Commentary
With Hong Kong almost fully absorbed into communist China, Xi Jinping’s next domino to fall toward his goal of consolidating overseas Chinese into “Greater China” appears to be Taiwan.
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) transits the Taiwan Strait during a routine transit on Aug. 27, 2021. U.S. Navy/AFP/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
Author
Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
