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Without Apologies, China Is Now on the Move
George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 when a police officer used brutally excessive force to arrest him. It was the latest in a string of high-profile cases nationwide in which citizens, most of them African Americans, died from reckless police force. Once again, protests over police brutality turned violent and rioting ensued….Victor Davis Hanson -
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US vs. China: 5 Smart Ways to Keep Pushing Back
Foreign policy doesn’t stop for turmoil here at home. The U.S. can’t afford attention deficit disorder overseas. That is doubly true for meeting the challenge of China, the most consequential test this generation could see in its lifetime. Last Friday, President Donald Trump rolled out a number of punitive measures designed to discourage the increasingly aggressive and threatening Chinese communist regime. The action fully comports with the administration’s recently published China strategy, a…James Carafano -
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Trump’s New China Strategy Is a Deft Brand of Hard-Nosed Realism
In compliance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the Trump administration last week released the United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China. It’s an excellent exposition of U.S. assumptions and strategy—as they are, not as they have been reported to be. The great advance in the 2017 National Security Strategy was…Walter Lohman -
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The Enduring Example of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
I will be privileged this Wednesday evening to participate in a candlelight vigil marking the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. We will gather at the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C., to honor the hundreds and probably thousands of pro-democracy Chinese students who were killed by communist troops and tanks in June…Lee Edwards -
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US-UK Trade Talks an Opportunity to Revitalize Global Free Trade Agenda
The first round of trade agreement talks between the U.S. and the United Kingdom took place online last month, with negotiators engaged in “positive and constructive” discussions in nearly 30 different groups, covering all aspects of a comprehensive trade agreement. Negotiators concurred that the envisioned Free Trade Agreement—which has become more critical as the two…Anthony B. Kim -
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UK Reverses Course on Huawei on 5G and Stands Up to China
It’s been a bad few days for the Communist Party-led government in Beijing in its efforts to gain economic and strategic influence in the United Kingdom and Europe. China’s flagship technology company, Huawei, is finding that its welcome mat is being taken away in London, the world’s biggest financial center, with major implications for its…Nile Gardiner -
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Pivots Back to Peace Talks With Russia’s Putin
KYIV, Ukraine—As Ukraine’s coronavirus lockdown incrementally winds down, Kyiv is pivoting its focus back to ending the war in the eastern Donbas region, where Ukrainian troops have held a Russian invasion force at bay since spring 2014. At a press conference last week to mark his first year in office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made…Nolan Peterson -
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Pompeo’s Hong Kong Declaration Shows US Will Hold Chinese Communist Party Accountable
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Congress that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous from the People’s Republic of China, which may mean it will no longer receive different legal treatment from the United States. Pompeo’s statement was simply a reflection of reality. The People’s Republic of China is taking away the territory’s autonomy. The…Olivia Enos -
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The End of the Rule of Law in Hong Kong? What China’s New Crackdown Could Mean
China is proposing a “national security” law that is sparking protests across Hong Kong. Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss what is at stake with this proposed law, how it would effectively nullify the “one country, two systems” model between Hong Kong and China if enacted, how it…Rachel del Guidice -
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What US Leaving Open Skies Treaty Means for US-Russia Relations
When making foreign policy decisions, one must be careful not to view the world prescriptively (the way we want it to be), but rather to view it descriptively (the harsh reality of what is). That’s easier said than done. After President Donald Trump announced May 21 that the United States would withdraw from the 1992…Patty-Jane Geller -
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WHO Is a Mess, but America Can’t Reform It Alone
President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the World Health Organization and its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, for months. The administration’s dissatisfaction resulted in a decision last month to “halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread…Brett Schaefer -
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Lawmakers Seek Sanctions Against Chinese Communist Party Officials for Human Rights Abuses
Republican lawmakers are pushing for sanctions on Chinese Communist Party officials over China’s “duplicitous, ineffective, and cruel” response to the coronavirus outbreak. Republican Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana, Dan Crenshaw of Texas, and Lance Gooden of Texas sent a letter Monday to Secretaries Mike Pompeo and Steven Mnuchin asking that Magnitsky Sanctions be imposed on seven Chinese…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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In Excluding Taiwan, Politics Overrides Health at the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization, the premier health organization in the United Nations system, is charged with “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” A key part of that objective is to detect potential pandemics, alert member governments about potential threats, and help coordinate an effective response. Effectively fulfilling those objectives…Brett Schaefer -
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This Nonprofit Empowers the African American Community During COVID-19
COVID-19 is a great equalizer in many ways. Almost everyone is susceptible to the new coronavirus, no matter race or socioeconomic status. But some, including African Americans, the elderly, and the recently incarcerated, are more at risk. Clovia Lawrence, co-founder of Project Give Back to Community, a nonprofit based in Richmond, Virginia, joins The Daily…Virginia Allen -
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PBS Stations That Received Millions in Federal Funds Partnered With Chinese Foreign Agent on Pro-Beijing Film
PBS affiliates that receive millions of dollars in federal funding each year are airing a pro-Beijing documentary produced in conjunction with CGTN, a Chinese government-controlled media outlet that is registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department. The film “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” did not disclose CGTN’s links to the…Chuck Ross -
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It’s Time for an Economic Freedom Partnership With Africa
In the context of a strong plea for reparations and debt relief from China for its recent predatory behavior in Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former vice president of the World Bank and former Nigerian Cabinet minister, made a startling admission. In a recent opinion piece for The Globe and Mail newspaper of Toronto, she wrote:…Anthony B. Kim -
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Reopening South Africa Through Greater Economic Freedom
South Africa’s overall economic freedom score increased slightly in the 2020 Index of Economic Freedom. Its score is well above the regional average, but its economy remains in the mostly unfree category into which it dropped in 2019—after 24 years in the ranks of the moderately free. Even before the pandemic, South Africa’s gross domestic…James M. Roberts -
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Trump to End Federal Retirement Investments in Chinese Equities
President Donald Trump will cut the federal government’s retirement fund investments in Chinese equities, according to a Monday letter obtained by Fox Business. The White House does not want federal employee retirement funds to have money invested in Chinese equities, national security adviser Robert O’Brien and National Economic Council Chair Larry Kudlow said in a letter to U.S. Labor…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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18 Attorneys General Demand Congressional Probe Into How China Willfully ‘Misled the World’
Eighteen Republican attorneys general called Friday for a congressional probe into China’s deliberate concealment of the severity of the coronavirus outbreak at its onset. “Recent reports suggest that the communist Chinese government willfully and knowingly concealed information about the severity of the virus while simultaneously stockpiling personal protective equipment,” stated the letter from South Carolina Attorney General…Andrew Kerr -
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In a Retaliatory Move, the US Shortens Visas for Chinese Journalists
The Department of Homeland Security is throwing the next punch in the escalating journalism battle between the U.S. and China. The U.S. is shortening the validity period of visas for Chinese journalists to a maximum of 90 days to reciprocate for China’s recent expulsion of American journalists and nonrenewal of visas. This journalism visa tit-for-tat…Lora Ries