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@catl_official “can’t build a factory in America” as it is rightly recognized as a Chinese military company via @DeptofWar; it had its battery farm pulled from @camp_lejeune because it presented a national security threat; and the Pentagon and @DHSgov prohibits procurement of its products on account of the same. @Ford and @GM put to follow the smart lead of @Tesla and de-risk from CCP-tied CATL and disentangle with any “deals” they have with them and turn to manufacturers of allied countries. @ThadMcCotter @SteveYates @TheChinaDesk @BillEvanina @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar @milesyu10 @mobbs_mentality

@catl_official “can’t build a factory in America” as it is rightly recognized as a Chinese military company via @DeptofWar; it had its battery farm pulled from @camp_lejeune because it presented a national security threat; and the Pentagon and @DHSgov prohibits procurement of its products on account of the same. @Ford and @GM put to follow the smart lead of @Tesla and de-risk from CCP-tied CATL and disentangle with any “deals” they have with them and turn to manufacturers of allied countries. @ThadMcCotter @SteveYates @TheChinaDesk @BillEvanina @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar @milesyu10 @mobbs_mentality

The Chinese Billionaire Who Says America’s EV Market Is Doomed Without Him—Robin Zeng of CATL can’t build a factory in America, but Ford and GM rely on its technology @Kubota_Yoko @christopherotts wsj.com/business/autos… wsj.com/business/autos…

@wzzm13, yes, government and business elites moved fast and in secret collaborating with CCP-tied @Gotion48660, and divided a local community. These elites did not care. The people did, they punched back and won. Textbook David v Goliath. No need to conceal Gotion’s entanglements and fealty to the CCP by giving the soft shoed and benign description of CCP-tied Gotion as an “international company”….. wzzm13.com/video/news/loc… @ThadMcCotter @SteveYates @TheChinaDesk @BillEvanina @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar @mobbs_mentality

BYD - China’s EV giant tied to the CCP - got caught using ‘slavery-like’ conditions on Chinese workers in Brazil. This is how Beijing cheats to flood markets with cheap EVs that kills US auto jobs, undermines fair trade, & hands our energy future to exploitative communists.

@Ford has a pattern of partnering with companies such as @catl_official and @BYD who are deeply tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and are also blacklisted by the @DeptofWar as they have been declared to be Chinese Military Companies (CMC). A few years ago Ford sold their defunct plant in Brazil to BYD. What happened? The degradation and dehumanization of Chinese workers at BYD’s plant. Slave labor conditions. Zero attention to the dignity of the worker.👇 Now? Ford is in talks to partner with BYD on building EVs. Will the @UAW draw a line in the sand against a Ford-BYD “deal” considering how BYD has treated these workers? What will the UAW say about their likely job losses as less workers are being needed to manufacture EVs? Europe is forecasted to lose 350k jobs, and Chinese EVs are hitting the European auto industry hard, and also present nationals security threats. @ThadMcCotter @SteveYates @TheChinaDesk @BillEvanina @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar @mobbs_mentality washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/…

@AsiaLens x.com/securestates1/…

A smart and an important suggestion to squeeze/test and expose China/CCP, vis a vis Iran and their willingness to protect their oil shipments out of the Straits of Hormuz, AND, how they will likely behave if President Trump were to visit China in the coming days. Consider that last week on 11 March China/CCP abstained with Russia against a Bahrain-led UNSC Resolution 2817 (2026), that had a record 135 co-sponsors and was adopted 13-0-2. (It condemned in the strongest terms Iran's missile/drone attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE & Jordan. It calls these acts a breach of int’l law & serious threat to global peace/security. Demands immediate cessation of all such Iranian attacks.) Then, on 12 March, the day following their abstention vote against condemning Iran’s drone strikes against Gulf region states, China/CCP condemned the drone strikes, etc.👇 Embarrassing and weak. They seem to not know which end is up. @ThadMcCotter @SteveYates @TheChinaDesk @BillEvanina @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar

In interview with @FT Trump also says he “may delay” his trip to China.

@usembassyve A beautiful moment! Bring back the BIG version of Old Glory that once flew over the embassy. 🇺🇸🇻🇪

🇺🇸 Seguimos con Venezuela.

