Team Biden all over the map on deterring China, defending Taiwan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher During President Joe Biden’s May 20 to 24 trip to Asia, one issue that rose above most others was Taiwan. Biden again spoke about a (more…)
‘Weaponized’ rumors? Anger over Shanghai lockdown may have sidelined Xi
Geostrategy-Direct Widespread anger over Covid lockdowns in China, including the financial hub Shanghai, has fueled rumors circulating on the mainland and overseas that supreme leader Xi Jinping, who only (more…)
‘Deterrence didn’t work’; DNI sees China threat to Taiwan ‘acute between now and 2030’
Geostrategy-Direct China is building the military forces necessary to invade and take over Taiwan in less than a decade and including the present, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (more…)
China again cancels bioweapons meeting with U.S.; New report identifies 2 sites
Geostrategy-Direct For the second consecutive year, China has refused to meet with the United States to discuss ongoing concerns over China’s biological weapons activities, the U.S. State Department said (more…)
Russians’ training of Chinese jet fighter pilots exposed by crashes
Geostrategy-Direct China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) insists that its military forces are self-sufficient and do not rely on foreign training. The use of Russian flight instructors is considered a (more…)
China gears up for high tech ‘cognitive warfare’ in metaverse
Geostrategy-Direct While no one currently can really say what the metaverse actually is, communist China nevertheless views it as a future battlefield for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). China’s (more…)
China Y-20s to Serbia demonstrate power projection, potential to back Russian forces
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China has undertaken its first aerial power projection demonstration into Europe, using six of its largest indigenous Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) military transport (more…)
Report: China launched cyber attacks on behalf of Russia in advance of invasion
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has accused China of launching cyber attacks against Ukrainian military and nuclear power facilities during the buildup to Russia’s (more…)
U.S. Pacific commander goes public: China violated pledge not to militarize disputed islands
Geostrategy-Direct The commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is speaking out on the growing threat posed by China. Adm. John C. Aquilino criticized Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping for what (more…)