some have spoken out against the Vatican’s decision, describing it as “disgraceful,” others characterized it as strategically necessary for the good of the Catholic Church despite not…Samantha Aschieris -
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Russia’s Dirty Bomb Claim Is a Dirty Lie
In the latest in a series of outlandish claims and nefarious threats involving weapons of mass destruction during its war on Ukraine, Russia now asserts that Kyiv plans to explode a “dirty bomb” on its own soil, blaming the radioactive act on Moscow. This Russian allegation reportedly came in phone calls last weekend between Russian…Peter Brookes -
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‘Bolder and More Confident’: What to Expect for Xi Jinping’s Third Term
Asia experts are sounding the alarm over what the world can expect during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s next five years in office after the Communist Party’s leader secured a third term in Beijing on Sunday. “We can expect the trajectory of the past 10 years to continue, except that Xi will be even bolder and…Samantha Aschieris -
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Here’s Why Xi Jinping Is Considered the ‘Most Powerful Chinese Dictator Since Mao’
The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party wrapped up its weeklong, twice-a-decade meeting over the weekend with Chinese President Xi Jinping securing his third five-year term. “The third term was not a surprise at all [but] the extent to which he consolidated his power was,” Michael Cunningham, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation,…Samantha Aschieris -
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UK’s National Health Service Finds Most Youths ‘Identifying’ as Trans Are Going Through ‘Transient Phase’
England’s National Health Service is reportedly warning doctors not to encourage children to change their name and pronouns after finding that most kids who think that they are transgender are merely going through a “phase.” The National Health Service plans to restrict the treatment of young people under the age of 18 who are questioning…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Former Thatcher Aide Explains Why Liz Truss Failed as Prime Minister of UK
Liz Truss resigned as prime minister of Great Britain on Thursday after just 45 days on the job. It’s possible that her predecessor and fellow Conservative Party member, Boris Johnson, will seize upon the moment and become prime minister of the United Kingdom again, just months after he resigned from the position, according to The…Virginia Allen -
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Liz Truss Becomes Shortest-Serving Prime Minister in UK History. Twitter Erupts.
Liz Truss has resigned, just six weeks after she was appointed prime minister of the United Kingdom. “I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” Truss said Thursday morning, standing outside 10 Downing Street, the prime minister’s residence, in London. “I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King…Virginia Allen