China, Part X – And Still More Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals

Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, and Part IX of this multi-part series discussed the first four increments of the second tier geopolitical and economic goals and objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. This part summarizes a fifth portion of those goals and objectives. Introduction The Chinese Communists (ChiComs) are pursuing strategic initiatives aimed at …

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China, Part XIII – More Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals 

Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, and Part XII of this multi-part series discussed the first six increments of the second tier geopolitical and economic goals and objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. This part summarizes an eighth portion of those goals and objectives. Introduction The Chinese Communists (ChiComs) are pursuing strategic initiatives aimed at achieve …

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NATO Changes Russia’s Role From “Strategic Partner” To “Immediate Threat” as Finland and Sweden Prepare to Join

As Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine continues, NATO is drawn deeper and deeper into the morass. While many NATO companies are supplying Ukraine with arms and equipment, the war is creating a change in the organization itself. Finland and Sweden, both with long histories of neutrality, have applied for membership in NATO. That action was …

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China, Part VII – Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals (cont’d)

Part VI of this multi-part series discussed the first increment of the second tier geopolitical and economic goals and objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. This part summarizes a second increment of those goals and objectives Introduction The ChiComs seek to become a technologically-advanced leading manufacturing power by the centennial celebration of the founding of …

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China, Part VI: Second Tier Geopolitical and Economic Goals

Part V of this multi-part series discussed the Made in China 2025 initiative whose goal is to modernize the Chinese industrial base – and ultimately the People’s Liberation Army – through the infusion/exploitation/theft/transfer of advanced technologies into the Chinese economy. The ChiComs seek to become a technologically-advanced leading manufacturing power by the centennial celebration of …

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China, Part V: Made in China 2025

Part IV of this multi-part series on Communist China covered three components of the overarching Belt and Road Initiative, also called the One Belt One Road initiative: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Digital Silk Road, and Arctic Silk Road. This part covers a mutually supportive economic initiative: Made in China 2025. The initiative was announced …

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Is the Left Agitating for War With Russia so it Can Cement Domestic Tyranny?

It has been odd and alarming watching the powers-that-be relentlessly escalate the proxy war our government is waging against Russia. It’s not just that we’re sending billions of dollars of weapons into Ukraine, are calling Vladimir Putin a war criminal and issuing other fightin’ words, are training Ukrainian troops and are trying to effect Moscow’s …

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Heroes Reveal the Character of Their Country

It has often been said that a country’s heroes reveal its character. If that is true, the fact that most Russians admire Vladimir Putin even after his criminal invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war crimes he has committed in that country is profoundly troubling. Before we shake our heads at the Russians and their …

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Intel Leaks Point to Deeper US Involvement; US Helped Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Sink ‘Moskva’

The Pentagon refused to facilitate Poland’s offer of MiG-29s to Ukraine in March due to fears the move would escalate tensions with Russia, drawing the U.S. into a hot war with a nuclear power. But the latest leaks from U.S. intelligence officials to the media suggest our involvement is already much deeper than previously thought. On Wednesday, …

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