William J. Holstein Examines The Rise Of China And A Teetering News Industry by Chad Bouchard In his new book, OPC Past President William J. Holstein weaves his own personal experience as China correspondent in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with four decades of insight as a close observer of the country’s trajectory, commenting […]…
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How Big Tech Is Helping Chinese Propagandists
This has not been well-understood. Google, Facebook and Twitter have been helping to spread Chinese government propaganda, says this editorial in the Washington Post. And making money doing it. It’s time for the Biden Administration to start explaining reality to the these companies–they must become part of the fabric of American society and the American […]…
CNN Interviews Me on Apple Daily and China’s Efforts to Control the “Global Discourse”
Stunningly, #Apple Has No Plan B for #China
The media pressure on Apple is building, as evidenced by this article in today’s NY Times. Apple assembles nearly every iPhone, iPad and IMac in China. One reason is that the Chinese government has built roads and other infrastructure. The supply of labor is a factor. Another is that Apple’s entire supply chain is concentrated […]…
AsiaTimes, in first review, says A Grand Strategy is Proof that the Chinese Communist Party Cannot Stifle the American Debate About China
Xi Jinping’s Communist Party is trying to control the global discourse about China. It isn’t working. See the AsiaTimes review here…
