Things You Need to Know about Current Global and National Threats to Your Personal Security
THREAT LEVEL:
U.S. military leaders and analysts expect war over Taiwan with China 2025-2027
HOTSPOT
China's Cold War
Against the Free World
A Review of Recent Chinese Communist War-making Efforts
Communist China has Declared a "People's War" (Total War) Against America
LAST UPDATED: April 21, 2025
THE MAIN AREAS OF CONFLICT with China center on threats to the international community:
TAIWAN: Military Threats of Blockade and/or Invasion.
THREATS TO FREEDOM OF THE SEAS: China's Illegal Claims of Ownership of the South China Sea, subsequent Military Occupation, and Harassment of Foreign Ships in the waters of Taiwan, the Philippians, and Vietnam. Similar illegal claims and harassment against Japan in the East China Sea, and also against South Korea in the Yellow Sea.
MASSIVE ESPIONAGE AGAINST THE WEST: The biggest threat to Western countries comes from China's spying, infiltration, and stealing of intellectual property (corporate and military technology), and includes corruption and coercion of foreign leaders.
SILENCING OF OPPONENTS - WORLDWIDE: This seems to be a common issue with authoritarian (non-democratic) nations, and it is no less a major problem with China. Using monitoring, tracking and targeting of opponents China is known to harassments, use mafia-style tactics, and use extreme economic and legal coercion to target their opponents worldwide.
"If there's a war in East Asia, and I think it is increasingly probable, it's going to be fought on American soil. This is going to be the first time since the War of 1812 that we Americans will have had a sustained battle with a foreign enemy on American soil, and we are so unprepared."
- Gordon Chang,
China Analyst and Author of
"Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America"
About Gordon Chang
Threats from China - War on U.S. Soil
- Be Prepared - Gordon Chang
April 17, 2025 | 6 min | American Thought Leaders
ALSO: China's Decision to Risk War (22min) (full 1 hr)
How Much Will China Risk for Taiwan?
- Sarah Paine (U.S. Naval War College)
Oct 2023 | 4 min | Excerpt from 2-1/2 hour lecture
War with China is just as likely to start over the Philippians than over Taiwan.
China has built man-made islands in Pilipino (EEZ) waters, patrols it, and harasses Pilipino vessels there. In 2024, China has been significantly increasing their threats and harassment of Pilipino boats to the point of actual physical military actions (ramming and boarding). Chinese actions could have killed Philipinos - a line crossed that would bring the U.S. into War with China. So far, no one has been killed yet, but many Pilipinos have already been seriously injured.
The U.S. has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippians. The U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, and other U.S. allies have increased their support for the Philippians through joint military operations in the area and an increase military aid. While the U.S. no longer has bases there, over the past few years the U.S. has established facilities at Pilipino bases.
IN BLUE (left) ROC - Republic of China (Taiwan) - a democracy - 24 million population - an island nation located 110miles (180km) off the eastern Pacific Coast of mainland China. Taiwan also consists of 168 islands. Japan is to its northeast and the Philippians is to its south.
IN RED (left) PRC - People's Republic of China (mainland) - authoritarian government run by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) - 1.4 billion population.
BACKGROUND: The ROC used to be the ruling government of mainland China from 1912 until 1949. The ROC were defeated by the communists on the mainland in the Chinese Civil War, then they relocated to island of Taiwan.
SEE ALSO: U.S.-Taiwan Relations
The History of Taiwan’s Relationship with China
Oct 2024 | 4 min | The Economist
Without Electricity... Can You Live Like It's 1880!?
THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT WE FACE IS...
The Power Grid being hacked/disabled if at war.
“If the grid went down for a long enough time…
90 percent of the U.S. population would die from starvation, lack of water, and social disruption. We are talking about total devastation.”
-- Ambassador Henry Cooper, Former Director of U.S. Strategic Defense
2025-2027
Countdown to War with China
Chinese Attack on Taiwan expected 2025-2027 by most military experts including many U.S. generals and admirals in the Pacific.
China regularly performs Military Actions, harassment, and pressure tactics against their neighbors, including Taiwan, the Philippians and Japan in their own waters - all of which are U.S. Allies.
Strategic Importance of Taiwan - With only two direct international shipping lanes from Asia to the Pacific Ocean, both are directly next to Taiwan, One-Third of all global maritime shipping goes through this area. Additionally 98% of all under-sea data/communications with Asia, 31% of U.S. pharmaceutical drugs come through this area too (18% from India, 13% from China - source: 2019 FDA report). Taiwan manufactures 92% of the world's advanced micro chips and 53% of all micro chips globally, that including 70% of global smartphone chips and 35% of global automotive chips (source: RHG).
