by Dave Patterson | Dec 6, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Hypersonic missiles and aircraft have been part of the Defense Department’s technology and weapon systems development programs for decades, reflecting the abiding fascination with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles going faster than the speed of sound. Most...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 4, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
To understand the extent to which China’s ruling party has employed a strategy for influencing Americans’ use of information, Congress held a hearing to probe the subject more deeply. The Select Committee initiative established by the 118th Congress sought...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 28, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
China is at it again in the South China Sea. This time, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and air forces sent warships and aircraft to bully a US Navy destroyer, preventing it from exercising its freedom of the sea rights to sail in international waters. The...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 17, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
For the first time in roughly a year, there was a handshake and the beginning of a face-to-face discussion between President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping. The Biden-Xi summit portended the possibility of substantive talks on such topics as the People’s...
by Andrew Moran | Nov 16, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their first face-to-face meeting in a year during the APEC Summit in San Francisco, CA. The two men engaged in “blunt” talks and ironed out some measures related to climate change and narcotics. But the highlight...