FPI / September 27, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct As China expands its reserves with low-cost oil from Russia, the Biden administration has allowed U.S. stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to hit their lowest levels in decades. The communist regime in Beijing is seen intent on stockpiling large amounts of crude oil in anticipation of a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 8, 2023 It’s been two years since the fall of Afghanistan. The tragic collapse of Kabul to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban signaled the last sordid chapter in the Biden Administration’s appalling and shambolic “withdrawal” from America’s longest military commitment. But beyond the perceived American weakness and strategic […]
FPI / August 16, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 12 and 13 Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te (William) visited New York City, departing for Paraguay on the evening of the 13th, and guess what, the world did not end. Vice President William Lai is also the nominee of Taiwan’s governing Democratic Progressive Party […]
FPI / July 20, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct After outlining the financial signals of the Chinese Communist Party’s preparations for war, an analyst said the key to prevent the invasion of Taiwan is for the U.S. government to prepare severe financial sanctions against the communist regime in Beijing. “I think it’s highly likely he (Chinese leader Xi […]
FPI / July 12, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct When it comes to standing against China in the European Union, Lithuania is leading the way. As it prepares to host the NATO leaders’ summit, the Lithuanian government of Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has released a document detailing a new strategy on the Indo-Pacific which defies the communist regime […]
FPI / May 10, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct Berkshire Hathaway recently divested 86 percent of its more than $4 billion in the Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC. Berkshire chairman and CEO Warren Buffeft told company shareholders the reason was ongoing geopolitical tensions over Taiwan. TSMC “is a marvelous company,” Buffett said during Berkshire’s annual meeting, but “I would feel […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 2, 2023 Official pronouncements from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) give no real explanation of what the implications will be for the people of Taiwan should China invade and take over the island nation. “Historic precedent, however, suggests the possibility of a murderous CCP reign of terror, while terrorizing Taiwan’s new […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2023 A key part of China’s Taiwan invasion would entail sending a “dark fleet” of spy ships disguised as cargo vessels or fishing boats to cut off the island nation’s access to the Internet by severing underwater cables. Analysts say the communist regime in Beijing has already carried out a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 12, 2023 Taiwan’s vibrant but threatened democracy had a good week. After months of facing ominous political threats from the Chinese communists which may eventually culminate in Beijing’s invasion of the self-governing island, Taiwan seemed sure footed diplomatically with a little help from its friends. Taiwan’s President […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2023 Well-to-do American political families and Hollywood celebrities are routinely seduced by the streams of cash flowing out of China, so analysts were not surprised when the second poorest country in Latin America opted to jump on the communist cash bandwagon. Honduras has established diplomatic relations with China and formally […]
