I spoke with Keith Krach, former under secretary of state for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, about how to combat China’s growing malign influence in high tech, economic, and political domains—using the tools of the free market, trust, and partnership against China’s growing authoritarian circle. We discuss the Trump State Department, Krach’s historic visit […]
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration scored a victory against the regime in Beijing this year through its “Clean Network” campaign that booted Huawei Technologies Co. out of critical telecommunications infrastructure in many countries. The effort, while not well-publicized, secured an array of commitments from governments to exclude untrusted vendors from their fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. As of […]
More and more companies and banks in China cannot pay their million-dollar debts and interests. Are they too big to fail? A Chinese green card holder proudly believes China is ruining the United States, even though he got his sociology doctorate after graduating from a U.S. college. A severe traffic accident in northern China. Over […]
The Trump administration, whether reelected or not, will continue to be tough on Beijing, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Nov. 10. Pompeo said the Trump administration is “not finished yet” when it comes to the “China challenge,” as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to be “the world’s number-one threat to freedom,” in […]
SOFIA—Bulgaria and the United States signed on Friday a declaration on security of next generation 5G mobile telecoms networks, which should ensure protected and clean communications, officials said on Friday. Bulgaria has joined the U.S. State Department’s Clean Network initiative, which says it seeks to eliminate “long-term threats to data privacy, security, and human rights […]
