Politics

Southeast Asia Views China’s One Belt, One Road Plan With Apprehension

Though China has been aggressively pursuing investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, it is seeing an increasing resistance from the countries in the region over its One Belt, One Road initiative. And one of the main concerns of Southeast Asian nations is the terrible reputation that Chinese investments have. The Chinese are known to provide loans ...

Nspirement Staff

3 Reasons for the U.S.-China Trade War

The U.S.-China trade war may very well be the event that defines which nation will end up as the top superpower of the 21st century. And as far as the U.S. is concerned, there are three major reasons why it has headed into the trade war — China’s disregard for World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, ...

Nspirement Staff

The Consequences of the U.S.-China Trade War

The U.S.-China trade war may well be one of the most defining economic events of the decade. What started as a fair demand from Western nations that China end its unfair trade practices and IP theft policies, has now grown to be a trade war between two of the world’s biggest superpowers. How much can ...

Jack Roberts

A container ship.

Girl Fights to Change US Constitution for Presidency

Educational methods and ideas can profoundly affect a person’s entire life. Under two different social systems, the children of China and those of the United States have very different world views and attitudes toward society. This is a story about a Chinese girl who was adopted by a couple in Kingston, Massachusetts, at the age of ...

Nspirement Staff

How Did Kim Jong-un Travel to Singapore?

How did Kim Jong-un travel to Singapore on Sunday June 10 for his landmark summit with President Trump? This is a subject of great interest to me. Dictators are very fearful of plane crashes and hijackings. In fact, Kim arrived not in his own aircraft, but on a more reliable Air China Boeing 747 — ...

Nspirement Staff

Kim Jong-un and entourage at airport in Singapore.

Former CIA Officer Convicted of Supplying Secrets to Chinese Spies

A former Central Intelligence Agency agent faces life in prison. Thr former CIA officer was found guilty of supplying Chinese agents with classified information. Kevin Mallory, 61, a former CIA officer, was found guilty by a federal jury of espionage charges in a court in northern Virginia on June 8. He was convicted of conspiracy ...

James Burke

Beijing’s Meddling in New Zealand at ‘Critical Levels’

Beijing’s political influence activities in New Zealand have reached a critical level and are a threat to the country’s sovereignty, warns a report released by Canada’s intelligence service. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) compiled the report based on views and short papers contributed by unnamed experts at a March 6 workshop focused on the repercussions ...

James Burke

New Zealand politician Jian Yang.

Taking Up the Fight Against Fake News

In February, the Justice Department charged 13 Russians with stealing U.S. citizens’ identities and spreading “fake news” with the intent to subvert the last U.S. presidential election. The case is still unfolding and may do so for years. In the meantime, UCR researchers have built a tech-based solution to the dissemination of malicious misinformation. UCR’s Multi-Aspect ...

Troy Oakes

Smartphone with Fake News.

Democracies Need to ‘Muscle Up’ and Oppose Beijing’s Interference

A leading Australian academic has urged liberal democracies to “muscle up” in dealing with Beijing’s interference by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the below interview with China Uncensored, Professor Clive Hamilton, author of the recently released Silent Invasion, said Beijing has been conducting comprehensive influence operations on Australia and its institutions. When researching the book, ...

James Burke

US Lawmakers Put the Squeeze on Confucius Institutes

Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a law aimed at pressuring Chinese state-run Confucius Institutes operating in American education institutions over concerns that they’re pushing propaganda. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton, along with Congressman Joe Wilson, who are all Republican, introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency Act on March 22. In a statement, the GOP ...

James Burke