China watchers expect early test of Trump’s resolve by Beijing
China will test the Trump administration early on, most likely via some kind of provocation in the South China Sea or East China Sea, Beijing watchers say. China has (more…)
Is president-elect clueless on Asia? A collective sigh of relief by the CCP on Nov. 9
By Dr. Willy Lam In general, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership much prefers Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton. After becoming president in January, Trump is expected to honor (more…)
Peaceful rise? U.S. report sees China’s military aiming for global power projection
In a major shift from its previous positions, the U.S. China Commission report is now confirming that China in significantly increasing its long-range military power projection. Beijing is developing (more…)
Xi Jinping breaks free of reforms by Deng Xiaoping with ‘core’ leader power grab
By Dr. Willy Lam To deal mainly with party discipline and clean governance, the conferment of the “core of the leadership” status on Xi Jinping has become the focus (more…)
Chinese firm that bought IBM division seen deploying computer line to steal state secrets
The Pentagon has warned against the use of a Chinese firm’s computers that are suspected of containing spyware. In 2015, manufacturing firm Lenovo, along with another Chinese-government-linked firm, Huawei (more…)
Low-profile, high-altitude U.S. agency confirms island buildup is ‘for military purposes’
China is using strategic camouflage in the South China Sea by constructing commercial facilities that can easily be converted for military use, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (more…)
Xi may force senior Chinese Communist Party officials to disclose their assets
By Dr. Willy Lam A meeting of top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials will decide whether to lay down regulations obliging cadres to declare their assets and those of (more…)
All is not well in China, but CCP media unleash glowing info-offensive
By Dr. Willy Lam Propaganda specialists surrounding President Xi Jinping are working overtime to burnish his reputation as a close-to-the-people savior who can best acquit himself of Chairman Mao’s (more…)
China said likely to have provided North Korea with submarine missile
A submarine-launched missile that was successfully test-fired by North Korea last week likely was provided to the Kim Jong-Un regime by China, a U.S. analyst said. Bruce Bechtol, a (more…)