James Gorrie
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James Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube podcast, The Banana Republican.
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Is China Running Bioweapons Labs in the US?
Questions keep surfacing after reports of China-linked labs discovered in U.S. cities and growing concern over Beijing’s strategic ambitions.
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The Manila Deterrence: The US and the Philippines Are Quietly Getting Serious About China
Washington and Manila are quietly building up the Philippine military in face of rising threat from China.
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The Big Choice: Western Europe Must Decide Between US Tariffs and Chinese Theft at Scale
The time has come for Western European governments to decide what kind of business and strategic relationships they want for the foreseeable future.
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The AI Factor Behind Trump’s Power Play on China’s Oil Suppliers
The real story behind Trump’s Venezuela operation and Iran isn’t about oil geopolitics but about controlling the energy needed to power tomorrow’s technologies.
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Greenland Turning Red?
China’s long game in Greenland and the Arctic is about—what else?—global domination.
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Trump Kicking BRICS Out of the Americas
The underlying reason for Trump’s neo-Monroe Doctrine has to do with preserving dollar (and U.S.) supremacy in the world.
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Beijing Rethinking Its Taiwan Unification Plans for 2027
Some Chinese analysts were taken by surprise by the Trump administration’s Venezuela operation.
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Trump Admin’s Venezuela Strikes Are Challenging China’s Global Role
The strategic signals that Beijing is seeing and what that means.
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How China Uses the Israel–Hamas Conflict to Reshape Global Politics
Why Beijing sees the war as a golden opportunity to advance its own long-term goals.
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How the CCP Persecutes Christians Who Celebrate Christmas in China
Will the Chinese Communist Party be able to stop Christmas in China?
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Is China Running Bioweapons Labs in the US?
Questions keep surfacing after reports of China-linked labs discovered in U.S. cities and growing concern over Beijing’s strategic ambitions.
|
The Manila Deterrence: The US and the Philippines Are Quietly Getting Serious About China
Washington and Manila are quietly building up the Philippine military in face of rising threat from China.
|
The Big Choice: Western Europe Must Decide Between US Tariffs and Chinese Theft at Scale
The time has come for Western European governments to decide what kind of business and strategic relationships they want for the foreseeable future.
|
The AI Factor Behind Trump’s Power Play on China’s Oil Suppliers
The real story behind Trump’s Venezuela operation and Iran isn’t about oil geopolitics but about controlling the energy needed to power tomorrow’s technologies.
|
Greenland Turning Red?
China’s long game in Greenland and the Arctic is about—what else?—global domination.
|
Trump Kicking BRICS Out of the Americas
The underlying reason for Trump’s neo-Monroe Doctrine has to do with preserving dollar (and U.S.) supremacy in the world.
|
Beijing Rethinking Its Taiwan Unification Plans for 2027
Some Chinese analysts were taken by surprise by the Trump administration’s Venezuela operation.
|
Trump Admin’s Venezuela Strikes Are Challenging China’s Global Role
The strategic signals that Beijing is seeing and what that means.
|
How China Uses the Israel–Hamas Conflict to Reshape Global Politics
Why Beijing sees the war as a golden opportunity to advance its own long-term goals.
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How the CCP Persecutes Christians Who Celebrate Christmas in China
Will the Chinese Communist Party be able to stop Christmas in China?
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