by Andrew Moran | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Following Maoism’s devastating and deadly implementation, China embarked upon significant reforms beginning in the 1970s. Since then, Beijing has manufactured a high-octane ascent to economic dominance, with historians describing it as China’s miracle....
by Dave Patterson | Aug 19, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu met with Beijing’s new bosom buddy, Russia, on August 15 before heading to Belarus for an official state visit on the 16th. The purpose of Li’s stop was to participate in the Moscow Conference on International Security. While in...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 17, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
It’s been nearly five months since Secretary Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a planned diplomatic trip to China after the Beijing spy balloon incident cooled the relationship between the US and the People’s Republic of China. Now the visit is on for June...
by Dave Patterson | May 30, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Beijing is committed to its Belt and Road Initiative and moving the project north. No one should be surprised. In its geopolitical hubris, Beijing believes it has rights in the Arctic similar to those countries that actually border the sea lanes and ice continent. The...
by Dave Patterson | May 9, 2023 | Articles, International, Opinion
Press reports are emerging that the United States and the rest of NATO would entertain the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) brokering a peace deal in Ukraine. While the United States has provided Ukraine with $75 billion of the $113 billion approved by Congress to assist...