Whether it is EVs, data centers, drones, medical, space or defense technology, port cranes, and certainly flying taxes, any arrangements, partnerships, or licensing agreements with China/CCP entities that are commingled with their tech, the United States must take a hard line on de-risking and de-coupling, as we did with Huawei. Clean tech only. wsj.com/business/flyin…

中共在伊朗的戰略押注正在瓦解 余茂春（Miles Yu） 華盛頓郵報英文原文在此：washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/… 十多年來，北京一直穩步推進一項長期布局：將伊朗打造為中國中東戰略的關鍵支點。然而，近期的一系列事件顯示，這一構想如今正面臨重大挫折。 在美國的主要對手之中，中共其實處於一個相當特殊的位置。與俄羅斯、伊朗、北韓、古巴或委內瑞拉不同，唯獨中共仍深度融入全球自由貿易體系。北京正是憑藉這一體系所累積的龐大國家資本，成爲反美金主，逐步與多個對美國抱持敵意的政權建立戰略聯繫。 然而，這一網絡的實際戰略效果並不均衡。儘管中共傾注了大量戰略物資和財貿資源，俄羅斯在烏克蘭的戰爭陷入長期僵局；委內瑞拉的重要性日益下降；北韓與古巴雖然仍具挑戰性，但整體影響相對有限。相比之下，伊朗一直被視為最具反美敵意和行動力、也是最具戰略價值的一個節點。 換言之，對北京而言，德黑蘭並不只是眾多合作夥伴之一，而是中國整體地緣政治布局中的核心環節。中國共產黨在伊朗身上的投入，也可謂相當可觀。 2021年3月，中國與伊朗簽署全面戰略夥伴關係協議，其中包括中國在「一帶一路」框架下提供約4,000億美元的巨額承諾作爲長期基礎建設與能源投資。2023年，伊朗被正式拉進上海合作組織，進一步納入由中國主導的區域安全合作架構。 在能源領域，中國目前已成為伊朗石油的最大買家，購買量約占伊朗石油出口的90%。對中國而言，這只占其石油進口總量的大約12%；但對伊朗經濟而言，卻是至關重要的生命線。 伊朗的地理位置同樣具有重要意義。它位於波斯灣與中亞之間，是連接陸上「一帶」與海上「一路」的重要節點。在戰略層面，伊朗為中國提供了一條潛在的能源運輸通道，使北京有機會降低對由美國海軍掌控的海上要道的依賴。在政治層面，它也讓中國得以在一個長期受美國影響的地區建立更具存在感的前沿據點。 此外，伊朗還在另一層面上服務於中國的戰略利益。透過支持區域武裝代理人並維持中東的緊張局勢，德黑蘭在客觀上牽制了美國的戰略注意力。一個持續投入大量資源處理伊朗問題——包括其核計畫與遍布各地的武裝網絡——的美國，自然較難將全部戰略重心集中於另一個更大的挑戰：中共在印太地區的稱霸野心。 這正是北京原本的戰略邏輯。 然而，去年6月的「午夜鐵鎚行動」（Operation Midnight Hammer）以及上週的「史詩之怒行動」（Operation Epic Fury），使整個戰略局勢在短時間內發生重大變化。 美國與以色列的協同行動重創了伊朗的濃縮鈾設施，削弱其軍工體系與武器庫存，也動搖了伊朗作為潛在核武國家的戰略可信度。伊朗過去透過「核邊緣策略」為其地區行動提供保護傘的能力，也因此大幅下降。 更值得注意的是，這些事件也暴露出所謂「CRINK軸心」（中國、俄羅斯、伊朗與北韓）在實際戰略協調方面的局限。當伊朗遭受持續軍事打擊時，其所謂的戰略夥伴並未提供任何顯著的支持。 伊朗最終只能獨自承受這些衝擊。 對北京而言，其戰略後果不容忽視。一個軍事能力受損、內部壓力加大的伊朗，將難以繼續充當分散美國注意力的可靠戰略支點。它在區域製造不穩定、牽制美國資源的能力也勢必受到限制。 同時，與伊朗港口、鐵路走廊與能源基礎設施相關的「一帶一路」項目，也將面臨更高的不確定性與安全風險。北京原本構想中能夠避開美國海軍控制的陸上能源通道，如今前景變得更加不明朗。 中國原本押注的是一個自信、強硬反美且持續追求核能力的伊朗。但現實情況卻是，北京如今必須面對一個遭受重創、戰略價值明顯下降的合作夥伴。 此外，北京長期以來試圖在兩條相互矛盾的政策之間取得平衡：一方面加強與阿拉伯國家，尤其是海灣君主國的關係；另一方面又持續維持與伊朗政權的緊密聯繫。中國往往將自己定位為中立的經濟合作夥伴，但同時卻不斷深化與德黑蘭的戰略合作。 在伊朗實力受挫的背景下，這種平衡策略正變得更加難以維持。 對於上週的「史詩之怒行動」，中國官方的反應迅速而一致。在中國外交部長王毅與俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫的通話中，北京譴責相關軍事行動為「不公正且違反國際法」。 然而，這種立場再次凸顯中國外交政策的虛僞性和長期存在的一種矛盾：北京從未譴責俄羅斯在烏克蘭的行動，也始終拒絕直接批評伊朗支持的武裝組織所發動的暴力行爲，包括2023年10月7日哈瑪斯對以色列的襲擊。 這種差異進一步強化了一種印象——中國往往在符合自身利益時強調主權與國際法，但在涉及其合作夥伴時則保持沉默。 從更廣泛的地緣政治角度來看，這一變化同樣具有象徵意義。本月底，美國總統川普將前往北京與中國國家主席習近平會面。在這場會談之前，美國已經展示出其能力與決心，直接削弱中國全球戰略中的一個重要支柱。 其中的教訓相當清楚：一項建立在脆弱且專制代理人之上的大戰略，本身就蘊含高度風險。 在伊朗問題上，中國曾經相信自己找到了理想的戰略夥伴——地理位置關鍵、意識形態相近，並且願意挑戰美國的區域影響力。 如今，這場戰略押注顯然已經失敗。

