The Biden Administration is implementing a plan to draw Taiwan into a direct military confrontation with the People's Republic of China. The plan bears many similarities to the strategy that was used in Ukraine where Russia was goaded into invading the country in response to emerging threats to its national security. In this case, Beijing... Read More

You may remember that it was not too terribly long ago that China was considered something of an ally to the United States. We are now ostensibly planning some kind of massive war against them. How did that change happen? Well, in 2015, Xi Jinping engaged in a series of government reforms which effectively made... Read More

Over the last couple of years I'd begun seeing our growing conflict with China described as an inevitable consequence of "the Thucydides trap" but hadn't been entirely sure of the source of that idea. Decades ago, I'd had a very strong interest in Classical Greek history, so the reference was obvious to me: the bitter... Read More

This week, the People’s Liberation Army conducted aggressive military exercises in the South China sea. This act was a forceful response to the Taiwanese President’s meeting with Kevin McCarthy, where the two figures reaffirmed a mutual interest in “defending democracy.� The display is unusual for two reasons. The first, is that the Chinese generally shy... Read More

Well, that escalated quickly. Seriously – a couple years ago, Donald Trump was the president, and the whole discussion about China was around trade. Now they’re just openly threatening China with war? What is the purpose of this? RT: Yeah, because discussing things with the American people is something that happens in America. I’m being... Read More

Mike Whitney--- The Biden administration is determined to provoke China on the issue of Taiwan. The White House now believes that they must take a more aggressive approach to China in order to contain their development and preserve America's role as regional hegemon. The irony of Washington's approach, however, is the fact that tens of... Read More

Full document: US Hegemony and Its Perils 2023-02-20 16:28 February 2023 Contents Introduction I. Political Hegemony—Throwing Its Weight Around II. Military Hegemony—Wanton Use of Force III. Economic Hegemony—Looting and Exploitation IV. Technological Hegemony—Monopoly and Suppression V. Cultural Hegemony—Spreading False Narratives Conclusion Since becoming the world’s most powerful country after the two world wars and the... Read More

I received an email ostensibly from President Joe Biden the other morning which scared the hell out of me. It was the usual plea for money but the headline read “Philip, our work is far from over!� suggesting to me that the White House is seeking to do even more damage to the country in... Read More

The Biden administration intensified its war on China last week when it detonated a thermonuclear bomb at the heart of Beijing's booming technology industry. In an effort to block China's access to crucial semiconductor technology, Team Biden announced onerous new export rules aimed at a "comprehensive supply cut-off" of essential semic