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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.
China’s Surveillance of The World
January 19, 2021
I missed this report from Brookings last year. China pal Jocelyn Ford alerted me to it. You can see it here. But this map tells the story:
Department of Homeland Security Picks Up on Article in National Interest to Issue Warning About Chinese IT penetration
January 15, 2021
Apparently in reaction to the article that Mike McLaughlin and I wrote for the National Interest, seen here, The Hill is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning about precisely what we wrote about–the Chinese government is requiring foreign companies that operate in China to make their systems completely open to […]
The Crisis Facing America’s IT Systems
January 4, 2021
The apparent attack by Russia’s S.V.R. intelligence service on America’s computer systems establishes beyond a shadow of a doubt that the United States faces a computerized crisis of major proportions. The private sector and many government agencies have declined to spend the money and hire the personnel to make their systems secure. The private sector […]
Bravo to Clyde Prestowitz and his new book
December 30, 2020
I’ve known Clyde Prestowitz since the 1980s when he was one of the leading voices urging the United States to get serious about creating a competitive response to Japan. That was just a warm-up for the debate we are having today about China, whose surging strength and ambition have caught many China-watchers by surprise In […]
Congratulations to the AsiaSociety for allowing itself to be a platform for Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s outright lies
December 22, 2020
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 […]
The Massive Cyber Strike: What Must be Done
December 21, 2020
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 […]
