Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler In the grand political choreography that defines China, the recently concluded 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress in Beijing presented a spectacular show but with a very predictable conclusion. Set in Beijing’s huge Great Hall of the People, the trappings, the ritual and the rites of the People’s Republic […]
FPI / October 26, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct In a dramatic scene which unfolded on live TV during the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress on Oct. 22, former Chinese President Hu Jintao was escorted out of the proceedings in a humiliating display that showcased internal tensions within the ruling communist regime in Beijing. The drama came […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2022 There is a curious lack of curiosity when it comes to the close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of some U.S. and UK “leaders.” In the United States, “the thought of closely-planted Chinese spies holding sway over elected officials has percolated for years, although none of […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2022 From the point of view of foreign media consumers, the highlight of Xi Jinping’s staged coronation to an unprecedented third term at the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was the awkward and dramatic forced removal from the proceedings of former leader Hu Jintao. As […]
FPI / October 21, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct In the 1999 book “Unrestricted Warfare”, Chinese air force colonels Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui wrote that the communist regime should recognize no limits in what it should do to win a war. With that in mind, it would not be unthinkable that China’s first attack on Taiwan would […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The UN General Assembly just concluded its election for fourteen new members in the Human Rights Council. Delegates have chosen a conclave of candidates who sit in somber judgement of global freedoms and virtues, though ironically, many of these new members selected are actually among the very abusers […]
FPI / October 19, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct A Chinese billionaire linked to large cash payments to Hunter Biden and the Biden family worked for a unit of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) involved in covert influence operations against the United States, a report said. Two studies of Chinese influence operations identified Ye Jianming as part of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2022 Los Angeles County prosecutor Eric Neff alleges that the Michigan-based Konnech election software company gave “Chinese contractors” access to “astounding” amounts of U.S. voter data in what may be “the largest data breach in United States history.” Eugene Yu, the CEO of Konnech, was criminally charged for allegedly storing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2022 In a major address, Xi Jinping on Sunday hailed his brutal crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and pledged he would never renounce the use of force to take control of Taiwan. In a 100-minute address, significantly shorter than his more than 3-hour speech at the previous Chinese Communist […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler In a strange but not unexpected twist to a world in turmoil, North Korea’s bellicose leadership has carried out a series of missile tests, not seen since 2017. One particularly provocative firing of an intermediate range rocket flew right over Japan. Two short range missiles were shot into […]
