InternationalCommentary
On Thailand, Stay True to American Values
There is a long-held logic in Washington that puts so-called geostrategic interests ahead of values. The idea is that we cannot afford to stand for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Growing Trade Partner, Vietnam Improves Economic Freedom
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United States and Vietnam reestablishing diplomatic relations. Over the past 25 years—particularly since Vietnam’s accession to the… Read More
InternationalNews
Chinese Hospitals Kill Newborns, Force Abortions to Eradicate Uighurs, Doctor Says
Chinese hospitals kill newborns and perform late-term abortions in attempts to decrease China’s Uighur Muslim population, a former doctor from Xinjiang said. In a Monday… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Gives ‘Spy’ Nickname to Huawei During Crackdown on Chinese Tech Giant
President Donald Trump expressed support Monday for throttling Chinese telecommunications behemoth Huawei’s U.S. operations as his administration continues cracking down on China-based companies, citing security… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Our Annual August Debate Over the Bombs
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, at Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
What the Potential Crisis on the Yangtze Means for China and the World
As if 2020 has not been sufficiently crisis-laden for the People’s Republic of China, it now faces the potential for major catastrophe due to massive… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
China Is Trying to Steal Data From US Government and You
A cybersecurity battle is raging. In recent weeks, Chinese hackers stole, or attempted to steal, terabytes of data from the U.S. government, businesses, and private… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s Repression of Religion Gets Worse
In the campaign against people of faith, there is no line the Chinese government won’t cross. On Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified at… Read More
InternationalFeature
Her Father Ensured Her Escape From China. Now This Uighur Muslim Hopes to Free Him From Prison.
At 3 in the morning Feb. 2, 2013, Ilham Tohti and his daughter left their home in Beijing for that city’s Capital International Airport. They… Read More
International Analysis
Here’s How China’s New National Security Crackdown Is Changing Hong Kong
On June 30, China imposed a so-called national security law that sparked protests across Hong Kong. How is this “national security law” impacting Hong Kong’s relationship… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Closure of China’s Consulate in Houston Signals Continuing Decline in US-China Relations
This past week, the U.S. State Department ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, giving only several days’ notice. The State Department reportedly made… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s What China Isn’t Buying as Part of the Phase 1 Trade Deal
There’s a lot of media coverage of what U.S.-made goods China is supposed to be buying as a part of the administration’s trade deal with… Read More
International Analysis
Problematic Women: What Is Known About China’s Forced Sterilization of Uighur Women
A video surfaced recently of Chinese officials herding a large group of blindfolded Uighur people onto trains in northern China. The aerial footage is reported… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Asia’s Space Age
Among other things, 2020 has been marked by a major revival of the Space Age, almost a Space Age 2.0. Unlike the first Space Age, which… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Administration Was Right Not to Force Hong Kong to Unpeg Its Dollar
President Donald Trump announced July 14 that the U.S. would no longer recognize Hong Kong as autonomous from the People’s Republic of China. This decision… Read More
LawAnalysis
Ted Cruz: It’s ‘Racist’ to Defund the Police
As municipalities around the country ponder defunding their police forces, Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing back. The Texas Republican argues that more black lives will… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Blanket Sanctions on Members of China’s Communist Party Wrong Way to Go
Over the past 10 to 15 years, the United States has added a new tool to its foreign policy: targeted individual sanctions. Although it has… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Chinese Sanctions on US Officials Are Attempt to Scare the Free World
On Monday, the Chinese Communist government slapped sanctions on members of Congress as well as a U.S. ambassador. This action is intended to send the world a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It’s Time to Elevate America’s Trade Relationship With Mongolia
A Senate Finance subcommittee recently held a timely hearing entitled “Censorship as a Non-Tariff Barrier to Trade.” One of the witnesses, whose name may sound… Read More
InternationalNews
Britain Bans a Chinese Tech Giant From Building Out 5G Technology
Britain will ban Huawei from deploying equipment designed to build out the country’s fifth generation mobile service, delivering a blow to the Chinese tech giant…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Indonesia: An Asian Powerhouse Growing Fast
Economic freedom has been growing markedly in Indonesia, one of America’s important partners in the Indo-Pacific region. The country’s rating in The Heritage Foundation’s annual… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Administration Weighs Banning TikTok, Other Chinese Apps
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the Trump administration is strongly considering banning TikTok and other Chinese apps. “We are taking this very… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Advancing Economic Freedom Is the Antidote to ‘Corrosive’ Chinese Capital
A recent study by the Center for International Private Enterprise looked into the patterns, trends, and characteristics of Chinese capital flows to six countries in Southeast Asia, and what it found were… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s Trade Czar Details Monitoring of Chinese Compliance With Phase One Deal
When U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees last month on the Trump administration’s trade policies,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress and the Administration Should Advance Free Trade to Aid in COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Relations between the U.S. and China are increasingly icy, and justifiably so given China’s mishandling of COVID-19 and its undermining of Hong Kong’s autonomy. However,… Read More
InternationalNews
US Adds 4 Chinese Media Outlets to List of Beijing-Controlled ‘Propaganda’
The Trump State Department on Monday added four Chinese media outlets to a list of organizations considered to be the equivalent of foreign embassies because… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Lessons of the Korean War Remain Relevant Today
Korea is known as the “Land of the Morning Calm.” But on June 25, 70 years ago, North Korea shattered that tranquility by unleashing a… Read More
InternationalFeature
Christian Group Lends Hand as Poverty, Starvation Increase in India
Locking down a nation of 1.3 billion comes at a price. India has had fewer cases of COVID-19 than experts anticipated, but the nation has… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As South Korea Cracks Down on Sexual Exploitation Online, More Must Be Done to Fight Human Trafficking
Two hundred sixty thousand. That is the estimated number of users of “Nth rooms.” Nth rooms are chat rooms that illegally produce and sell sexually… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why America’s Economy Will Recover Before China’s
The U.S. is slowly opening back up for business. But we’re far from coming out of this tunnel. About 20 million Americans remain unemployed compared… Read More
