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 […]…
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The Massive Cyber Strike: What Must be Done
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 […]…
Good-bye Zoom
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 […]…
The speech that’s rattling China-watchers
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 […]…
Nikkei article completely supports our National Interest piece on Chinese penetration of U.S. computer systems
This article in Japan’s Nikkei completely supports the piece that Mike McLaughlin and I published a week ago in the National Interest. The Chinese government is using tax software to penetrate the computing systems of foreign companies operating in China, giving them the ability to penetrate the corporate global networks…
