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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.
My OPC Book Night with CNN’s John Avlon
July 20, 2021
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 […]
How Big Tech Is Helping Chinese Propagandists
June 28, 2021
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”
June 22, 2021
Stunningly, #Apple Has No Plan B for #China
June 18, 2021
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
June 10, 2021
Xi Jinping’s Communist Party is trying to control the global discourse about China. It isn’t working. See the AsiaTimes review here.
A Grand Strategy–Now Available on Amazon
June 10, 2021
My long labor of love, A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology, and Restoring the Media, is now available on Amazon here. I started the book by writing down the many stories of my fabled career but then realized I had a burning messages directly relevant to today’s debates about China and technology. Having been […]
