FPI / September 11, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher It has been building before the eyes of most observers for over a decade, but only this past March did President Joe Biden sign a highly classified “Nuclear Employment Guidance” document that directs the Department of Defense to respond to “possible coordinated nuclear challenges from China, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2024 Contract With Our Readers Instead of “liberating Taiwan” in the name of national territorial integrity, why has the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not attempted to retake its lost territories that were seized by Russia, Taiwan’s president asked. In a new interview, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pointed out that CCP […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 8, 2024 The three-day visit of U.S. National Security advisor Jake Sullivan to Beijing had a clear message; “Don’t Rock the Boat.” Chinese/American relations remain very sensitive over trade tariffs, strategic issues, and Beijing’s continuing military threats to democratic Taiwan and the Philippines. The mutual political mistrust […]
FPI / September 6, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In order to meet the National Air Space Administration’s (NASA) new goal of putting Americans back on the Moon in September 2026 for the Artemis III mission, does the United States need new but simpler space architecture, or should it seek to rationalize elements of the […]
FPI / September 4, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China is on its way to securing control of the South China Sea, which would be an utter disaster for the democracies and not just for the obvious reasons. Such dominance would also help to secure the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) global strategic military projection and […]
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by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2024 Contract With Our Readers The former deputy chief of staff of New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested by the FBI for being an agent for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a Department of Justice indictment. Linda Sun, 41, and her husband Chris Hu, 40, were […]
FPI / September 1, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher With the rushed “coronation” of Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democrat Party presidential candidate following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, he is now effectively a Lame Duck president, so it is fair to begin to consider his legacy regarding U.S.-China relations. For one, […]
FPI / August 29, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher An article in the June 2024 issue of the Chinese journal Aerospace China offers a review of China’s growing commercial space sector focusing on space launcher and mega satellite constellation makers, but it offers fewer insights into potential commercial manned space efforts. Ultimately, the Chinese Communist […]
FPI / August 28, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct For the first time in decades, the United States does not have an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Despite rising tensions with China over disputed islands in the South China sea and a recent Chinese air incursion near Japan, the Biden administration ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier […]
