2026 Issue 24

The first two articles help explain the global economic situation based on the distortions being caused by the PRC’s economic model.

Reuters reports on the expanded role that Xi Jinping’s right-hand man, Cai Qi, has taken on by leading the Central Party School and supervising the formation of and implementation of ideology across the Party, the nation, and the globe.

The PRC has constructed a new missile target in their northwestern desert, but Dennis Blair, the former U.S. Pacific Command Commander and Director of National Intelligence, points out that the PRC faces some enormous challenges in successfully conducting a military attack on Taiwan and that there are trends that favor Taiwan and the United States as defenders.