The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are nearing. Governments are concerned about the safety of their athletes. Journalists are told to leave phones behind. Can athletes compete without being watched by China? I spoke with Gordon Chang, a prominent China expert, on this matter. British intelligence warns of Chinese influence operations in Parliament and that Chinese […]
In this episode, we explore our northern neighbor’s actions in defending democracy from the Chinese regime. Joining me is Canadian Sen. Leo Housakos, an outspoken critic of the various human rights violations the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has committed. He is also very active in promoting policies guarding against CCP infiltration into Canada. He warns […]
Is Omicron going to crush Beijing’s chance to hold the Olympic Games? The latest variant is highly contagious, and it challenges the effectiveness of Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy—in which the Chinese regime will lock down an entire city in an attempt to eliminate COVID in the area. In this episode, I lay out some of the […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is well known now for its coverups of the situation in Wuhan, during the 2020 outbreak. One of the ongoing mysteries of the day is how many people actually died in Wuhan. Today, China officially reports only 4,636 deaths. In fact, that number has remained quite similar all throughout April […]
Lithuania’s strong stance against economic pressuring from China is drawing international support. I speak with Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis on this matter. He explains why Lithuania is choosing to fight the battle against authoritarianism. A video game pokes fun at China’s pandemic failures. Meanwhile, rising cases in China force more inhumane lockdowns. Japan makes moves to […]
This week, five nations declared: no nuclear war—including Russia and China. But the tension of a nuclear war is not cooling. In particular, can the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uphold that agreement? What are the concerns given the historical lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis? I caught up with Dr. Anders Corr, a political risk […]
China locked down a city of 13 million. Those who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus are taken to quarantine, and those locked inside their homes are reported to be without food—all to reinforce the regime’s so-called “zero-COVID” policy. But there is a twist this time. A series of reports from The New […]
Going into 2022, a topic that will stick around is how China will use economic aggression to bully western nations. I sat down with Dr. Antonio Graceffo for a preview of what to expect in China affairs for the new year. From the ongoing U.S.–China trade war and political war, more nations are being sucked […]
No one wants to be No. 2, or as the Chinese saying goes: two tigers cannot live on the same mountain. In a life or death situation, can China and the United States co-exist? We focus on the United States’ Cold War example of fighting against communism and the USSR. The 30th anniversary of the fall […]
What is Canada’s role as a democratic nation alongside the United States? In the recent hostage exchange involving two Canadians and Huawei’s CFO, how have Canadians and Americans learned about China’s ruthless aggression? Plus, as Beijing aims to kick off the Winter Olympics next year, how can free democratic nations respond? Meanwhile, the unspoken border […]
Tennis star Peng Shuai is backtracking her sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese Communist Party ranking official in a new video showing her speaking to the media for the first time. People are not satisfied by her answer and worry she is forced to lie, as new evidence contradicts the narrative. We take a […]
A Chinese student at Purdue University was harassed by pro-CCP students. But the university is fighting back against Chinese Communist Party influence. This is raising an alert to campuses across the country to look at their own potential problems of infiltration from Beijing. The United States added 34 Chinese firms to a blacklist over human […]
We take a look with Bill Stanton, director of the Center for Asia Policy at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, at the Summit for Democracy hosted by President Joe Biden. Did it achieve the intended purpose? China is angry over the invitation of Taiwan and is trying to discredit the United States’ democratic systems. And […]
What was living in China like during the Cultural Revolution as a young girl? I caught up with Lily Tang Williams, who grew up during the 10-year Cultural Revolution in China. She now speaks across the country warning the American people about the horrors of communism, including about some of the same tactics used in […]
China’s all-out information warfare ramped up even more during the initial COVID-19 pandemic. A fake Swiss scientist created by China’s digital propaganda team has been used for disinformation, and Facebook is now deleting his account. And China’s missile threat is being hailed as the new “Sputnik Moment.” Stephen Bryen, a leading expert in security strategy and […]
Solomon Islands protestors set fire to government buildings and businesses in Chinatown on Friday to show their anger at the interplay of local power and CCP influence. Behind this are resentments for the CCP’s undercutting of local economic developments. In recent years, the Party has increased its foreign influence on the islands. What role do […]
Peng Shuai, a celebrity athlete in China who accused a former Chinese Communist Party high-ranking official of sexual assault on Chinese social media, disappeared. The internet began asking about her disappearance, and that led to sports organizations like the Women’s Tennis Association and the International Tennis Federation asking for answers over her safety. To stabilize […]
Throughout history, people have only told one tale: the winner’s story. That rings true today. The United States and China are at the brink of one of the biggest showdowns in politics, ideology, and power. Can the Biden administration break through the mirage of peace between communist China and the liberal democratic west led by […]
Climate change is one of the biggest issues on the world stage. Yet China is allowed to continue as the top polluter. Is the world doing enough to fight climate change if China’s not required to do much until 2030? Its repeated failure to meet climate change goals is met with only appeasement from the […]
Professor Kerry Gershaneck is an expert on China’s unrestricted warfare tactics. His book “Political Warfare” details the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) extensive campaigns to target western democracies. He joins me to talk about his new book, “Media Warfare: Taiwan’s Battle for the Cognitive Domain.” We outline the ultimate goal of the CCP’s media warfare against […]
