The Red Dragon Series

The Red Dragon Files: Economic Warfare – America’s Quiet Siege of Communist China by Michael Stevens (750 words)

Economic Warfare: America’s Quiet Siege of Communist China How tariff clauses, chip control, and trade pressure are closing in on the Red Dragon—and why Red China is absolutely livid. We’re not dropping bombs. We’re using trade clauses. Hidden in the U.S.–U.K. trade deal is a provision that allows the President…

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The Gathering Storm Series: Part 10 – The Dragon’s Cracked Scales: Xi Jinping’s Waning Grip (500 words) by Michael Stevens

The Gathering Storm Series: Part 10 – The Dragon’s Cracked Scales: Xi Jinping’s Waning Grip Empires don’t fall with a bang. They rot from within.Today’s China—bloated with debt, braced by propaganda, and bruised by unrest—carries all the signs. The illusion of strength endures. But behind the red banners and state…

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The Gathering Storm Series: Part 7 – The Dragon’s Fire: China’s Militarization and the New Pacific Front by Michael Stevens (750 words)

The Gathering Storm Series: Part 7 – The Dragon’s Fire: China’s Militarization and the New Pacific Front The Fire Ignites China no longer hides its ambitions behind trade deals or borrowed rhetoric. The dragon now breathes fire—across sea lanes, through satellites, and into sovereign airspace. What was once influence now…

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The Gathering Storm Series: Part 4 – Digging Deeper into the Dragon’s Veins by Michael Stevens (950 words)

The Gathering Storm Series: Part 4 – Digging Deeper into the Dragon’s Veins Word Count: 900 | Reading Time: 5 minutes The Dragon Tightens Its Grip In April 2025, the Chinese Communist Party imposed export controls on seven rare earth elements. These materials—samarium, neodymium, dysprosium, and others—are unfamiliar to most…

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