As the trade fight between China and the United States continues, David Mulford, former U.S. ambassador to India took a longer-term view of in a recent brief to the Hoover Institution Journal Defining Ideas. Mulford pins the current situation on a recent decline in U.S global leadership that has given China the opportunity to step […]
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China Forcing Taiwan to Rethink Defense, Economic Strategies
WASHINGTON—China’s continued rise as a superpower has forced Taiwan to rethink its defense and economic strategies to respond to growing threats from the mainland. Taiwanese and American scholars discussed these developments and evaluated the current state of U.S.- Taiwan relations at the Heritage Foundation on June 12. I-Chung Lai, president of the Prospect Foundation, a […]
China’s Efforts to Influence U.S. Culture and Information
While China’s global diplomatic, military, and economic power projections are well documented, a new Hoover Institution report wades into the country’s “cultural and informational influence,” examining its myriad efforts to further project global power and influence. “Except for Russia, no other country’s efforts to influence American politics and society is as extensive and well-funded as […]
China, North Korea in Spotlight at Hill Forum
WASHINGTON—The future of the Middle East remains on the brink, while fast-paced China emergence continues in East Asia, according to participants at the Capitol Hill National Security Forum on June 21. In the “Countering ISIS 2.0 and the Future of the Middle East” discussion, panelists noted that though the fight against the Islamic State of […]
Taiwan Needs U.S. Support Amid Chinese Aggression
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration should take a stronger stance to defend Taiwan against growing “maritime insurgency” from China, according to scholars at a Hudson Institute forum June 7. Taiwan sits at the heart of the battle for the South China Sea, crisscrossed by multi-trillion-dollar trade routes that carry most of China’s energy imports. As such, China […]