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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.
Can the U.S. get serious about 5G?
January 15, 2020
One of the tragedies that is unfolding with scarcely a murmur from Washington is that China’s Huawei has developed 5G wireless communication capabilities that exceed anything the United States has to offer. Former officers from the People’s Liberation Army built Huawei in close cooperation with the Chinese government, which may have provided $75 billion in […]
The Chinese Government Humiliates Trump
January 14, 2020
President Trump wanted a sweeping deal with the Chinese government that would attack the heart of its state-led technology-based bid to assert global supremacy. He said publicly that he wanted President Xi Jinping to come to a flashy summit where the two men would sign a deal that gave the Americans what they wanted. Trade […]
The Real Story Behind Huawei
December 26, 2019
A truly excellent piece in today’s Wall Street Journal. The Chinese party-state has given or lent some $75 billion to Huawei. Can there be any question but that if the government were to ask Huawei for access to a specific telecommunications network, that Huawei would be obliged to grant it? The Chinese party-state early on […]
Alarm Bells About Chinese Penetration Are Also Going Off in Japan
December 16, 2019
Nikkei is like an official part of the Japanese intellectual and governing establishment. The fact that they are publishing this, suggests that very serious people in Japan are beginning to recognize all the things I wrote about in The New Art of War. The Chinese are using the same set of tools all around the […]
It’s Now Clear–Beijing Won
December 16, 2019
A careful reading of everything that’s been written about President Trump’s so-called Phase One trade deal with the Chinese government leads me to conclude that the Chinese have been vindicated by adopting an intransigent Long March kind of approach. The Americans simply lacked the intestinal fortitude for a prolonged standoff. In the end, domestic considerations […]
The New York Times Agrees With Me–Trump’s Deal With China is a Flop
December 14, 2019
President Trump is completely out of his depth when it comes to negotiating with the Chinese, who are masters of the Long Game. It would take sustained, institutionalized focus to prevail in any negotiation with them and that is precisely what Trump is incapable of. The august New York Times agrees.
