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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Beijing’s Trade War With EU Betrays Weakness, Not Strength
As the CCP provides the industrial and financial lifeblood for Moscow’s war machine, the European Union is finally awakening.
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Taiwan Prepping for a Potential 2026 Invasion
The island nation is no longer merely contemplating a potential conflict; it is actively arming for an existential struggle.
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Operation Economic Fury Targets the CCP’s Financial Heartbeat
The era of U.S. ’strategic ambiguity' toward China is over as the Trump administration targets adversarial regimes’ financial centers.
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Is China’s Hoarding a Sign of Panic?
Beijing is hoarding food, fertilizer, and fuel as war reshapes the global order.
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China’s Not-So-Quiet Hand in Iran’s War Effort
Beijing has publicly positioned itself as a neutral actor, but there’s evidence that points to a different reality.
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China Takes Advantage of US Focus on Middle East
China is expanding military dominance in the South China Sea—mostly unchallenged by the United States.
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Iran Is a Live-Fire Testing Lab for China’s AI-Driven Warfare Strategy
China is using artificial intelligence to analyze, map, and predict U.S. military operations in Iran for a potential future conflict with the United States.
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The Great Retreat: Beijing’s Digital Currency Ambitions Are Faltering
The world’s largest totalitarian regime, which prides itself on ’social engineering,‘ has hit a ’Great Wall' of human resistance and economic reality.
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Where China Is Winning—and Losing—in the World
The postwar world order is over. Not weakening. Not evolving. Over.
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Is China a Paper Dragon?
What does Beijing’s weak response to U.S. moves on ’strategic partners’ such as Venezuela and Iran mean going forward?
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Beijing’s Trade War With EU Betrays Weakness, Not Strength
As the CCP provides the industrial and financial lifeblood for Moscow’s war machine, the European Union is finally awakening.
|
Taiwan Prepping for a Potential 2026 Invasion
The island nation is no longer merely contemplating a potential conflict; it is actively arming for an existential struggle.
|
Operation Economic Fury Targets the CCP’s Financial Heartbeat
The era of U.S. ’strategic ambiguity' toward China is over as the Trump administration targets adversarial regimes’ financial centers.
|
Is China’s Hoarding a Sign of Panic?
Beijing is hoarding food, fertilizer, and fuel as war reshapes the global order.
|
China’s Not-So-Quiet Hand in Iran’s War Effort
Beijing has publicly positioned itself as a neutral actor, but there’s evidence that points to a different reality.
|
China Takes Advantage of US Focus on Middle East
China is expanding military dominance in the South China Sea—mostly unchallenged by the United States.
|
Iran Is a Live-Fire Testing Lab for China’s AI-Driven Warfare Strategy
China is using artificial intelligence to analyze, map, and predict U.S. military operations in Iran for a potential future conflict with the United States.
|
The Great Retreat: Beijing’s Digital Currency Ambitions Are Faltering
The world’s largest totalitarian regime, which prides itself on ’social engineering,‘ has hit a ’Great Wall' of human resistance and economic reality.
|
Where China Is Winning—and Losing—in the World
The postwar world order is over. Not weakening. Not evolving. Over.
|
Is China a Paper Dragon?
What does Beijing’s weak response to U.S. moves on ’strategic partners’ such as Venezuela and Iran mean going forward?
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