Top US Senator Tom Cotton Explains
According to a lot of recent news accounts China is in turmoil as a result of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pollical attempts to revert the country back to the Chinese Communist Party model of Mao Zedong, who lived from December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976.
Millions of People Died from these Misguided Authoritarian Polices
We in the west cannot know what is today really happening inside the notoriously closed country of China, but many reports are coming out saying economic and political chaos are leading to desperate measures.
China has more than 4,000 years of sometimes chaotic history.
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Flying from Washington DC to Asia, any airplane must refuel in Alaska, making this military outpost of USA the middleman in any coming geopolitical dispute between East and West.
[1] Thinking about China; 4,000 Years of Recorded History, DONN LISTON April 6, 2024
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Anchorage has Previously served as an International Meeting Place
From General Accounts that Meeting was Unproductive
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan are meeting with Yang Jiechi, a member of China’s ruling Politburo, and Wang Yi, the foreign minister.
[2] Top-level diplomacy plays out quietly in downtown Anchorage as US and China envoys meet, Alex DeMarban March 19, 2021
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All Civilized People Should Care About This
This writer has attempted with my writing to provide instructional insights into China with multiple past stories from my vantage point in Philippines since exile from Alaska in December, 2022.
Here is why DONN LISTON in exile from ALASKA:
[3] Happy Retirement AK Judge Pamela Washington! Alaska’s Corrupt Courts Do Harm, DONN LISTON May 10, 2025
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China’s Betrayal of Hong Kong
From a previous story:
Prior to Hong Kong’s transfer to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, people in the territory were promised that rights and freedoms would be ensured under Hong Kong and international law. Over the next two decades, people used peaceful means to press for these rights, but the Hong Kong and Beijing governments have repeatedly backtracked on those empty promises. In February 2019, Hong Kong authorities proposed legal revisions allowing criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China, where due process rights are routinely violated. This prompted massive, largely peaceful protests starting in June. While authorities scrapped the revisions, –they ignored other demands, including for an investigation into excessive use of force by the police–while imposing new restrictions on expression and assembly.
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USA and Philippines have fought side-by-side against aggressors to preserve freedom before. A coalition of Asian nations is now forming to stand together in this region against China aggression while China appears willing to team with bad actors, Russia and North Korea to try and intimidate its neighbors. This is unfortunate.
[4] West vs East in a Dangerous World, DONN LISTON June 11, 2024
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Hong Kong was once an economic powerhouse, but capital is being withdrawn from that economy because of political instability caused by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Likewise, Taiwan is also a major economic tech manufacturing island located between Philippines and mainland China which the CCP would like to further exploit.
The country (China) continues to suffer from sluggish consumer spending – at around 40%, this is significantly below the level in many advanced economies as well as in China’s middle-income peers. Indeed, figures from late April revealed the biggest drop in export orders since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Asian Economies are not Based on Consumerism
[5] China Crisis, Economics Observatory, The ECO team are drawn from across the countries and regions of the UK, with a hub in Bristol
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Philippines is Now Focused on Military Buildup
[6} Who Trusts China? DONN LISTON July 5, 2024
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Today China is Pushing Boundaries
MANILA Video obtained by ABS-CBN News on Wednesday showed a small Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel appearing to ram a Philippine boat during a resupply mission to Ayungin shoal last June 17.
The video from an ABS-CBN source showed at least two CCG vessels that appeared to be chasing the Philippine boat. One of the Chinese vessels sailed too close on the side of the Philippine boat, ending up in a slight collision.
[7] China Coast Guard Rams PH Boat During Ayungin mission, ABS-CBN News, June 19, 2024
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What Does China’s Belligerence Mean?
In his book, Seven Things You Can’t Say About China, US Senator Tom Cotton describes what is known will happen if the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were to invade Taiwan:
According to Bloomberg Economics, a war in Taiwan would wipe out $10 trillion in wealth worldwide. The American economy would shrink by much more than it did in the Great Recession of 2008. No one today has lived through such an economic collapse…The pain and hardship would be severe for all Americans. P175
Cotton further explains:
This economic catastrophe would result in no small part from Taiwan’s unique role in the global semiconductor industry. Taiwan manufacturers around 60 percent of the world’s semiconductors and 90 percent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors…Any war, regardless of the outcome, would immediately disrupt these supply chains and likely destroy most of the chip factories. P176
The Scenario is worse for China’s Neighbors
…lack(ing) Japan’s wealth to support a military buildup…the Philippines would struggle to defend its main islands, to say nothing of the smaller islands claimed by China. In short order, more than a half billion people in Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and other nations in Southeast Asia would fall into a vast Chinese sphere of influence…the CCP could use economic carrots and sticks to keep them in line.P179
China could defeat America in the global struggle for mastery; it all starts and ends with Taiwan. p185
Conservative Alaskans might consider contacting the office of Sen. Cotton. Tell them you heard about his capabilities in dealing with important national policy issues and appreciate his big picture views on behalf of the people of Arkansas.
How Did the West Allow China To Become Such a Threat?
This writer’s interest in Taiwan began upon flying to Philippines with a 10-hr layover in the Taiwan capital of Taipei. I flew on an Asian airline and marveled that I have now visited China!
But make no mistake about the problematic relationships to the CCP of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tibet since the days of Mao. Current President Xi Jinping is no better for the people of China or for any national hope of world peace and simple coexistence.
