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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.
The Chinese Hacked the U.S. Ambassador and Hundreds of Thousands of USG emails–Wall Street Journal
July 20, 2023
The hacking has become just unbelievable, as reported here. Is the U.S. government defenseless against this relentless cyber campaign?
An excellent video podcast on Battlefield Cyber
June 28, 2023
Ignore the commecial at the beginning.
China Has Stolen Its Way to Military Parity
June 2, 2023
AsiaTimes has published this excerpt from Battlefield Cyber. In effect, the Chinese have stolen enough U.S. military technology from the Pentagon’s Defense Industrial Base that they are now a peer competitor at sea and in the air. The most recent incident involving their penetration of the Pentagon’s Pacific communications is just a piece of a […]
Chinese Communist Party has direct access to Americans’ TikTok data
May 13, 2023
A lawsuit filed by a former ByteDance employee (ByteDance owns TikTok) alleges that a special unit of the Chinese Communist Party inside the company monitors its apps and has access to all its data. “The (party) Committee maintained supreme access to all the company data, even data stored in the United States,” the employee’s complaint […]
Kirkus gives a “star”to Battlefield Cyber
May 10, 2023
I’m delighted to report that Kirkus Review, a publishing industry powerhouse, has given a starred review to Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia Are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security. One of the most coveted designations in the book industry, Kirkus says its star “marks books of exceptional merit.” The key takeaway line is this: “A disturbing, […]
America’s Software Crisis
May 5, 2023
This article, adapted from our new book Battlefield Cyber (pre-order here), has just appeared in Force Distance Times, a unique magazine and website oriented to the people who make things happen in American industry and technology. The U.S. software meltdown helps explain why China and Russia have been able to deeply penetrate thousands of American […]
