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Stealth War
''Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept'' is a 2019 book by Robert Spalding about the United States' foreign relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC), the influence of the PRC in the United States, and the nature of the geo-political rivalry between the two countries. Spalding argues that the PRC is the greatest rival of the United States, why the country is a rival, strategies the PRC is using to undermine the United States, and policies the United States could implement to counter that rivalry. He also argues that the PRC has been conducting a covert aggressive campaign to undermine and eventually usurp American power since the 1990s. This includes a campaign against American values globally as enshrined in the Atlantic Charter such as support for democratic forms of government and human rights. Spalding cites ''Unrestricted Warfare'' (1999) by then PRC colonels Qiao Liang (乔良) and Wang Xiangsui (王湘穗) as both evidence of and an out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Spalding
Robert S. Spalding III (born 1966) is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. He currently serves as a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. His work focuses on U.S.–China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-Pacific military balance. Early life and education Spalding was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force in 1991 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps while he was studying at Fresno State University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree and a master of science degree in agricultural business, in 1987 and 1993, respectively. This was followed by a Ph.D. in economics and mathematics from University of Missouri in 2007 and a second master of science degree in Strategic Studies from Air War College in Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama in 2008. From 2002 to 2004, he was an Air Force Olmsted Scholar and studied as a graduate research student at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. Career Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Xiangsui
Wang Xiangsui (王湘穗, born October 1, 1954) is a professor at Beihang University in Beijing, China and a retired senior Colonel in the People's Liberation Army. He is also a co-author of ''Unrestricted Warfare'', a book which dictates that no country is capable of defeating a superpower, such as the United States, on its own terms. The book outlines steps that could weaken such superpowers, through unconventional means, including manipulation of banking systems, control of the media and natural resources. Biography Wang is a retired PLA colonel. As of at least 2024, he is the director of the Centre for Strategic Research at Beihang University. He along with Qiao Liang is the co-author of numerous books of military theory, the most prominent of which is ''Unrestricted Warfare'' which has influenced the strategic thinking of the People's Liberation Army as well as the United States in its policy towards China, Wang is also the author of numerous other books including: ''On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Books About International Relations
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Non-fiction Books
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden Hand (book)
''Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World'' is a 2020 book by Australians Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg, and is a follow-up of Hamilton's 2018 book '' Silent Invasion''. The book details the claim of "the Chinese Communist Party's global program of influence and subversion, and the threat it poses to democracy". The book details what the authors describe as "the nature and extent of the Chinese Communist Party's influence operations across the Western world – in politics, business, universities, think tanks and international institutions such as the UN. This new authoritarian power is using democracy to undermine democracy in pursuit of its global ambitions". Andrew Podger wrote in his book review in ''The Conversation'' that while it was extremely detailed, it was not a balanced and scholarly document. He said that while Hamilton and Ohlberg wanted to respond to Chinese influence by rejecting liberal economics and strengthening dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Invasion (book)
''Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia'' is a 2018 book by Clive Hamilton and is about the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Australian politics and civil society. The book details systematic attempts by the government of the People's Republic of China to expand its influence and espionage network in Australia. The author alleges that this is causing "the erosion of Australian sovereignty". Publication Original In the book's initial publication in November 2017 was delayed due to legal concerns by the initial publishers, Allen & Unwin, that they “would be targeted by Beijing and its proxies in Australia.” The book was published after Hardie Grant Books agreed to publish the book. Chinese translation The Chinese translation is not available in Simplified Chinese but available in Traditional Chinese, and it was published by Zuoan Wenhua Publishing as ''Silent Invasion: The China Factor in Australia (無聲的入侵：中國因素在澳 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claws Of The Panda
''Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada'' is a 2019 book by Jonathan Manthorpe about Canada's foreign relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in Canada. Manthorpe argues that Canada and the PRC have a clash of values and that Canada has been a victim of multiple abuses by Beijing including spying, abductions, human rights abuses, intellectual property theft, monitoring and intimidating Chinese Canadians and Chinese dissidents, and other attempts to influence Canadian policy. His thesis is that the PRC has been able to implement such policies for a number of years due to naivete by Canadian policy makers. In the book, Manthorpe advocates for a change in Canadian foreign policy towards the PRC. It was published around the same time as a period of strained relations between the two countries following the arrest of Huawei's deputy chair and CFO Meng Wanzhou Meng Wanzhou ( zh, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belt And Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI or B&R), known in China as the One Belt One Road and sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the government of China in 2013 to invest in more than 150 countries and international organizations. The BRI is composed of six urban development land corridors linked by road, rail, energy, and digital infrastructure and the Maritime Silk Road linked by the development of ports. BRI is both a geopolitical and a geoeconomic project''.'' Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping originally announced the strategy as the "Silk Road Economic Belt" during an official visit to Kazakhstan in September 2013. "Belt" refers to the proposed overland routes for road and rail transportation through landlocked Central Asia along the famed historical trade routes of the Western Regions; "road" refers to the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road – the Indo-Pacific sea routes through Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debt-trap Diplomacy
Debt-trap diplomacy is a term to describe an international financial relationship where a creditor country or institution extends debt to a borrowing nation partially, or solely, to increase the lender's political leverage. The creditor country is said to extend excessive credit to a debtor country with the intention of extracting economic or political concessions when the debtor country becomes unable to meet its repayment obligations. The conditions of the loans are often not publicized. The borrowed money commonly pays for contractors and materials sourced from the creditor country. A neologism, the term was first coined by Indian academic Brahma Chellaney in 2017 to contend that the Chinese government lends and then leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical ends. The term "debt-trap diplomacy" has entered the official lexicon of the United States, with three successive administrations employing the term in public diplomacy. Many academics, professionals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Espionage In The United States
The United States has often accused the People's Republic of China (PRC) of attempting to unlawfully acquire U.S. military technology and classified information as well as trade secrets of U.S. companiesFinkle, J. Menn, J., Viswanatha, J''U.S. accuses China of cyber spying on American companies.'' Reuters, Mon 19 May 2014 6:04pm EDT.Clayton, M''US indicts five in China's secret 'Unit 61398' for cyber-spying.'' Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 2014 in order to support China's long-term military and commercial development. Chinese government agencies, affiliated personnel, and civilian-in-name companies have been accused of using a number of methods to obtain U.S. technology (using U.S. law to avoid prosecution), including espionage, exploitation of commercial entities, and a network of scientific, academic and business contacts. Prominent espionage cases include Larry Wu-tai Chin, Katrina Leung, Gwo-Bao Min, Chi Mak, Peter Lee, and Shujun Wang.Wortzel, p. 6. In addition t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intellectual Property Theft
An intellectual property (IP) infringement is the infringement or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, plant breeders rights and trade secrets. Therefore, an intellectual property infringement may for instance be one of the following: * Copyright infringement, encompassing for example a software copyright infringement * Patent infringement * Trademark infringement * Design infringement * Cybersquatting * Biopiracy Identifying infringement Techniques to detect (or deter) intellectual property infringement include: * Fictitious entry, such as: ** Fictitious dictionary entry. An example is ''Esquivalience'' included in the New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD) ** Trap street, a fictitious street included on a map for the purpose of "trapping" potential copyright violators of the map * Watermarking Designing around a patent can sometimes be a way to avoid i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qiao Liang (writer)
Qiao Liang (; born 9 January 1955), is a retired major general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), military theorist, and author. He is the deputy director of the creative department of the PLAAF, the deputy secretary-general of the Council for National Security Policy Studies, and a member of the Chinese Writers Association. In 2007, he presented a lecture series on China Central Television (CCTV) about the '' Thirty-Six Stratagems''. Biography Qiao was born in 1955 to a military family. He enlisted in into the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1972, serving in a variety of technical posts in the Lanzhou Military District, eventually being promoted to the rank of Major General and serving in the PLAAF command college by 2011. According to his official biography, Qiao is a member of the People's Liberation Airforce Air Force Expert Committee, a member of the Rocket Force Military Theory Advisory Expert Group, and a frequent keynote speaker on China Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