I have found this YouTube Channel to be Very Enlightening
Lei’s Real Talk
With my Chinese background and expertise in finance, censorship, and life under a totalitarian government, I bring a unique perspective to analyzing and interpreting geopolitics, with a particular focus on China and Sino-U.S. relations. Being bilingual and having grown up in China gives me a distinct advantage in accurately interpreting Chinese politics and economic affairs with native knowledge. I strive to cut through the noise, providing clear, insightful analysis that goes beyond the surface. My motto: “Wisdom stems from gentle eyes, and courage is born from selflessness.”
Further, dependence upon the manufacturing power of China has brought Western Civilizations to its present economic subservience. President Trump’s Tariffs are designed to bring balance.
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United States Trade Representative (USTR), Robert Lighthizer negotiated against pretend capitalist Chinese Communist apparatchiks, who continually reneged on negotiated terms until their feet were held to the fire.
[8] What Does Donald Trump’s Election Mean to Asia? DONN LISTON
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China is an evil empire. The CCP has victimized the Chinese people for more than a century, according to Cotton’s informative, well referenced, and easy to read book. Tens of millions of Chinese people have been slaughtered and hundreds of millions prevented from ever being born through government-enforced sterilizations and abortions. An Orwellian Police state digitally catalogues the estimated 1.6 billion persons for easy monitoring or apprehension by CCP.
Under Xi China has returned to Mao’s policy of reckless aggression and already has the largest (but untested) military on earth. This reality is very clear to neighboring Asian countries including Philippines subjected to China bullying.
American Reality
CCP has long waged a world economic war, destroying millions of American jobs, shutting tens of thousands of factories, and stealing trillions of dollars of intellectual property, according to Cotton. China is also using its vast economic power to dominate and extort countries around the globe.
CCP has infiltrated Western Civilization and has influenced everything we hear, read and see for at least one generation. CCP has also become embedded in governments of western civilization from local to federal levels.
According to Sen. Cotton:
America has failed to Confront Communist China for many reasons; one reason is Beijing’s corrupt influence over American public officials and their families. P9
Haven’t Heard Much about China from
Sen. Murkowski
Poling of Cotton’s constituent’s shows confronting the threat of Chinese Communism is one of Arkansas voter’s highest priorities.
By Contrast, China is Alaska’s largest trading partner after USA, and you can bet Alaska’s Senior Senator will enable this relationship as long as possible despite China belligerence including hacking into State computers, sailing warships inside our economic zone, and even floating a spy balloon over our state.
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Indeed, the rise of China to global economic prominence, and its growing need for natural resources to support that rapid growth, has translated directly into success for Alaska exports and the state’s economy generally. Many thousands of jobs across the state, for example, are tied to the export of commodities and services to China and other important markets.
[9] Strong Subnational Ties with China, Alaska Business Magazine, Greg Wolf, March 25, 2025
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Alaska’s Senior Senator is an Embarrassment
Imagine if AK Sen. Murkowski DID CARE what a majority of her constituents want? Her stature–as the unworthy appointee of her father, former Sen. Frank Murkowski, upon his election as governor–continues to decline. Alaskans have learned Murkowski was one of the architects of Ranked Choice Voting after she had been primaried by the AK Republican Party.
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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Confuse ‘Em
A referendum launched by members of the various Combined Parties and former staff of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was passed after the 2000 election, resulting in implementation of Jungle Primary>Ranked Choice Voting in the 2022 election.
Honorable Alaskans were Duped
[10] Shame of Alaska: RCV DONN LISTON 02/21/2023
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An Active Effort is Underway Statewide to Repeal RCV
But Wait, There’s More!
Sen. Murkowski has written a book, too! Here is YOUR chance to learn how much smarter this elected official is than the fools who elect her, and what a victim she is representing far away Alaska in Washington, DC.
Murkowski’s whines could be a hoot but not worth $28. Cotton’s book has inherent value.
After RCV is repealed Murkowski needs to go next.
References:
[1] Thinking about China; 4,000 Years of Recorded History, DONN LISTON April 6, 2024
https://listondonn.ph/thinking-about-china-4000-years-of-recorded-history/
[2] Top-level diplomacy plays out quietly in downtown Anchorage as US and China envoys meet, Alex DeMarban March 19, 2021
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/03/19/the-eyes-of-the-world-are-on-alaska-for-the-us-and-china-talks-happening-quietly-in-downtown-anchorage/
[3] Happy Retirement AK Judge Pamela Washington! Alaska’s Corrupt Courts Do Harm, DONN LISTON May 10, 2025
https://donnliston.net/2025/05/happy-retirement-ak-judge-pamela-washington/
[4] West vs East in A Dangerous World, DONN LISTON June 11, 2024
https://listondonn.ph/west-vs-east-in-a-dangerous-world/
[5] China Crisis, Economics Observatory, The ECO team are drawn from across the countries and regions of the UK, with a hub in Bristol
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/china-crisis
[6] Who Trusts China? DONN LISTON July 5, 2024
https://donnliston.net/2024/07/who-trusts-china/
[7] China Coast Guard Rams PH Boat During Ayungin mission, ABS-CBN News, June 19, 2024
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/dfa-calls-out-china-over-injuries-to-troops-damage-to-boat-1158
[8] What Does Donald Trump’s Election Mean to Asia? DONN LISTON November 20, 2024
https://listondonn.ph/what-does-donald-trumps-election-mean-to-asia/
[9] Strong Subnational Ties with China, Alaska Business Magazine, Greg Wolf, March 35, 2025
https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/arctic/subnationalties/
[10] Shame of Alaska: RCV DONN LISTON 02/21/2023
https://donnliston.net/2023/02/shame-of-alaska/
