Category Archives: China

“China zeroes in on ‘near space’ as potential next battlefield in modern warfare” – TTG

Posted on February 12, 2023 by TTG

Comment: This CNN report answers a lot of questions about the Chinese surveillance balloon the USAF shot down last week and the three UFOs shot down, so far, this week. Chuck Shumer was told by the IC that two of … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Intelligence, Space, The Military Art, TTG | 33 Comments

HARPER: MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Harper

Col. Lang sends his greetings as he recovers from an illness and is regaining strength. In the interim he has asked TTG and Harper to moderate the site. Commenting on the recent incident involving the Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Harper | 69 Comments

Back to Bataan – TTG

Posted on February 3, 2023 by TTG

CNN  — The Philippines will provide the United States with expanded access to its military bases, the two countries said Thursday, providing US forces with a greater strategic footing on the southeastern edge of the South China Sea close to self-ruled … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Policy, TTG | 60 Comments

“Protests erupt across China …”

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Pat Lang

“Protests erupted across China on Saturday, including at universities and in Shanghai where hundreds chanted “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” in an unprecedented show of defiance against the country’s stringent and increasingly costly zero-Covid policy. A deadly fire at an apartment … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 16 Comments

The Sullivan Tech Doctrine – TTG

Posted on October 15, 2022 by TTG

On September 16th, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced a new policy on how the US should think about leadership and key technologies. He said: Fundamentally, we believe that a select few technologies are set to play an outsized importance … Continue reading →

Posted in China, The economy, TTG | 43 Comments

” … China’s Economy Headed for Collapse?”

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Pat Lang

“… the country is “exponentially incurring indebtedness, perhaps creating debt about seven times faster than it has been producing nominal gross domestic product,” he added. Chang recently interviewed fellow China expert and author Anne Stevenson-Yang, who told him that “the Chinese have … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 25 Comments

Sunday News – 21 August 2022

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Pat Lang

1- IMO the Demo/Marxists are likely to retain control of the US Senate. McConnell is right. 2- The car bombing that killed the daughter of “Putin’s Brain” is an event much to be regretted but that kind of targeting error … Continue reading →

Posted in China, government, Russia, Ukraine Crisis | 54 Comments

“China’s military exercises are an intel bonanza — for all sides”

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Pat Lang

“China’s massing of ships, aircraft and missiles near Taiwan is giving the U.S. a never-before-seen glimpse of how Beijing might launch a military campaign against the island. But China is also learning plenty of lessons that could eventually prove more … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 11 Comments

“China is too weak to invade Taiwan successfully” Con Coughlin

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Pat Lang

” …. despite the vast sums the Chinese Communist Party has spent developing its forces, the country is still playing catch-up in terms of acquiring the strength to challenge America’s military supremacy. The development of China’s two new aircraft carriers … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 34 Comments

IMO probability of Chinese invasion of Taiwan is now over 50%

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Pat Lang

Nancy may have been seeking commercial advantage for Pauly in the semi-conductor arena, but the people of Taiwan are likely to pay for that. The Chinese are mightily offended in their nationalist fervor and unlikely to back away any time … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 62 Comments