September 28, 2022

China’s Aggression Against Taiwan Shows Fear, Not Strength

“In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan’s future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.” -- Chen ...

May 29, 2022

The Practical Realities If China Invades Taiwan

The majority of Taiwanese don’t identify themselves as Chinese according to a 2020 Pew Research survey. This is consistent with other polls showing that people in Taiwan increasingly identify only as Taiwanese. Xi Jinping, though, doesn’t...

May 15, 2022

Why Mao Zedong Didn’t Invade Taiwan

Chiang Kai-Shek, who succeeded Sun Yat-sen as head of the Kuomingtang (KMT), the nationalist, anti-communist party behind the Republic of China (ROC), dedicated his life to building a unified and modern China. By 1949, though, he’d lost the lon...

April 28, 2022

America’s Contribution To The Communist Takeover Of China

“If we do not learn from the mistakes of history, we are doomed to repeat them.” George Santayana (1863-1952) Fully understanding communism and its effects continues to be a major challenge. What most people don’t know, though...

April 12, 2022

Why Sun Yat-Sen Was An American Thinker

In modern Chinese history, Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) holds a unique place. He led the revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty in 1911; devoted his life to championing an independent and democratic China; and was a revolutionary leader and a man of v...

April 4, 2022

America and the Two Chinas

Credible sources suggest that Xi Jinping plans to attack Taiwan in the fall. Indeed, this is inevitable given the war in Ukraine. However, any attack would be the end of a very long path through Chinese and American history. To fully understand wh...

March 19, 2022

China May Find That Taiwan Is A Hard Nut To Crack

“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender....”- Winston Churchill The Taiwanese, like the Ukrainians, p...

March 15, 2022

Putin's excuses for starting the war are fake

The former Russian-dominated Soviet Union was powerful and influential, encompassing 15 communist nations.  It stood balanced against the democratic states over the years of the Cold War.  When the Cold War ended, Russia's bor...

March 3, 2022

Why America Needs Donald Trump

Looking at the crises facing America, the question of foreign policy leadership is crucial. As just one example, with Putin on the march, we all know that Ukraine’s fate would be very different if Trump were in the White House. Trump’s re...