Where have you gone, Foreign Minister Qin Gang?
Geostrategy-Direct, July 18, 2023 Foreign Minister Qin Gang, China’s second-ranking diplomat, has not been seen in public in nearly a month amid rumors that the Xi Jinping loyalist was (more…)
Gal Luft and the DOJ: Did China buy access to both Biden and Trump camps in 2016?
Geostrategy-Direct, July 18, 2023 Dossier: Former CIA Director James Woolsey A fugitive whistleblower who accused President Joe Biden’s family of receiving millions of dollars from a Chinese energy interest (more…)
Dictators’ club: By joining China in SCO, Iran deals strategic blow to U.S.
Geostrategy-Direct July 18, 2023 By enticing Iran into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the alliance’s summit last September in Uzbekistan, China was seen as looking to bolster (more…)
Seoul’s NIS fights to retain power to counter North Korean spies
Geostrategy-Direct, July 18, 2023 South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) on July 12 proposed a presidential decree that will allow it to continue to have a role in investigations (more…)
China seeks to dominate Africa’s space sector, displacing U.S. and Europe
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher July 18, 2023 Since 2009 China has been Africa’s largest trading partner. All but one of Africa’s 54 states are in the China-led Forum on (more…)
Chip wars: China restricts exports of rare-earths deemed ‘critical’ for U.S. security
Geostrategy-Direct July 18, 2023 The communist regime in Beijing announced earlier this month that, starting on Aug. 1, it will impose restrictions on the export of two rare-earth minerals (more…)
As Biden goes to NATO summit, China flexes its global military muscle
Geostrategy-Direct, July 11, 2023 By Richard Fisher President Biden heads to Europe this week for a July 12 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Lithuania, and then a (more…)
Report: China leads in targeting leaders, populations with ‘neurostrike weapons’
Geostrategy-Direct, July 11, 2023 Among the many high-tech weapons communist China is developing are those designed to disrupt the brain function of human targets, potentially affecting government leaders or (more…)
Lithuania hosts NATO summit, defies Beijing with strategic Taiwan ties
Geostrategy-Direct, July 11, 2023 Dossier: Lithuania-Taiwan Ties When it comes to standing against China in the European Union, Lithuania is leading the way. As it prepares to host the (more…)