Most media reports about the fatal explosion at a port in southern Iran have concentrated on the loss of life. But the incident is one of the clearest indications that the People’s Republic of China is providing direct, lethal support to Iran in the form of rocket fuel. I’m not sure whether any of that […]…
It’s time to shut down Tik Tok
Congress passed a bill and the president signed it into law. It was upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court. The Chinese were either going to have to sell Tik Tok or have it shut down by U.S. authorities. The law was supposed to take effect on Jan. 20 but President Trump imposed a 90-day extension […]…
The world hates people who say, “I told you so.” But…
China has suspended exporting certain rare earths that the United States relies on to make everything from autos to missiles, as per this front page article in the New York Times today. It quotes James Litinsky, chief executive of MP Materials, as saying that cutting off rare earth supplies to military contractors was of particular […]…
America’s Digital Pearl Harbor–As published by the AsiaTimes.
The Asia Times just published this piece by Steve Soble and myself. Here’s the link and here’s a taste of the text: US and its allies are undergoing a digital Pearl Harbor attack by William J. Holstein and Stephen M. SobleApril 3, 2025 Image: Industrial Cyber The reports may seem fragmentary and anecdotal but they add up to a […]…
Tom Friedman and the New York Times editorial page keep hallucinating about China
There they go again! The editorial pages of the august New York Times once again has sent columnist Tom Friedman to China for a FULL week and once again he comes up with the most incredulous piece arguing that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping should sit down together and come up with a master framework for […]…
