◎ If Trump continues to approve his team’s substantive approach in implementing his policy objectives, the free world’s prospects will continue to improve.
Read moreOne China, Two Trump China Policies: ‘Peaceful Coexistence’ vs. Existential Threat
Month: June 2020
The CCP’s information warfare against the HK people; police pay cuts, wage delays hint at China’s economic woes
SinoInsight 1 The week of June 22 saw several developments and the release of information pertaining to the PRC’s planned Hong Kong national security legislation and the Hong Kong situation: June 22 The South China Morning Post cited sources as saying that the PRC Hong Kong national security law is “effectively a done deal” and …
The US steps up ideological battle; export-to-domestic shift reflects China’s economic woes
SinoInsight 1 June 22 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Fox’s The Sean Hannity Show that after meeting with Politburo member Yang Jiechi in Hawaii “trying to understand why on Earth the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in the activities that they are,” he realized that “it’s ideological for them, …
Read moreThe US steps up ideological battle; export-to-domestic shift reflects China’s economic woes
Trump’s Actions on China Speak Louder Than Bolton’s Words
◎ The Trump team’s record on security and human rights vis-à-vis China to this point surpasses anything done in prior administrations.
Read moreTrump’s Actions on China Speak Louder Than Bolton’s Words
The CCP ‘delays and waits for change’ on Hong Kong; political risks rise for Han Zheng
SinoInsight 1 On June 20, PRC state media published details of the National People’s Congress’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong. Key details of the law include: The Standing Committee of the NPC has the power of interpretation with regard to the national security law. This means the CCP has the final say …
Read moreThe CCP ‘delays and waits for change’ on Hong Kong; political risks rise for Han Zheng
Where Countries Should Stand in the Sino-US ‘New Cold War’
◎ Countries must bear in mind that the Communist Party does not equate to the Chinese nation.
Read moreWhere Countries Should Stand in the Sino-US ‘New Cold War’
Geopolitics Watch: Analysis of the Sino-US Hawaii Meeting and What it Means for the ‘New Cold War’
◎ Both the PRC and the U.S. likely recognized at the Hawaii meeting that there is no off-ramp from the “new cold war.”
THE TIMES: Coronavirus: China had ten times more ‘flu’ cases than usual in December
By Didi Tang The figures published by China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention were highlighted by SindoInsider, a Taiwanese consultancy group, which said the huge increase suggested the virus was being diagnosed as flu in the weeks before China notified the World Health Organisation (WHO) on December 31 of a new disease. The health …
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ThePrint: Modi must look at Xi’s military modernisation in last 8 yrs to understand Galwan aggression
By SRIJAN SHUKLA Military reforms are hard in China Authoritarian governments rely on their armies to stay in power. And in China, if the Communist Party general secretary and the President – the de facto head of the country – fails to reign in the military, then he will be held hostage to those who …
Early analysis of the Pompeo-Yang meeting; financial industry profits sacrifice unlikely to rescue China’s economy
SinoInsight 1 On June 17, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and CCP Politburo member Yang Jiechi met in Hawaii to discuss a range of issues. According to news reports, they met for seven hours and discussed the Sino-U.S. relationship, the coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang. The PRC side reportedly requested the meeting. …