About: William Holstein

I’ve known Clyde Prestowitz since the 1980s when he was one of the leading voices urging the United States to get serious about creating a competitive response to Japan. That was just a warm-up for the debate we are having today about China, whose surging strength and ambition have caught many China-watchers by surprise In […]…

The Asia Society, now controlled by Hong Kong “red billionaires” who have made their money on the mainland and who wish to prove themselves valuable to Xi Jinping, allowed itself to be used as a platform on Dec. 18 for Foreign Minister Wang Yi to spout lies and propaganda. Here is the passage of his […]…

In view of the amazingly sophisticated and persistent Russian attack on our nation’s computer systems, I agree with this opinion piece in today’s Wall Street Journal that the U.S. government must integrate its cyber defensive and offensive capabilities. We can’t accept a piecemeal approach. The real challenge, however, extends beyond government. Private sector networks have […]…

This article in the Washington Post quotes federal prosecutors as alleging that a China-based executive of Zoom is the key liaison to the Chinese government and has been active in implementing the government’s wishes to censor Zoom calls and shut down accounts. There have been suspicions about this but this is the first time there […]…

A leading Chinese professor gave a speech in China on live television in which he bragged about being able to fool foreigners and how China’s $3 trillion in foreign exchange reserves could be used to achieve power. And he also hinted darkly that China has friends at the top of the American financial establishment who […]…