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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
Geostrategy-Direct The administration of President Donald Trump has issued a multi-agency rejection of the Chinese government’s expansive claims to most of the South China Sea, saying they are illegal (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Trump administration has warned American businesses against using products in their supply chains which are made via slave labor in Chinese concentration camps. The U.S. departments of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On June 23, the Beijing-based National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS) issued the second volume in its series, The U.S. Military Presence In (more…)