Peter Navarro - Articles

Xinjiang Plays World Human Rights Stepchild to Rock Star Tibet

While Tibet has played the role of China's "rock star" to human rights activists around the world, China's Xinjiang Province has been treated more like an unwanted stepchild. One reason is that Tibet has a true rock star in the exiled Dalai Lama. Another reason is that the strife in Xinjiang involves Muslim ethnic minorities with alleged ties to the most hated man in the Western world -- Osama Bin Laden. Read

By: Peter Navarro | 20/08/2008 | Causes & Organizations

Some Reflections on Bob Woodruff's China White Wash

“So near to the truth, yet so far.” That’s the feeling I came away with after watching Bob Woodruff’s recent China Inside Out documentary for ABC news. It’s regrettable that a journalist of such a high caliber as Woodruff can get so close to a story and not really see it -- while helping to perpetuate a number of dangerous myths about China. Read

By: Peter Navarro | 12/08/2008 | Culture

China's Shot Heard 'round the Galaxy

China's counterspace program -- punctuated by the January 2007 successful test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon -- poses dangers to human space flight and puts at risk the assets of all space faring nations. --U .S. Department of Defense Read

By: Peter Navarro | 03/07/2008 | Culture

The World's Biggest Pollution Factory

At the root of many of China's air-quality problems is its heavy dependence on relatively high-sulfur, low-quality coal for everything from electricity generation and industrial production to cooking and space heating in the home. China relies on coal for almost 75% of its energy needs. In fact, each year, China consumes more coal than Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States combined. Read

By: Peter Navarro | 10/06/2008 | Environment