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China claims to be green, but the country’s record proves otherwise. Western leaders should increase pressure on Beijing to take measurable steps to curb its destructive environmental practices, writes Thomas J. Duesterberg [[link removed]] in the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].

China’s interference in shipping traffic suggests that a blockade is its most likely path to pressure Taiwan. Michael R. Pompeo [[link removed]] and Bryan Clark [[link removed]] warn that the United States needs a specialized “ hedge force [[link removed]]” to meet this threat without compromising on other fronts.

Japan’s technical capabilities alone would make it a great partner for the AUKUS agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the US. But John Lee [[link removed]] argues [[link removed]] that Tokyo’s most important asset is its seriousness about the China threat.

China’s latest crackdown on civil rights [[link removed]] in Hong Kong gives Washington an opportunity to take a stand for freedom against the Chinese Communist Party, writes Olivia Enos [[link removed]].

Senior Fellow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs [[link removed]] explains why the US needs to update its missile defenses [[link removed]], which Ronald Reagan supported, to deter adversaries like Russia and China. She then makes the case that Code Pink Republicans who oppose the national security supplemental are undermining Reagan’s legacy of peace through strength in the New York Post [[link removed]].

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The Cold War might be over, but there is plenty to keep the North Atlantic Treaty Organization busy ahead of the alliance’s seventy-fifth anniversary summit [[link removed]], writes Luke Coffey [[link removed]].

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