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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.
Set Israel aside for a moment. This is the most important article in today’s New York Times
October 8, 2023
America’s No. 1 long-term challenge is China and right now we continue to supply the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with semiconductors, many of them quite advanced, as this article explains. The Biden Administration is trying to impose limits on those sales for reasons of national security. But three largest U.S. chipmakers–Invidia, Intel and Qualcomm–have launched […]
Brookings is flat out wrong about Xi Jinping
October 1, 2023
The Brookings Institution is part of the traditional foreign policy establishment in the United States. And it reveals its utter blindness to the realities of the U.S.-China relationship in this article. I quote in part: “Beijing does not seek to overthrow democratic regimes or force its political model on others (with the critical exception of […]
One of my best interviews on Battlefield Cyber
September 26, 2023
I did this one on China Unscripted without co-author Michael McLaughlin but we covered some major issues in a very lively and understandable conversation. Be sure to start at the beginning.
Co-author Mike McLaughlin and I speak at the Overseas Press Club
September 21, 2023
John Avlon of CNN was the moderator. The video can be seen here. Be sure to start from the beginning.
Biden and the White House Press Corps–The China Problem
September 11, 2023
Watching and listening to President Biden at his press conference in Vietnam, I was struck by how the president and the press who cover him have entirely the wrong mental construct about China. At a time when China is exploiting the weaknesses of America’s computers, sending spy balloons over sensitive U.S. military installations, and planting […]
Co-author Mike McLaughlin and I talk to James Fallows about Battlefield Cyber
September 8, 2023
This was a great discussion! You can listen to all of it here. Mike and I explain how China and Russia are exploiting the Internet and social media as well as thousands of our computing systems.
