China prepares world opinion for moves on Taiwan Strait
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As the global death toll from the Chinese Wuhan coronavirus approaches one million people, China wants the world to also know that it is ready (more…)
Pentagon: PLA prioritizing non-war and information ops, continues sub buildup
Geostrategy-Direct The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is developing what Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping calls an “informatized” military that will dominate information operations in any conflict or “non-war” activity, (more…)
As U.S. punishes militarization of South China Sea, China test-fires ‘carrier-killers’
Geostrategy-Direct Hours before the U.S. on Aug. 26 imposed new sanctions on China for its role in militarizing the South China Sea, the communist regime in Beijing ordered the (more…)
China exercise reveals floating ramps, temporary docks for Taiwan invasion
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) invasion strategy for Taiwan relies heavily on the mobilization of large civilian transport ships that would move the bulk of (more…)
China: Exercises mean ‘mainland’s military pressure on Taiwan will increase’
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar departed Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 12. The following day, China conducted a combined military-propaganda coercive exercise (more…)
Secret deal called ‘clear win for China’, sparks outrage at mullahs in Iran
Geostrategy-Direct A secret deal between China and Iran gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “significant control” over the Islamic Republic for at least the next 25 years, an analyst (more…)
Trump administration’s new hard line on China offset by Defense Sec. Esper
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is taking a more conciliatory approach to China than other senior Trump administration officials who have issued major recent addresses on the threats (more…)
Report: China fast-tracking naval buildup with hybrid amphibious assault vessel
Geostrategy-Direct Communist China’s pursuit of projecting its military might worldwide includes the construction of a hybrid of an amphibious assault ship and aircraft carrier, a report said. Plans for (more…)
Pompeo expands on Trump’s new tough policy on China
Geostrategy-Direct Several federal agencies on President Donald Trump’s orders are adopting new policies in line with the administration’s new line on communist China. The Department of Justice is focusing (more…)