At long last, perhaps five years too late, the U.S. Navy is getting serious about responding to the massive hacking effect that the Chinese government has launched against it. In effect, the Chinese have poured into the Navy’s business through channels and from directions that the Navy hasn’t been aware of or hasn’t been able […]…
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Waking Up to China’s Challenge Inside the United States
It’s mildly encouraging that the United States seems to have awoken to two aspects of China’s deep strategy inside the United States—the potential for wireless networks made by Huawei to serve as surveillance channels and the danger represented by allowing a Chinese state-owned railroad company to make subway cars—equipped with malware-loaded security cameras—for the Washington, […]…
China-related Interests Trying to Shape American Opinion
In my book, “The New Art of War: China’s Deep Strategy Inside the United States,” seen here, I spend a chapter talking about how China-related interests are trying to establish new opinion platforms in the United States where they can promote views that are broadly sympathetic to those of Beijing. Here’s a perfect new example. […]…
A Great Event Honoring An Expert on the Sicilian Mafia–Wednesday Sept. 25
Peter Mackler was a pal of mine at the old United Press International and I’m on the board of the non-profit his wife, Catherine Antoine, has created to give an award each year for a journalist showing exceptional courage. The winner this year is Paolo Borrometi, an expert on the Sicilian mafia. He has fascinating […]…
Toward an “integrated” strategy on China
The Democratic presidential hopefuls did not display great sophistication about China in last night’s debate. Joe Biden was right in saying that we need to have real allies who cooperate with us in identifying Chinese practices that we must oppose. But other candidates seemed to think that a “deal” could be struck with Beijing that […]…
