Day: May 23, 2025

On May 15, US President Donald Trump made a speech in Qatar. He claimed China copied the design of the US F-22 fighter jet, stating, “And I don’t know if you know it, but who copied it? China. They copied it… They copied our design, but they won’t be able to copy our engines.”Join this channel to get access to perks:

At the DSEI Japan arms exhibition near Tokyo, Japan unveiled its next-generation electromagnetic railgun, dubbed the “Gun of the Future.” This cutting-edge weapon, developed by the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), utilizes electromagnetic energy to launch projectiles at speeds exceeding Mach 6, offering a cost-effective and rapid-response alternative to traditional missile systems. The railgun’s deployment aboard the JS Asuka test ship marks a significant milestone in Japan’s defense capabilities. #japan #arms #wion

China’s economy is unraveling—and fast. And Trump’s tariff war is making it worse. While Beijing hides the numbers, social media is exposing the truth: factories shuttered, banks frozen, workers left unpaid. Tonight, we dig into how bad things really are, and why Trump’s tariff war may be the final blow. Backed by the CCP’s own data, one Chinese analyst shows the financial system is grinding to a halt. Exports are collapsing, credit is drying up, and a banking crisis looms. We’ll break it down through April’s export and loan data—no rumors, just hard evidence.

The Kashmir conflict has put Chinese weapons under the spotlight. But now a research group under India’s Ministry of Defence says China provided Pakistan not only with air defense, but satellite support during its clash with India, suggesting that Beijing may have been more involved than previously disclosed. Pakistan imports 80% of its arms from China, including the precision missiles aboard its jet fighters and the air defense system that was supposed to protect it from Indian strikes on May 7 to 10. In the first real combat test of these Chinese weapons systems, what was the upshot? Our guests: -Sana Hashmi Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Manoj Kumar Panigrahi -Jindal School of International Affairs Associate Professor Chapters00:00:00 – Pakistan Deploys Chinese Weapons00:01:27 – China-Made Defenses Fail during Strikes00:09:58 – Pakistan Confirms Chinese Jets, Missiles00:23:10 – Gokhale: No Big Power Stood with India#India #Pakistan #China #Kashmir #IndiaPakistan #IndoPak #ChinaPakistanRelations #ChineseWeapons #AirDefense #AirStrikes #ArmsSales #Missiles #BorderDispute #Pahalgam #TerrorAttack #CounterAttack #AirForce #Military #SouthAsia #TaiwanTalks

I’m thrilled to launch a trilogy of episodes: a lecture series by Professor Sarah Paine of the Naval War College, each followed by a deep Q&A. In this first episode, Prof Paine talks about key decisions by Khrushchev, Mao, Nehru, Bhutto, & Lyndon Johnson that shaped the whole dynamic of South Asia today. Stay tuned, more to follow!

Given political differences and rising tensions with China, Taiwan wants to reduce its reliance on undersea cables prone to sabotage. But it doesn’t trust Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet, either. Now it’s trying to build its own satellite network.Chapter Breakdown0:00 DW’s Melissa Chan reports on Taiwan’s efforts to develop a satellite network alternative to Starlink4:31 David Ariosto, Journalist, on China’s anti-satellite technology8:25 Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, on Taiwan’s technological advancements#satellitetech #satelliteinternet #taiwan

China is ALREADY backing down on the trade deal with Trump. Tariffs will be coming back soon.

There are few people who understand the workings of Chinese espionage as well as Nicholas Eftimiades.After a 34-year government career—including time at the CIA, Department of State, and Defense Intelligence Agency—he’s now a professor at Penn State University’s Homeland Security Program and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.“China uses what we call a whole-of-society approach to conducting espionage. … We’re not talking about thousands [of people]. We’re talking about tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people engaged globally in carrying out the CCP’s will,” Eftimiades says.CHAPTER TITLES0:00:01 – Introduction to China’s Espionage Approach0:01:04 – Scale and Strategic Threat of Chinese Espionage0:02:33 – Incentive Structures and Whole-of-Society Approach0:04:58 – Case Study: Professor Charles Lieber and Technology Theft0:07:07 – Legal Implications and Punishment of Academic Espionage0:09:36 – Technology Leakage and National Security Concerns0:12:00 – Understanding Counterintelligence0:14:16 – Transnational Repression and Global Influence Operations0:16:33 – Case Study: Fang Fang and Long-Term Asset Development0:17:52 – Strategic Responses and Allied Cooperation0:20:37 – The CCP’s Obsession with Falun Gong0:22:12 – Challenges in Countering Chinese Espionage and Call to Action

Chapters:00:00 China Knock Off Examples01:51 In China you can copy anything, but one gets you into jail02:40 C-17 Globemaster vs XI-17 Clonemaster04:09 UH-60 Black Hawk vs CCP-Copehawk06:00 How China played Russia by making clones of Soviet aircraft07:50 J-35 is NOT a copy of F-35 10:35 Alternative explanation: It’s not copying, its convergence of design12:49 How China stole blueprints of American military hardware 16:13 Why China copying American weapons MIGHT be a good thing

Printing Money, Losing Trust: How Fiscal Games Threaten Financial StabilityThe People’s Bank of China is increasingly acting as a fiscal tool, printing money to cover government deficits, a process known as fiscal deficit monetization. Its 2025 Q1 Monetary Policy Report reveals a loss of independence, with columns defending the finance ministry’s debt levels by comparing them favorably to the U.S. and Japan, despite structural differences. The yuan’s lack of global trust and a non-market-driven bond market heighten risks, compounded by hidden local government debts. The central bank also takes blame for deflation, ignoring fiscal inaction and inequitable distribution as root causes. By shielding the finance ministry, the central bank sacrifices its credibility, risking a systemic collapse if market trust erodes. This report underscores a distorted policy system, where the central bank props up fiscal shortcomings, potentially destabilizing the financial system and currency.0:00 Intro0:06 The ATM State Unveiled0:59 A Central Bank Stripped of Power1:58 The Politicized Report Exposed2:40 The Myth of Debt Stability3:30 China’s Fragile Financial Facade4:42 The Ticking Time Bomb of Local Debt6:34 Deflation and the Central Bank’s Sacrifice7:59 The Finance Ministry’s Cunning Game9:33 A Facade of Stability11:12 The Cost of Credibility12:32 A System on the Brink13:48 The Collapse of Trust

Patrick McGee was the Financial Times’s principal Apple reporter from 2019 to 2023. In his new book Apple in China: The Capture of The World’s Greatest Company, he contends that China allowed Apple to exploit them so they could in turn exploit Apple, making it impossible for the tech giant to extract itself from the country.Apple deny the claims in his book.