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    Why This Detransitioning UK Woman Sued a Gender Clinic

    A female information technology engineer in London, for whom doctors prescribed testosterone injections and a double mastectomy for her gender dysphoria, had her day in court this month against the gender clinic where she received treatment. At age 16, Keira Bell, now 23, went to Tavistock and Portman National Health Service Trust for help with…
    Nicole Russell
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    Defense Secretary Says Growing Military Readiness Can Deter China, Russia

    The readiness of the nation’s military has grown in the past few years, but only congressional support for annual increases in defense spending will ensure that trend continues, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday in a speech at The Heritage Foundation. “I would like to see 3 to 5% annual real growth in the Defense…
    Ken McIntyre
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    The Trump Administration Is Countering the Spread of China’s Untrustworthy 5G Networks. USAID Is Leading the Charge.

    In the Wild West, a major hindrance to economic development was the regular assault by bandits on trails and railways. Today, malign actors like the Chinese Communist Party threaten the digital superhighway that hosts trillions of dollars in global commerce and massive amounts of government and private data. The stakes could not be higher in…
    Bonnie Glick
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    China Bringing Xinjiang-Style Forced Labor Camps to Tibet, Report Says

    In what appears to replicate what’s happening in China’s Xinjiang region to Uighur Muslims, a new report from the Jamestown Foundation, corroborated by Reuters, details evidence of a vast program in a remote region of Tibet aimed at promoting Chinese national unity and patriotism, instilling “work discipline,” and eradicating what the Chinese Communist Party refers…
    Nathalie Voit
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    How China Is Overtaking the US With World’s No. 1 Navy

    Chinese shipbuilders have produced more than 100 warships in the past 10 years, a build rate easily outstripping that of the U.S. Navy. The Chinese navy is already the largest in the world with an estimated 350 ships and submarines. The speed with which China’s first aircraft carrier was built is the fastest in the…
    J. William Middendorf
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    Nationalizing 5G Is the Wrong Way for the US to Compete With China

    The Department of Defense appears to be making an unpopular move to develop a national 5G network, an idea that seemed dead on arrival following near-universal opposition in 2019. Among those opponents is President Donald Trump.   On the surface, the idea may seem admirable: a secure 5G network to compete with China. China is undoubtedly a huge problem…
    Steven Bucci
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    Prioritizing Global Freedom and Prosperity at the United Nations and International Organizations

    This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. For decades, the United States has participated in, funded, and influenced the policies…
    Brett Schaefer
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    The Iran-North Korea Axis Rides On

    On just about any list of international “bad actors,” North Korea and Iran certainly make the cut—and any news of them working together (and likely against the U.S. and our friends) is quickly put in the category of “trouble.” So you can imagine the concern recently when an unidentified U.S. official told the press that:…
    Peter Brookes
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    US Africa Institute Latest Example of America’s Leadership on COVID-19

    American leadership is clear as COVID-19 continues to wreak damage around the globe, including over a million deaths worldwide and trillions of dollars in lost economic growth. In leading the response globally, the State Department recently said, the U.S. allocated more than $1.6 billion in “emergency health, humanitarian, economic, and development assistance aimed at helping…
    Brett Schaefer
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    America Locked in Cold War With China, Former Navy Secretary Says

    Former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf says America has entered a new cold war with China.  Middendorf, author of the new book “The Great Nightfall: How We Win the New Cold War,” joins the show to explain the threat that China poses to America’s interests. Middendorf, a member of The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees…
    Virginia Allen
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    House Conservatives Call for Probe of China’s Ties to Black Lives Matter Co-Founder

    The FBI should investigate evidence of ties between a pro-China group and a co-founder of Black Lives Matter that may have contributed to unrest in U.S. cities, seven House conservatives told The Daily Signal.  “The Black Lives Matter organization’s leaders are open about their devotion to Marxism, so there’s little wonder they’re teaming up with…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Understanding the Chinese Challenge to the United States

    This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. In some ways, it was inevitable that China would be a challenge for…
    Walter Lohman
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    As It Gains Strength and Prestige, China’s Air Force Increasingly Takes Center Stage

    China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force has been taking a more prominent role in Chinese military diplomacy. This was made abundantly clear earlier last week, when the PLA Air Force launched a series of aggressive shows of force near Taiwan in response to U.S. diplomatic visits to the island. The display followed a visit by…
    Dean Cheng
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    Countering Threats From Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Radical Islamist Terrorists

    This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. Russia The Trump administration has enhanced NATO’s capabilities while pushing back against Russian…
    Alexis Mrachek
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    Pompeo Warns That China’s Propaganda Efforts Are ‘Increasing in Intensity’

    The Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda campaigns in the U.S. are “increasing in intensity,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned in a speech to Wisconsin state lawmakers Wednesday. Speaking at an event in Madison, Pompeo described the Chinese Communist Party’s multifaceted influence effort, in which operatives directly lobby public officials, to use front groups to spread…
    Chuck Ross
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    Ties Apparent Between China and Project of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder

    Veteran journalist Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy, recently did some investigative reporting. In an exclusive commentary last week for The Daily Signal, Gonzalez wrote that Alicia Garza, one of three founders of the Black Lives Matter organization, had partnered with a left-wing San…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Why Trump’s Mideast Peace Deals Matter

    After Israel’s resounding victory over the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian armies in 1967, the Jewish state again offered the Arab world peace in exchange for recognition. And it was again rebuffed. Instead, the Arab League convened in Khartoum to formulate a consensus response that became known as “The 3 Noes”—no recognition, no negotiations, and no…
    David Harsanyi
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    Japan’s New Prime Minister Faces Daunting Challenges

    Yoshihide Suga, the chief Cabinet secretary und former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was recently elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan and has become the new prime minister of Japan. Suga takes office following the sudden resignation of Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who recently had a recurrence of health issues. Suga likely…
    Riley Walters
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    China’s Dark Turn

    “I’m more anti-China than you!” That’s a new theme of this election. Joe Biden says, “We will never again be at the mercy of China!” Donald Trump replies, “China would own our country if Joe Biden got elected!” It’s strange to hear competition, because just a few administrations ago, presidents were eager to celebrate China. “A future…
    John Stossel
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    This BLM Co-Founder and Pro-Communist China Group Are Partnering Up. Here’s Why.

    Imagine that far-right demonstrators were laying siege to American cities for months, led by activists explicitly calling for an “ethno-state,” and that one of their groups was funded by an outfit involved with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. It would lead the news every day and there would be congressional hearings, right? And rightly so. The threat…
    Mike Gonzalez
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