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Ma: U.S. universities still No. 1 in attracting Chinese students but 'the heyday's already passed'
By Karen Kidd | Sep 30, 2022
The United States maintains an eroding lead in higher education, but Chinese student enrollment in U.S. universities is among factors contributing to a more downward trend, a New York-based sociologist said in a Brookings Institute podcast last month.
Adams: 'No energy to look for a real fix' to fentanyl crisis
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 29, 2022
Cartoonist and author Scott Adams addressed the fentanyl crisis in the United States in a Sept. 26 Twitter thread, writing current approaches are not working to mitigate the problem because they are all based on illusions.
China faces widespread financial distress: 'It is not surprising'
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 29, 2022
Ongoing lockdowns and the “unwinding” of a large credit bubble have seriously harmed China's financial state, and many are now wondering if and when the government will intervene, an adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said in a commentary.
Moore pens book on China: 'We must center our thinking about China and its role in the world'
By Gregory Burnett | Sep 28, 2022
“China’s Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China's Rise and the World's Future,” Dr. Scott Michael Moore's new book, explores China’s leadership in technology and what America’s answer should be.
Xi, Putin meet at 'most important event of head-of-state diplomacy;' international security expert urges 'renewal' of American regime
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 28, 2022
An opinion piece by Ashley Tellis, the tata chair for strategic affairs and a senior fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, recommends actions for the United States to stay ahead of China and maintain global order, including encouraging European allies to be more prepared to defend their continent.
Savit: 'U.S. and Japan should openly engage in military exercises with Taiwan'
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 27, 2022
Japan, Taiwan and the United States have a joint interest in containing China’s ambitions and the three need to work together.
Biden: U.S. would defend Taiwan 'if in fact there was an unprecedented attack,' White House disagrees
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 21, 2022
In a 60 Minutes interview, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if China were to attack the island, but a White House official later "corrected” Biden's statement and said Washington’s stance on Taiwan has not changed.
Higgins: U.S. needs to 'protect American intellectual property'
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 21, 2022
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) cosponsored the Countering Communist China Act, which outlines specific actions that would protect the United States from threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Vasquez: Oversight board 'must be unwavering' with enforcement of accountability act
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 20, 2022
A policy analyst from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) said that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board must ensure China’s full compliance, without exception, to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act to ensure the integrity of America’s economy.
America First Policy Institute analyst: 'It’s very, very important that we work on strategic decoupling from China'
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 20, 2022
The United States must move decisively to achieve independence from China in terms of economic, manufacturing and energy policies, according to one analyst.
Cotton: Cook urged 'to rethink Apple's decision to do business with YMTC'
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 19, 2022
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked the CEO of Apple to reconsider partnering with China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) and said doing so would pose a threat to Apple customers as well as American national security.
Podcast series: 'Communist Chinese government and its surrogates have been grabbing a bigger and bigger share of the Lone Star State'
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 19, 2022
Beware Greeks bearing gifts, according to an old saying.
Austin: U.S. defense budget focused 'on the pacing challenge of China'
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 17, 2022
A new report argues for restructuring the U.S. defense budget over U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s belief that its size is critical to staying ahead of China, dealing with Russia and maintaining the responsibilities that come along with America's role as a global leader.
Ji Rong: 'Needy Afghan families received China-donated food aid in the capital city of Kabul'
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 16, 2022
Ji Rong, a counsellor in China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said China has been providing food to families in Afghanistan.
Wu: 'China has always placed great focus on the food security'
By David Beasley | Sep 16, 2022
Wendy Wu, political economy editor at the South China Morning Post, recently highlighted some challenges China is facing in its food security and emphasized the importance of stability leading into the 20th Party Congress.
Savit: U.S. strength will make China's policies 'irrelevant to our future'
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 15, 2022
A senior policy analyst with America First Policy Institute said the Commitment to America discussed by U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Michael McCaul proposes bold solutions that can counter Chinese Communist Party policies.
Garcia: 'The CCP is our real enemy, and we must do everything to stop them from using our ideas to better themselves'
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 13, 2022
Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) introduced an amendment aimed at combating the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) attempts at intellectual property theft, but the amendment faced opposition from the majority party and was not adopted.
Johns Hopkins professor: Xi's anti-corruption campaign 'curtailed the availability of the strategy of networking and bribing and collusion between state and business'
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 13, 2022
Ling Chen, an assistant professor of political economy of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) said in an episode of the Pekingology podcast that large firms in China have an advantage over smaller firms in that they are able to build relationships with local officials and potentially bribe them to receive tax breaks, although some of China's bribery and corruption has lessened following the implementation of President Xi's anti-corruption campaign.
McCaul on taking on Chinese Communist Party: 'Weakness invites aggression'
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 8, 2022
As Republican members of Congress prepare to roll out their “Commitment to America” plan, U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Michael McCaul discussed the importance of reining in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
China continues to deny human rights abuses after UN report finds possible 'crimes against humanity'
By Gregory Burnett | Sep 7, 2022
Chinese U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun is pushing back against the new United Nations Human Rights report on the abuse of Uyghur Muslims, claiming the information is false.
