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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.
FBI’s Wray Says Chinese Targeting Covid Researchers
July 8, 2020
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s speech and subsequent comments at the Hudson Institute yesterday, seen here, certainly validate my findings in The New Art of War and establish that the pattern of Chinese government activities is continuing. But the biggest surprise was his comment that as soon as an American company or research institute makes a […]
My Latest on the Humble Tire–In Compass magazine
July 8, 2020
I’m keeping my hand in the auto beat, seen here.
Hong Kong–Behind the Great Firewall?
July 8, 2020
We can see some early sparring between Facebook, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn and the Hong Kong government, which is increasingly the Chinese goverment. It seems inevitable that this will intensify. The only logical outcome is that the Chinese government will extend its Great Firewall to include Hong Kong, meaning cutting off all independent flows of […]
Global Backlash Against Beijing?
June 30, 2020
For the first time, I can see the possible emergence of a global backlash against China’s Xi Jinping and his increasingly authoritarian and aggressive moves. There are signs of deep concern in Europe, India and Australia, not to mention in the United States, that China is determined to impose its control over other peoples, the […]
Ferment on “Reshoring” More Manufacturing from China
June 23, 2020
I’ve been writing about “re-shoring” and “back shoring” for years. This outfit has been an absolute leader in this effort, thanks to its founder Harry Moser. Here’s their latest newsletter. It seems Washington might, just might, be getting serious about shifting more production home. June 2020 View Online | Unsubscribe | Subscribe June 2020 E-News: Companies and Politicians Respond […]
Thermo Fisher Is Helping China Control Its People
June 18, 2020
This excellent article in today’s New York Times by Sui-Lee Wee spotlights one of the issues I wrote about recently for the Harvard Business Review, seen here. Thermo Fisher, based in Massachusetts, is selling DNA testing kits that the Chinese government is using to put all its men in a DNA surveillance network. At what […]