@RapidResponse47 Truth.

For nearly a half a century, the Iranian regime has been slaughtering Americans. President Trump is doing what other Presidents have refused to do — eliminate the Iranian threat so no more American blood is spilled by these terrorists. 🧵THREAD:

@WSJ If the day ends with the letter “Y” China/CCP is spying on the United States of America. Time to get our footing commensurate with the threat China/CCP presents in this Cold War.

Breaking: The U.S. suspects China is behind a breach of an FBI surveillance network on.wsj.com/3N28qZo

Winston Churchill has been a subject of study for me for many years. Today, I have the privilege of speaking about him at @WestminsterMO — in the very gymnasium where he delivered the “Iron Curtain” speech 80 years ago. The talk begins at 4:30 EST. I’ll put the streaming link below. I hope some of you will join me.

Communist China has chosen to be our enemy, which is why I’m fighting EVERY DAY to get them out of our supply chains. We must put AMERICANS’ SAFETY AND MANUFACTURING FIRST 🇺🇸

China looked at the lessons of 20th century great power conflict and drew the conclusion that military power alone doesn't determine outcomes, upstream industrial capacity does. The Allies won because of overwhelming industrial might. Japan and Germany lost because they lacked critical industrial inputs. Starved of oil, they were forced into gambles that cost them the war…Japan attacking Pearl Harbor to seize the oil in the Dutch East Indies, Germany marching to the Caucasus to take the Baku oil fields. Input scarcity doesn't just weaken you. It steers your decisions. It pulls decisions away from the optimal plan and toward the necessary plan. China learned this lesson and decided to be the one holding the chokepoints. By embedding itself so deeply into the upstream supply chains that feed American military production, a conflict would trigger Western industrial paralysis and neuter its ability to fight a long war. But the chokehold only works if the West doesn't rectify its supply chain vulnerabilities before China is ready to move on Taiwan. So China's central strategic requirement was to delay Western recognition of the threat for as long as possible. Thus, China's entire foreign policy posture becomes oriented around appearing non-threatening. And it works because it aligns with the economic incentives of Western elites who benefit from cheap inputs and profitable trade. The cost of denial is kept artificially low. Raising the alarm looks like paranoia or protectionism when cheap goods keep flowing and no shots are being fired. The administration is now racing to unwind its supply chain vulnerability before the conflict window opens. But that takes years, and they face significant inertia, both domestically and among allies who remain naively blind to the risk. China knows this. So their strategy is to keep the West sleepwalking. Which means they can’t show their hand. If China comes into direct military conflict with the US in order to defend a proxy, the West wakes up. The inertia collapses. The reshoring and remilitarization that China spent decades trying to prevent happens on an emergency timeline. But the US finally realized it could use this against them. Since China can’t show its hand until it's ready to move on Taiwan, the US realized that it can turn China's greatest strategic asset, the pacifist disguise, into a structural trap. They cannot take overtly aggressive action without triggering the Western industrial mobilization their entire strategy depends on preventing. So the US can eliminate their proxies and China can’t respond without destroying the disguise. Maduro removed. Cuba strangled. Now Iran. Beijing must decide if defending the proxy is worth waking the West up? And the answer keeps being no. Until China’s window to move on Taiwan opens, the pacifist posture that enabled its chokeholds constrains their response to US actions. Everything the US is doing right now is a race to be ready before that moment arrives. Clear the proxies. Arm the allies. Break the chokeholds. And build new ones of its own.

