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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.
Why the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard and Columbia are Wrong about a so-called “cold war” with China
May 11, 2020
Some of America’s elite institutions seem to be engaged in a campaign to prevent what they call “a new cold war” with China. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of a forthcoming book modestly entitled “The World: A Brief Introduction,” had this to say over the weekend in the Wall […]
BoldBusiness Reviews The NewArtofWar
May 9, 2020
Bold Business has done an extensive review of The New Art of War, available here on Amazon. The debate about U.S.-China relations has been relatively muted during the Covid-19 crisis. But it is bound to intensify as the virus’ grip eases. We need a major rebalancing of the relationship because China is seeking to create […]
China’s Digital Espionage Is Raging Around The World
May 8, 2020
A bit like the spread of Covid-19, China’s intelligence-gathering operations are taking new forms and expanding into virtually every country in the world. Beijing’s goal appears to be gathering so much intelligence about governments that it can anticipate what they might do and shape their decision-making. Of course, the hacking and espionage also is scooping […]
Is China Subverting the United Nations?
May 7, 2020
China is using the United Nations to support its aspirations to extend its influence and control around the world. This article is from the Gateway House in Mumbai, India. It is India’s version of the Council on Foreign Relations. The whole world, it seems, is waking up to the nature of China’s bid to create […]
To The Editors of The Atlantic: Crafting The American Response to China
May 6, 2020
To the editors: I would like to commend H.R. McMaster for his excellent article, What China Wants. He blended together the various threads of what emerges as a global competition of systems and values. The emerging U.S.-Chinese competition goes beyond trade issues. It touches on control of Information Technology platforms and telecommunications systems. It touches […]
It Seemed Like The End of the World–Fifty Years Ago
May 1, 2020
Seen through the prism of today’s pandemic, the anti-war student demonstrations that erupted 50 years ago today do not seem as significant as they seemed at the time. But the fact that the National Guard killed four students at Kent State was stunning. How had we reached the point that students were being gunned down […]
