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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 24, 2019. Parker Song/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
The long-term goal of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is world economic dominance in all spheres: manufacturing, trade, control of natural resources, policy, legal, technology, and more. With economic dominance comes geopolitical and military dominance.
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.