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CCP Tightens Control Over Chinese Economy

By Antonio Graceffo November 18, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensifies control over the economy with a new vice premier and new supervisory bodies. Under Xi Jinping, the CCP has continuously tightened its grip…

Myanmar Conflict Implications for U.S. National Security

By Antonio Graceffo November 11, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo China’s engagement with the Myanmar (Burma) junta has offered the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) access to another port in the Bay of Bengal, on the Indian…

Repression of all religions is intensifying in China

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2023 Annual Report documented a significant increase in religious oppression in the People’s Republic of China. Reports by government and…

SCO Expansion Extends CCP Diplomatic and Military Reach

By Antonio Graceffo November 4, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is expanding by absorbing pariah states, such as Iran, Burma (also known as Myanmar), and Belarus, while increasing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)…

English key to integrating Taiwanese and US military

By Antonio Graceffo October 26, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Taiwan government’s desire for greater integration with the U.S. military is supported by its goal of making the country bilingual by 2030. Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing-wen told ex-U.S. national…

BRICS Currency Is Unlikely — The Dollar Remains the World’s Currency

By Antonio Graceffo October 14, 2023China

by Antonio Graceffo Both China and Russia, along with other countries, have long resented the hegemony of the U.S. dollar, which accounts for about 90% of all currency trading, just under 60% of all…

Tiktok matches definition of foreign agent

By Antonio Graceffo October 1, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), TikTok matches the definition of a foreign agent and should be banned. U.S. lawmakers are considering banning TikTok to protect…

The PLA’s Futuristic and Hybrid Warfare Unit

By Antonio Graceffo September 15, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Chinese spy balloon is just one small example of the threat posed to U.S. national security by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Strategic Support Force (SSF)…

China Cannot Compete in the Movies

By Antonio Graceffo August 29, 2023China

CCP propaganda film 'The Wandering Earth II' fails to find US audience By Antonio Graceffo The 2019 Frant Gwo film "The Wandering Earth II" is the sequel to China’s first…

Analysts Still Cautious on China’s Economy

By Antonio Graceffo August 22, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Chinese economy has rallied since the termination of COVID-19 lockdowns, but the recovery may be short-lived as global demand wanes and systemic domestic economic problems persist.…