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Chinese Bitcoin Mines: A Threat to US National Security.

By Antonio Graceffo May 12, 2024Blog

By Antonio Graceffo Chinese cryptocurrency mining operations have been discovered in 12 U.S. states, raising national security concerns. The Pentagon is overseeing surveillance of a Chinese bitcoin mining facility in…

Defining the US-China ‘cold war’

By Antonio Graceffo May 12, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo Over the past 10 years, as relations between the US and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have steadily deteriorated, analysts, policymakers and academics have debated whether…

ANALYSIS: China Collecting Debt From Poorest Countries

By Antonio Graceffo May 12, 2024China

The total outstanding debt owed to China is roughly $1.1 trillion—over half of these loans are now due. By Antonio Graceffo Beginning in 2001 and including the Belt and Road…

China Blockade of Taiwan Likely

By Antonio Graceffo April 16, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo The likelihood of a Chinese military blockade on Taiwan is very high. The only question is whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will use the blockade itself as…

The China–Hamas Connection

By Antonio Graceffo April 16, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo China supports Iran economically, and Iran, in turn, supports Hamas with Chinese money and weapons. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will use the attack on Israel to…

CCP Threat in the Digital Space

By Antonio Graceffo March 11, 2024Blog

CCP digital authoritarianism seeks to control the global information environment. By Antonio Graceffo The U.S. State Department on Sept. 28 released the “Global Engagement Center Special Report: How the People’s…

China’s Contradictory Policies on Food Security

By Antonio Graceffo March 11, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo The topic of food security is tied to China’s possible invasion of Taiwan. “Food security is the most important thing in a country,” Xi Jinping told a…

China’s lagging military diplomacy

By Antonio Graceffo March 11, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo On Sept. 13, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) concluded its fifth annual joint training exercise with Singapore’s armed forces. In March, the PLA conducted joint training…

GRACEFFO: Will China Surpass The U.S. On The Global Stage? Probably Not

By Antonio Graceffo February 27, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a rising power whose 2049 goals consist of surpassing the U.S. diplomatically, economically and militarily. The Annual Threat Assessment of the United States Intelligence…

China’s Hidden Defense Budget

By Antonio Graceffo February 27, 2024China

By Antonio Graceffo China’s military spending is larger than believed; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recently called for increasing the U.S. defense budget. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s objective for…