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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.
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.
New report says China forces U.S. tech companies to share new vulnerabilities
September 6, 2023
Wired is reporting on a study establishing that the Chinese government demands that American technology companies operating in China inform the government of any newly discovered software vulnerabilities–before it tells its own customers. It appears that those vulnerabilities are then put into a database that can be accessed by Chinese hacking agencies. No wonder America’s […]
My latest LinkedIn interview on BattlefieldCyber
September 1, 2023
We have a raging crisis in our information technology. Our systems have been deeply penetrated and China’s presence has become persistent. They are inside the gates. Here’s my latest commentary with GaryBerman of the CyberHeroes show.
The End of the China Miracle Debate
August 30, 2023
The New York Times and other news outlets are reporting on economic distress in some pockets of the Chinese economy. One of the core reasons for that distress is that President Xi Jinping is ideologically a Marxist-Leninist. He does not believe in private enterprise or consumer spending. In his view, the state, guided by the […]
