by Victor Davis Hanson via National Review
But did she wake up just in time or too late?
Dan Blumenthal | AEI video
On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed that China had defeated the imperialists and that the Chinese people have stood up to become a “peace-“ and “freedom-loving” nation. Seventy years later, has his proclamation come true?
Editorial of The New York Sun | October 1, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-tragedy-of-communist-china/90852/
Communist China's 70th anniversary, with its spectacle of violence against demonstrators for democracy in Hong Kong, is a moment to mark a profound truth: There is no difference between political liberty and economic liberty. They cannot be separated, nor can one be put before the other. It turns out that economic liberty and political liberty are the same thing -- warp and woof of the fabric of freedom.
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quoting Elizabeth Economy via CNBC
This isn’t the outcome President Trump anticipated, now 15 months into his trade war with China. Chinese President Xi Jinping this Tuesday will stage the mother of all military parades through central Beijing, celebrating not only the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic — but also underscoring his quest for “national rejuvenation” and global leadership.
By John Q. Bolton, Strategy Bridge: "In August 1945, the United States was at the pinnacle of world power, globally supreme both economically and militarily. Though the Allies and Soviets had split Europe, the hardening of Cold War lines remained in the future. The immediate foreign policy challenge facing the Truman Administration was how to resolve the China Problem."
What Xi Jinping Hasn't Learned From China's Emperors
By James A. Millward, The New York Times: "On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) on Oct. 1, the party-state has much to celebrate: an unprecedented record of economic development, world-class education and technological innovation, an increasingly prominent position on the world stage. But even as the authorities go to extreme lengths to assure a triumphant birthday parade, the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.) faces its most intense international criticism since 1989 ..."
By Bradley Thayer & Lianchao Han, The National Interest: "Xi Jinping's rule will likely result in unprecedented disaster for China and the world given that his actions will adversely affect the global community."
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The next few decades may see the country's impact on the world reach new heights, says RAND's Timothy Heath. But Beijing also faces some serious obstacles on its path to becoming a dominant global leader. "With its economy softening and its politics gridlocked, an increasingly besieged China seems less and less likely to realize all of its goals," he says. Read more »
By Craig Hooper, Forbes: "Excessive Western pearl-clutching over new Chinese military technology is exactly what the Chinese regime wanted"
China Has Learned the Value of Amphibious Operations
By William J. Bowers & Christopher D. Yung, Proceedings: "Unable to project power across the Taiwan Strait in 1949 to pursue retreating Nationalist forces, the Chinese lost an important strategic opportunity."
(The Hill) As the People’s Republic of China commemorates its 70th anniversary, as many as 80 million Chinese will not be around to observe the festivities. They perished in the first few decades of communist rule in China, victims of the murderous ideological orgies of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution and Great Leap Forward.
James Pethokoukis | AEIdeas
To congratulate is to express joy on the achievements or good fortune of others. But James Pethokoukis is not sure the American president should express joy in the historic victory of the Chinese Communist Party.
By Frank Dikötter via Foreign PolicyOn Oct. 1, 2019, the Chinese Communist Party will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, an event referred to by the government as a liberation. It was a liberation that plunged the country into decades of Maoist cruelty and chaos.
China’s Neo-Maoist Moment
By Elizabeth Economy via Foreign AffairsFew countries commemorate historical milestones with the zeal of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and 2019 offers a bonanza of celebratory opportunities: 70 years since the founding of the PRC and 40 years since Deng Xiaoping launched the economic reforms that opened China to the rest of the world. Xi Jinping is exploiting the anniversaries to evoke Mao Zedong and reassert the power of the Communist Party.