by WorldTribune Staff, February 5, 2024 Donald Trump is the E.F. Hutton of the Chinese stock market these days. When Trump talks, China’s investors listen. For the second time in recent weeks, China’s stock market went into a nosedive after something the former U.S. president did or said. Previously, it was after Trump’s 30-point trouncing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2024 If he regains the presidency, Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on all Chinese imports. Asked by Maria Bartiromo, host of “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News, if he would consider a tariff of 60 percent as The Washington Post had reported, Trump said: “No, I would say […]
Special to WorldTribune, February 1, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford “It’s like déjà vu all over again:” Quote attributed to Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees. “We’re going into a war that nobody voted for. The Biden admin believes Joe must be a “war-time president” in order to win this election — and they’re […]
FPI / January 31, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 26 to 27 Biden Administration National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Asia Policy Coordinator (and Deputy Secretary of State nominee) Kurt Campbell met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting had the effect of reinforcing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2024 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken direct control of the country’s university’s, according to a Radio Free Asia report. “While the ruling party already has branches and committees embedded in universities and other academic institutions, commentators said it has never actually merged itself with administrative structures before, not […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 18, 2024 Taiwan held free presidential elections and communist China glared. Indeed, Taiwan’s elections choose the path of continuity as voters re-elected the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for a third consecutive term to rule the self-governing island. The victory of William Lai, scored a win for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2024 Team Biden and the United Nations rolled out the welcome mat for a Chinese envoy whose “Operation Foxhunt” was aimed at tracking down and even kidnapping anti-communist dissidents. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday met with Liu Jianchao, the architect of the communist nation’s global scheme to silence […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 14, 2024 Lai Ching-te, the least preferred candidate of communist China, was victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday. Lai, who was vice president with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), claimed 40% of the vote in a three-way race, beating out second-place finisher Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT), or […]
FPI / January 3, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct After the loss of two dozen agents in China between 2010 and 2012, U.S. intelligence on China comes almost exclusively from electronic means — intercepting phone calls, emails, and other forms of digital communication. Such signals intelligence can rarely replace human spies in divining an adversary’s true intentions or […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2024 A combat correspondent reporting from the Darien Gap in Panama on New Year’s Eve said he saw a stream of mostly military-age Chinese men strolling through what is the starting point for many illegal immigrants who plan to cross the southern border into the United States. Michael Yon, a […]
