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The Gordon Chang Report–Why China Believes Taiwan Is An Existential Threat
READ THE PDF Why China Believes Taiwan is an Existential Threat “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi Jinping proclaimed in his 2024 New Year’s address, referring to Taiwan.[1] China’s annexation of Taiwan as its 34th province, however, is by no means guaranteed. So far, Taiwan—officially the ...
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Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea
READ THE PDF Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea “The geopolitical crisis surrounding our country has risen to the point where war could break out at any moment,” Shigeru Ishiba declared in a September 25 article posted on the website of the Hudson Institute, ...
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The Gordon Chang Report–Will China’s ‘Doom Loop’ Economy Trigger the Next Great Depression?
READ THE PDF Will China’s ‘Doom Loop’ Economy Trigger the Next Great Depression? “We have faced the worst pandemic since the 1920s, the worst conflict in Europe since the 1940s, and the worst energy shock since the 1970s,” Christine Lagarde said last month to the IMF in Washington. “Two specific ...
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The Gordon Chang Report–China: Mastermind of Middle East Turmoil
READ THE PDF On July 23, 14 Palestinian factions, including arch rivals Hamas and Fatah, signed the Beijing Declaration, a unity pact, in the Chinese capital. China’s Global Times, the Communist Party’s semi-official tabloid, termed the deal an “epoch-making event.” In July, Xi Jinping appeared to be driving events in ...
The Gordon Chang Report–Why China Believes Taiwan Is An Existential Threat
READ THE PDF Why China Believes Taiwan is an Existential Threat “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi Jinping proclaimed in his 2024 New Year’s address, referring to Taiwan.[1] China’s annexation of Taiwan as its 34th province, however, is by no means guaranteed. So far, Taiwan—officially the ...
Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea
READ THE PDF Japan’s Ishiba: Time for ‘Asian NATO’ to Counter China and North Korea “The geopolitical crisis surrounding our country has risen to the point where war could break out at any moment,” Shigeru Ishiba declared in a September 25 article posted on the website of the Hudson Institute, ...
The Gordon Chang Report–Will China’s ‘Doom Loop’ Economy Trigger the Next Great Depression?
READ THE PDF Will China’s ‘Doom Loop’ Economy Trigger the Next Great Depression? “We have faced the worst pandemic since the 1920s, the worst conflict in Europe since the 1940s, and the worst energy shock since the 1970s,” Christine Lagarde said last month to the IMF in Washington. “Two specific ...
The Gordon Chang Report–China: Mastermind of Middle East Turmoil
READ THE PDF On July 23, 14 Palestinian factions, including arch rivals Hamas and Fatah, signed the Beijing Declaration, a unity pact, in the Chinese capital. China’s Global Times, the Communist Party’s semi-official tabloid, termed the deal an “epoch-making event.” In July, Xi Jinping appeared to be driving events in ...
