FPI / November 11, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher At China’s biannual Zhuhai Airshow, this year from Nov. 8 to 12, China’s missile makers displayed new anti-ship ballistic missiles intended to threaten United States Navy ships that may come to the aid of Taiwan should China invade the island democracy. Perhaps the most dramatic new […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 3, 2022 The Pentagon and South Korea issued a joint warning to the Kim Jong-Un regime on Thursday after North Korea carried out several missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday, including the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that was heading toward northern Japan before disappearing in mid-flight. “Any nuclear […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2022 In 1990, Taiwan cut mandatory service for its military draftees from three to two years. It was reduced to one year in 2008. In 2017, the self-governing island went to an all-volunteer force and conscripts were only required to serve four months. In just three years time, Taiwan’s active-duty […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 14, 2022 The capabilities of the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have advanced to the point that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership “believe China can conduct a short, sharp war (or maybe even a long, sharp war) near its borders and succeed,” an analyst noted. At the 20th Chinese Communist […]
