2026 Issue 4

The Panamanian Supreme Court ruled the PRC’s control of ports in the country is unconstitutional opening a path the CK Hutchison losing their concessions in a major loss of influence by the PRC.  The PRC continues to escalate its coercion of Japan by canceling all flights for February just as Japanese voters go to the polls for snap election.

K. Tristan Tang and Manoj Kewalramani offer perspectives on the purges of General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli, each point to political tensions with Xi Jinping.

A new report reveals that the PRC collects more money from African countries than they provide, African countries went from receiving $30 billion to paying out $22 billion, a $52 billion swing.

A the Chair of the House Select Committee on the CCP accuses Nvidia of helping DeepSeek hone its AI models that were later used by the People’s Liberation Army.