Webinar | Will Xi’s Economic Meltdown Precipitate a Hot War?

Indications that Trouble for the CCP at Home Will Mean More Trouble for Us

The evidence continues to mount that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is in real difficulty financially, economically, demographically and politically. Some assert that such problems will preclude Xi Jinping from pursuing his ambitions to acquire Taiwan, by one means or another, or engage in aggression against her friends, like us.

The totality of Xi’s policies and conduct, however, suggest that – if anything – the Communist emperor is actually more likely to act aggressively under these circumstances.

This CPDC webinar examines: the nature and extent of the CCP’s internal difficulties; its preparations nonetheless of the Chinese people, society and military for the sacrifices required to mobilize for and wage war; and the further encouragement Xi Jinping may be taking from the combined effects of an American president who is, at best, unwilling to treat Communist China as an adversary and, at worst, incentivizing Xi’s aggression by making this country ever-more-vulnerable to conflict.

Moderator:

- Frank Gaffney, Founder and Executive Chairman, Center for Security Policy; Vice Chairman, Committee on the Present Danger: China, co-author, “The Indictment: Prosecuting the Chinese Communist Party and Friends for Crimes Against America, China, and the World”

Panelists:

- Kyle Bass, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Hayman Capital; Co-founder and CEO, Conservation Equity Management Act – Topic: “Why China’s Financial and Economic Crises are Conducing to War”

- Colonel Derek Harvey, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Special Assistant to the President and a Senior Regional Director on the National Security Council; former Senior Advisor, Chief of Analysis and Director for Investigations for House Permanent Select Committee for Intelligence; and Montgomery County, Maryland Commissioner – Topic: “Tyrants’ Last Resort: In Case of Emergency, Break Glass and Go to War”

- Colonel Grant Newsham, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Former Military Attaché in Embassy Tokyo; former Foreign Service Officer; longtime business executive in the Western Pacific; Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy; Author, “When China Attacks: A Warning to America” – Topic: “Xi Has Put Communist China on a War Footing – and We Must Do the Same”

- Dave Walsh, President, The Takota Group; former President Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas; and former Vice Chairman, Shanghai Electric Westinghouse Power Joint Ventures – Topic: “Team Biden is Dismantling Our Energy Security and Incentivizing Aggression against Us”