by Dave Patterson | Oct 27, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Recent warnings from the US chief of naval operations (CNO) that China could invade Taiwan as early as 2022 or 2023 do not square with the lack of urgency implicit in President Joe Biden’s National Security Strategy (NSS). Whereas the NSS addresses the...
by Caroline Adana | Aug 10, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan, China started its most aggressive actions against the island nation under the guise of a military exercise since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power. Taiwan responded with similar activities. Many are...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 9, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Continuing its regional war-like tantrum over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Beijing announced it is done communicating with the Biden administration on climate change, drug enforcement, and other topics. To date those dialogues have accomplished little...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 29, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
According to a press release from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Joe Biden’s July 28 call with China’s Xi Jinping resulted in Beijing threats regarding the island nation of Taiwan. The phone call lasted more than two hours, and the White House hoped...
by Dave Patterson | May 16, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Many defense analysts believe the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is paying close attention to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Of particular interest to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the horrifying image of the Kremlin forces’ brutality toward...