JACQUELINE DEAL And MICHAEL LUCCI: America’s November Crash Course In Chinese Hybrid Warfare |
Communist China’s military buildup is front-page news. From a September show-of-force parade in Beijing to the recent commissioning of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is advertising his intent to displace the U.S. from the Pacific and overthrow the global Pax Americana.
On this side of the Pacific, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wages an insidious hybrid war from the shadows of the American homeland, simultaneously sapping our societal strength while pre-positioning assets to disrupt, sabotage, and strike within the continental United States. State and federal lawmakers must rapidly execute long overdue reforms to protect the American homeland, or allow the CCP to control the future of our domestic security.
Last year, the House Select Committee on the CCP exposed the Chinese government’s role as the “prime mover” in underwriting America’s fentanyl crisis, the leading cause of death for military-age Americans. This month, three new revelations underscore China’s success in infiltrating our real estate, universities, and civil society organizations to achieve their military objectives.
First, the Daily Caller’s