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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.
How Far Will President Trump Go in Wagging the Dog?
October 8, 2019
“Wag the Dog” was a 1997 film starring Robert DiNiro and Dustin Hoffman. A U.S. president is caught in a sex scandal only two weeks after taking office. The White House turns to DiNiro and Hoffman to create a foreign threat, in this case Albanians who are seeking to use nuclear weapons against the United […]
I talk about The New Art of War with China File
October 7, 2019
Here is a video of me talking with China File about Chinese government intrusions into American information systems, both by hacking and by planting spies. I heartily recommend it.
The U.S. Navy Gets Serious About China
September 26, 2019
At long last, perhaps five years too late, the U.S. Navy is getting serious about responding to the massive hacking effect that the Chinese government has launched against it. In effect, the Chinese have poured into the Navy’s business through channels and from directions that the Navy hasn’t been aware of or hasn’t been able […]
Waking Up to China’s Challenge Inside the United States
September 20, 2019
It’s mildly encouraging that the United States seems to have awoken to two aspects of China’s deep strategy inside the United States—the potential for wireless networks made by Huawei to serve as surveillance channels and the danger represented by allowing a Chinese state-owned railroad company to make subway cars—equipped with malware-loaded security cameras—for the Washington, […]
China-related Interests Trying to Shape American Opinion
September 19, 2019
In my book, “The New Art of War: China’s Deep Strategy Inside the United States,” seen here, I spend a chapter talking about how China-related interests are trying to establish new opinion platforms in the United States where they can promote views that are broadly sympathetic to those of Beijing. Here’s a perfect new example. […]
A Great Event Honoring An Expert on the Sicilian Mafia–Wednesday Sept. 25
September 19, 2019
Peter Mackler was a pal of mine at the old United Press International and I’m on the board of the non-profit his wife, Catherine Antoine, has created to give an award each year for a journalist showing exceptional courage. The winner this year is Paolo Borrometi, an expert on the Sicilian mafia. He has fascinating […]
