In January 2020, the greatest living British philosopher, Sir Roger Scruton, died at the age of 75. The British Prime Minister tweeted “We have lost the greatest modern conservative thinker — who not only had the guts to say what he thought but said it beautifully.” Yet only a year…

Many blame CCP’s increasing aggression on Xi’s leadership. Not right. Xi’s predecessor, Deng, who opened up China to the West famously said “hide your strength, bide your time”. But for what? For exactly the ‘China dream’ of ‘dominance’ that Xi champions today. Clearly the underlying aggressiveness is shared by all…

Few leaders in the West are aware of CCP’s most potent weapon. Is it the nuclear bomb, AI and web warfare, viral attacks, or stealth fighters? None of these! In Chairman Mao’s own words, “United Front, armed struggle, and growth of the Party are the three treasures that enabled the…

In April 2021, the CCP effectively banned an article by former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. This is a big deal in many ways. But what are the coded messages that the article convey and attracted such dramatic response? There are at least three, each of which is powerful stuff. …

Today, the White House website still lists Trump’s hundreds of achievements [1] but under the heading ‘Brought jobs, factories and industries back to the USA’, there were only three entries, none of which is a factory coming back home. Apparently, he failed to bring US factories back from China. But…

Many world leaders, especially those in Europe, have astonishingly poor understanding about China. We will look briefly at two key misunderstandings. 1. Many fail to realise that CCP is a mortal threat to all free societies, not just a domestic bully who abuse human rights of minorities. This misunderstanding is…

This is a question that has perplexed some of the most sharp-eyed experts on CCP and, has vital implications for effective strategy towards the CCP. It is often claimed that the destructiveness of the CCP roots in both the communist ideology and a Confucian societal heritage. After all, the CCP’s…

Putin sent a team of assassins to Salisbury, UK in March 2018 to hit a defected agent [1]. Their weapon was Novichok nerve agent A-234. …

If the CCP threat is led by mercantilist industrial dominance (Note 6), its online offensives have achieved some of the most dramatic results. For those who are not yet familiar with the power of data, Amy Webb’s mega popular Ted Talk [1] could be an excellent introduction. Amy explained her…