New big lie: China did not profit from 9-11
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s Ministry of Propaganda adores big lies. It repeats them often, year after year, because it understands that ad-nauseum repetition is one of the best (more…)
Will Biden bow to CCP threats over the name of Taiwan’s embassy?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since 1949, when the Nationalist government of Generalismo Chiang Kai Shek fled the Mainland to Taiwan, the civil war-victorious Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has viewed (more…)
Increased Chinese incursions results in unprecedented Taiwan-Japan cooperation
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China has continued its military intimidation of Taiwan and Japan even though its military pressures has resulted in unprecedented open political talks between the two (more…)
Afghanistan surrender unleashes an America-China crisis down under
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Australia is now in the midst of its first major Post-Cold War strategic crisis. This is the result of the accumulation of an existential threat (more…)
America tries to save face in Asia with military exercises after Afghan loss
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher American credibility has suffered indeterminable but very likely long-term damage in the wake of the severely botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. After being convinced by (more…)
Taiwan shows missile resolve following Afghanistan shock, China propaganda blast
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher America’s chaotic and credibility-wounding collapse in Afghanistan was felt acutely in Taiwan, which relies on Washington’s longstanding and strongly implied defense guarantees to deter Chinese (more…)
Russian exercises, Taliban win tilt strategic balance to China over India
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Russia seeks to pursue a balanced strategic relationship with its major partners Communist China and democratic India. For India, Russia is a longstanding and major (more…)
Despite China’s growing potential for nuclear blackmail, disarmament still priority
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher America’s nuclear crisis with China has become worse in the last week with the revelation of a third People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) intercontinental (more…)
Sale to Taiwan of precision-guided M109A6 155mm artillery angers China
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the process to make this purchase goes back to 2019, on Aug. 5 the Biden Administration announced the approval for sale to Taiwan of (more…)