(Liberty Nation)—Less than five months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the vestiges of the failed Biden foreign policy continue to turn up. Such missteps are no more apparent than when examining China’s presence threatening US security interests – everywhere. Pick your favorite region, continent, or country.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is busy attempting to put US interests at risk. Most recently, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has threatened US interests in the Pacific, Africa, the Arctic, and the Caribbean. Like the “Borg” in the popular science fiction television program Star Trek: The Next Generation, which absorbs all in its path into a collective, China is on the assimilation move.
China Is Moving in Everywhere, Even the Arctic
The PRC’s efforts to exert influence globally have been a nagging problem. Wherever one turns their attention to the four corners of the globe, the CCP is attempting to replace US influence. Looking North, there is China. As a Liberty Nation News report explained, “[T]he Chinese Communist Party, in its near-maniacal drive to be a dominant influence globally, now has expanded its Belt and Road initiative to include what it calls a ‘Polar Silk Road.’”
The conundrum facing the Trump foreign and national security policy team is that Beijing is having success. With a self-defined notion of being a “near-Arctic state,” the CCP is pursuing access to new shipping routes and resources, such as oil and gas. It’s not just PRC economic ventures that should worry US military planners, though. In a RAND report, What Does China’s Arctic Presence Mean to the United States, the think tank explained: “Its Arctic strategy, released in October, pays particular attention to the risk of China using commercial or scientific access to the Arctic for military advantage.”
Furthermore, “A 2018 Arctic Policy white paper asserts that developments in the region have a vital bearing’ on China and lays out Beijing’s vision for utilizing the region’s natural resources and shaping Arctic governance,” a Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis observed. Keep in mind that “shaping Arctic governance” means creating an advantage for China.
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