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I believe the most important thing Americans must do is to secure their economic well-being in an increasingly challenging, complex world. What I have written about all these years is the process of creating wealth, not for any one individual, but for the United States as a whole. Ever since I was a young correspondent witnessing the emergence of China after the country opened in 1979, I’ve believed we have to get more serious about creating wealth. I retain faith in the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the enterprise of American people. If Americans have the right strategies, we can once again create widespread wealth. Come with me on this journey.
I predict #Apple’s #TimCook will live to regret this picture
March 26, 2023
The term “lap dog” could one day be applied: Apple CEO praises China’s innovation, long history of cooperation on Beijing visit Reuters Fri, March 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM EDT·1 min read SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country […]
My conversation with Mike Chinoy about media coverage of China
March 26, 2023
Mike Chinoy has written an oral history of how Western correspondents have covered China called Assignment China. I organized a book night for him at the Overseas Press Club on March 23. Here is the Q&A session where he and I drill in on the situation today. His conclusion is that we have reached a […]
Signs emerge that America’s tech companies are limiting their exposure to China
March 23, 2023
Marvell, a California-based tech company founded by Indonesian entrepreneurs, says it is closing its China R&D operations. The move is couched in the language of standard downsizing but its significance is much greater. It could be in response to Intellectual Property theft in China or it could be a response to mounting U.S.-Chinese frictions. I […]
What does the American Intelligence Community really know about the Chinese leadership?
March 7, 2023
When the news broke that the American IC community had picked up clues that China was considering providing lethal assistance to the Russians fighting in Ukraine, I had a quiet moment of joy. Oh, I thought, the Americans have figured out an angle to look in on Chinese decision-making. But then it was revealed by […]
China is conducting massive surveillance of ASEAN
March 3, 2023
This is how China treats its friends and neighbors.
The propaganda battle: Are American concerns about China “overblown?”
March 1, 2023
As a student of information and propaganda, I’m hearing a rising chorus of voices arguing that American worries about China’s technology-based drive for global dominance are “overblown.” This comes as the special House committee starts its deliberations. The timing is conspicuous. First is Jonah Goldberg, a conservative syndicated columnist writing in the Los Angeles Times […]
