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U.S. defense leaders have allowed China’s military might to grow unchecked while they prattle on about critical race theory and climate change. That increases the risk of war over Taiwan.The Chinese Communist Party is open about its imperial ambitions. Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls explicitly for “the transformation of the global governance system”—which means China in charge of the Asian Pacific and, ultimately, the world. America must act now to stop it. Our economic prosperity, no less than our national security, depends on it. A China that bestrides the Pacific would make today’s supply chain woes look pleasant. A China...

I sat down with Florida Sen. Rick Scott for a wide-ranging discussion on the Chinese Communist PartyÂ’s ambitions, partisanship on China, and a host of other topics. One of the leading China hawks in the U.S. Senate is Republican Rick Scott of Florida. For a book I am writing on U.S.-China policy, I sat down with Scott for a wide-ranging discussion on the issue.We talked about the Chinese Communist PartyÂ’s (CCP) ambitions, partisanship on China and its effects on policy, the competition between our two nations for technological dominance, Wall StreetÂ’s cozy relationship with the CCP, and a host of...