2026.5.14 Day One in Beijing opened with Taiwan—a threat and a lure. Xi Jinping drew the line: Taiwan is the core issue, and mishandling it means confrontation. Yield, and U.S. companies get wider access to the Chinese market, with profits dangled as reward.
The Temple of Heaven visit was a war ritual. Built by the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di—a military ruler who seized power through war—it carried imperial symbolism: Heaven’s mandate, righteous war, and victory by decree. Beijing’s posture is clear: the CCP must take Taiwan, no matter the cost.
2026.5.12 The CCP’s propaganda video before Trump’s arrival is not a peace message. It is psychological warfare dressed as history. Beijing invokes World War II, the Flying Tigers, ping-pong diplomacy, Apple, and Tesla to sell the illusion of “win-win cooperation.” But the omissions expose the lie: fentanyl, COVID, infiltration, election interference, IP theft, and financial warfare. “Peaceful coexistence” is neither coexistence nor peace. It is a python’s sedative—calming the prey while the coils tighten. The CCP’s 100-year marathon is still running toward Taiwan, Asia, and global dominance, while systematically destroying America from within.
2026.5.15 Chris Chen called himself a consultant, but his offer targeting a House China Committee aide exposed a familiar CCP method: casual questions, strategic extraction. Venezuela. Rare earths. U.S. China policy. Nothing sounded like espionage, and that was the point.
The danger is not only strangers online. It is the trusted person already inside the room—a donor, business partner, lover, or spouse. The CCP does not recruit only people. It recruits proximity. Every relationship can become a doorway. Every doorway can become a collection channel.
BANNON: Jay Clayton was senior partner on the managing ommittee of Sullivan & Cromwell. Sullivan & Cromwell is one of the most prominent law firms in the world. It is really the house law firm for Goldman Sachs, Jay Clayton was also in-house counsel, left Sullivan & Cromwell to be in-house counsel for Alibaba on their public offering.