Commentaries

In the early seventies, Cuba and Taiwan shared similar economic conditions that should have led them to be prosperous nations. However, the two islands took opposite paths. As a free nation today, Taiwan’s GDP is eight times that of communist Cuba.

In an attempt to replace the U.S. dominance in technology, Beijing has issued a mandate known as Document 79, intensifying efforts to substitute U.S. technology with homegrown alternatives.

Supply chain nightmares and soaring prices expected - Over the last three decades, China has ridden a wave of growth that expanded its manufacturing capacity, consumption appetite and global economic influence.

China's rapid demographic decline is fast becoming a severe population crisis. This unexpected shift can be traced back to misjudgments made over 40 years ago.

In 1989, the West was jubilant with the idea that communism was dead after the fall of the Berlin Wall. A cursory glance at events since then indicates it is anything but dead.

In China, a vast network of informants serves as the regime’s most tyrannical tool for repression and control. It is widely known that the communist Chinese government closely monitors individuals deemed “potential threats.”

Recently, the arrival of ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes at the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals has sparked worries among U.S. defense officials. The Pentagon is scrutinizing approximately 30 Chinese cranes at the port, with an additional five expected for delivery next year.

In 2020, New Jersey joined a growing number of states that were fighting “climate change” by declaring war on plastic bags. The state legislature passed a bill to ban single-use plastic bags.

U.S. oil drillers that pump crude are under increasing pressure from environmental groups to reduce emissions. However, the speed at which they can connect to the electric grid remains a major obstacle because it is already at capacity.