As the world’s most powerful nation, a lot happens inside the United States. We have an immense territory with a varied and dynamic population. We also suffer from massive internal problems that need much attention. With so much going on inside the country, the temptation is to turn inward and not pay … Read more
China’s rapid demographic decline is fast becoming a severe population crisis. This unexpected shift can be traced back to misjudgments made over 40 years ago. Deng Xiaoping’s implementation of a controversial population control policy in 1979 was considered one of history’s most significant and disastrous social experiments. In response to China’s growing … Read more
As Fred Schwarz, author of You Can Trust the Communists (to Be Communists), affirmed, communists can be trusted to be communists, inveterate liars and deceivers, but not to be trusted otherwise. This begs the question as to why anyone would buy any security-sensitive equipment from Chinese communists. The recent arrival of ship-to-shore … Read more
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s purge of those not fully aligned with his ever-evolving party line has led to unexplained and sudden changes in senior military personnel, including the removal of the Defense Minister and the expulsion of nine high-ranking People’s Liberation Army officers (PLA) from the national legislature, as well as dropping … Read more
Wall Street runs its financial operations using time-honored processes based on data and statistics. Such data is needed to ensure investor interests are not jeopardized. The standards are rigid and necessary in a dog-eat-dog world where people take advantage of others. Generally, there are no exceptions to such procedures. The government and … Read more
Chinese communist aggression against Taiwan has the potential to wreak havoc on the economies in Asia and the world. With the world attention focused on Ukraine and Israel, China is making bold moves in the South China Sea. Two Chinese vessels recently rammed a Philippine supply boat and Coast Guard ship in … Read more
When a ship has a major leak, either the captain fixes the leak or saving the vessel becomes an exercise in futility. The water comes rushing in while the crew bails out the water. Sooner or later, the crew will tire, and the ship will go down. The sinking ship metaphor fits … Read more
Most educated Americans would be happy to hear that their local schools offer students a chance to learn Mandarin Chinese. Given China’s growing importance, many opportunities in business, academia and diplomacy are open to those with such skills. Expensive Classes However, offering foreign languages (or “world languages,” to use the preferred academic … Read more
In a world where courage is in short supply, Lithuania stands out. The tiny Baltic country of 2.8 million people bordering Russia is standing up to both its big neighbor and Communist China with surprising results. It is determined not to be occupied again despite great challenges. To this effect, Lithuania has … Read more
On June 15, 2023, Xi Jinping observed his seventieth birthday. 2023 is also the tenth anniversary of his accession to China’s presidency. He is unquestionably the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. He may be even more powerful than Mao, a fact hard to access given the tight control in today’s … Read more