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James Gorrie
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.
China’s New Law on ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress’ Provides Neither
The Chinese Communist Party has always been driven by a fear of things it cannot completely control.
Thinking About China
July 21, 2026
How the CCP Won the War on Population—And Lost It
A generation ago, China feared having too many babies—today, it fears not having enough.
Thinking About China
July 6, 2026
Xi’s Summit Promise of Openness Is Giving Way to Greater Control
Only weeks after the summit with the United States, Beijing is tightening trade and market access—but he’s not ...
Thinking About China
June 27, 2026
China’s Expanding Spy War Against the West
For years, Western governments viewed Chinese espionage as a manageable problem, but that’s changing rapidly.
Thinking About China
June 21, 2026
China’s Currency War Against the West
How long can Western economies last when the world’s biggest exporter has artificially cheap currency?
Thinking About China
June 17, 2026
Is California a Satellite State of China?
As the gubernatorial election season continues in California, will the Golden State continue on its far-left path as ...
Thinking About China
June 15, 2026
China’s Quiet Long March 12B Missile Launch Should Worry Washington
Beijing has quietly launched its disruptive, new Long March 12B reusable rocket without advance public notice typically associated ...
Thinking About China
June 9, 2026
Xi’s Post-Trump Diplomatic Blitz Advances Anti-Western Axis
Are Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rapid moves to reinforce ties with anti-U.S. allies a sign of strength or ...
Thinking About China
June 2, 2026
Is Taiwan Becoming a Bargaining Chip?
The ambiguous outcome of the recent Trump–Xi summit raised a deeper question: Is Taiwan quietly becoming negotiable?
Thinking About China
May 29, 2026
Mexico Is China’s Back Door Into the United States
What once looked like ordinary trade expansion has evolved into something far more consequential.
Thinking About China
May 18, 2026
China’s Monopoly on Pharmaceuticals Is Bad Medicine
Beijing's pharmaceutical dominance isn't just an economic problem—it's a loaded weapon pointed at every American who takes a ...
Thinking About China
May 13, 2026
Is There More Risk Than Reward in the US–China Summit?
Neither leader can afford to look weak in the face of an escalating war in which Beijing is ...
Thinking About China
May 7, 2026
China’s Cash Home Buyers Undermining the American Dream
China leads the foreign rush to buy single-family homes in the United States.
Thinking About China
May 6, 2026
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 ...
Thinking About China
April 30, 2026
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 ...
Thinking About China
April 24, 2026
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 ...
Thinking About China
April 23, 2026
Is China’s Hoarding a Sign of Panic?
Beijing is hoarding food, fertilizer, and fuel as war reshapes the global order.
Thinking About China
April 23, 2026
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.
Thinking About China
April 15, 2026
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.
Thinking About China
April 10, 2026
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 ...
Thinking About China
April 7, 2026
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 ...
Thinking About China
April 6, 2026
Where China Is Winning—and Losing—in the World
The postwar world order is over. Not weakening. Not evolving. Over.
Viewpoints
March 30, 2026
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 ...
Thinking About China
March 28, 2026
Convergence of Events and Disastrous Policies Threaten the CCP
Beneath the Chinese Communist Party’s carefully managed image lies a series of structural challenges that may imperil its ...
Thinking About China
March 18, 2026
The CIA’s ‘Agents of Change’ Digital Ad Campaign Inside China
A new front in the quiet war as Washington takes propaganda warfare to Beijing.
Thinking About China
March 14, 2026
How the Iran War and US Policy Are Reshaping—and Threatening—China’s Economy
New energy shocks from the Middle East are accelerating structural changes inside China’s energy grid.
Thinking About China
March 13, 2026
China’s De-Dollarization Push Meets Washington’s Defense of the Dollar
China is trying multiple ways to undermine the dollar to gain financial supremacy.
Thinking About China
March 9, 2026
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