@SenJoniErnst @ENERGY Malign actors deeply inside the wire! Why did this NOT happen in the First Cold War, but IS happening in the Second Cold War? Thank you for @SecretaryWright for identifying, exposing and countering this disastrous laxity, particularly when it comes to the #CCP!

🚨@ENERGY told me Chinese, Russians, and Iranians made nearly 30,000 visits to sensitive U.S. labs under the Biden admin. While Iran’s regime chanted “Death to America,” the Biden admin rolled out the red carpet for Iranian foreign nationals and Chinese and Russian scientists to enter our National Labs and potentially steal American research. I commend @SecretaryWright for his transparency to ensure we establish stronger safeguards.

This is the truth Mr. Short and Mr. @TomKlingenstein! Considering @Ford went all-in with CCP-tied @catl_official in a corrupted battery “deal” concocted with @GovWhitmer perhaps it could be said “Bombers, Bailouts (for high risk speculative EV experiments) and on to Beijing!” Business and government elites moving fast and in secret, silly secret code name, a no-bid contract, defying the directives by our national security and intelligence agencies to conduct due diligence, and the @DeptofWar declaring CATL a Chinese Military Company, yet with this being perilous financially and for our national security, Ford keeps pushing it. Unilateral decision making, wrong concept and poor execution. @ThadMcCotter @BillEvanina @milesyu10 @TheChinaDesk @FederalNewswire @SteveYates @spotlightoncn @NTDNews

Ford meant something once. It was the backbone of American enterprise in small-town Ohio. It meant a man like my great-grandfather could start as a mechanic in 1916 and build an institution that lasted half a century. Nowadays? Not so much.

As @MikeStudeman once said: “The China problem is more gigantic than can be understood or appreciated.” It is imperative to enagage the China/CCP threat on a whole of society and whole of government basis, de-risk, and de-couple when sensitive matters are involved. Even if some things seem benign, or are poo-poo’d as “nothing to see here” or “that is impossible,” stones must be overturned. Red lights seem to be flashing with @anker considering other investigations via @ChinaSelect @RepMoolenaar. Thank you @RepStefanik and @SenRickScott for your leadership a taking this important to secure our states and our nation! @FCC @BrendanCarrFCC @CommerceGov @howardlutnick nypost.com/2026/03/02/bus…

@BillAckman @realDonaldTrump This is true. For too long….staid leadership, gauzy eyed, naive, indecisive, cowardly, abrogation of oaths, and seemingly with other agendas at work. Things became an overgrown garden, and in many ways is now steadily being pruned.

President @realDonaldTrump will go down in history as one of the greatest and most consequential presidents we have ever had. His ability and willingness to make bold and consequential decisions for the benefit of future generations based on the hard and cold facts at hand rather than short-term political considerations is one of his greatest strengths. No longer are we governed by the politics of the weak who have brought us close to the edge with their weakness and self-interested short-termism. God bless our nation, our military, and our president. Let’s all pray for our troops who risk their lives on behalf of all of us so we can look forward to a world where evil is eliminated and good prevails. What we do in life echoes in eternity.

Godspeed to our troops in Operation Epic Fury, and to those of our allied and partner countries. For 47 years this theocratic and authoritarian regime of Iran has been the most notorious state sponsor of terror in the World, killing thousands, and oppressing the Iranian people with their iron fist. Let us pray that soon enough the Iranian people will usher in an era of peace, freedom and human dignity. Thank you President Trump for your bold and courageous leadership.