U.S. Power Grid likely Disabled in a first wave hacking attack by China. How long will it be down? Unknown, but expect it to be an ongoing frontline battleground of hacking attacks. ThreatBoard's assessment is that the Grid will be taken down for at least 2 to 3 months in the first hacking attack. If there are also homeland physical sabotage attacks on the Power Grid, that timeframe could easily reach 1 year causing a 90% death rate in the U.S.
[ see Special Report on The Power Grid ]
Extended Economic Depression
The Rand research organization estimates that a war involving China and the U.S. over Taiwan would be the biggest blow to American prosperity since the Great Depression in the 1930s. SOURCE: Yahoo Finance: Aug 2022
Rand predicts a 5 to 10% fall in U.S. GDP in the first year. Compare that with a 12% fall in GDP the first year of the Great Depression.
PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER with even a temporary disabling of the U.S. Power Grid and this will severely disrupt the U.S. Economy, easily placing us into an extended Economic Depression, some say an even Greater Depression than of the 1930s.
U.S. Air Force General warns
of War with China in 2025
4 Star U.S. Air Force General Mike Minihan
Jan 2023 | 3 min | News Nation
China could mount Full-Scale Invasion by 2025, says Taiwan defence minister | The Guardian | Oct 2021 | also on NBC
China's Xi has ordered military to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027, says CIA Director | Fox News | Feb 2023
CIA chief warns against underestimating Xi's ambitions toward Taiwan | Reuters | Feb 2023
China is Preparing for War in 2025...
The SEVERE economic consequences it may bring
April 2023 | 9 min | Glenn Beck
China's Cyber Warfare
"China's Cyber Program is by far the world's largest. Bigger than that of every major nation combined..."
FBI Director Christopher Wray
Mini-Documentary | 33 min | FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigations
China's Economic Warfare
Trade Secrets Theft, Un-Fair Trade Practices
China seeks to dominate their neighbors and control nearby seas, specifically the South China Sea (south of Taiwan, west of the Philippians)[map], the East China Sea (west of Japan)[map], and the Yellow Sea (between China and Korea)[map].
One-Third of all Global Maritime (Sea-based) Trade Travels through the South China Sea. In 2009, China claimed ownership to this vast area, well beyond its own borders, and placed itself in direct conflict with International Law and the rights of neighboring nations like Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Philippians, and Vietnam.
Why the South China Sea is a Time Bomb
Feb 20, 2025 | 11 min | Johnny Harris
Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs)
2 min
UN Convention for The Law of The Sea
China's New Official Map Shows
China is a Bully to All Their Neighbors
Oct 25, 2023 | 16 min | Johnny Harris
FEATURED - EXPLOSIVE
China Aids Houthis in Targeting U.S. Warships and Shipping in the Red Sea
April 17, 2025 | 5 min | Threat Board
READ ARTICLE by Gordon Chang
FEATURED - OPINION
Opinion by Victor Davis Hanson
Trump's Strategy to Trump China on the World Stage
April 2, 2025 | 7 min | The Daily Signal
FEATURED
Latest News on Chinese Activities
April 25, 2025 | 11 min | China Uncensored
Sec of Defense Hegseth Reaffirms 'ironclad alliance' with Philippines During Overseas Visit
March 28, 2025 | 2 min | NBC News
Watch Full U.S.-Filipino Joint Press Conference
This is ‘certainly’ a Threat from China as it Ramps Up ‘war’ Talk Against US, expert warns
March 6, 2025 | 8 min | Fox Business
China Warns it’s Ready for any ‘type of war’ as Trump’s Tariffs go into Effect: ‘Fight till the end’
March 5, 2025 | 1 min | New York Post
Taiwan Reports Surge in Chinese Navy Ships During Live-Fire Drill
Feb 27, 2025 | 5 min | Taiwan Plus News (Taiwan Public TV)
China Conducts Surprise Live-Fire Drills Off Taiwan Coast
Feb 26, 2025 | 6 min | Taiwan Plus News (Taiwan Public TV)
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed Cargo Ship over suspicions of Undersea Cable Sabotage
Feb 25, 2025 | 6 min | DW News (German Public TV)
Chinese Warships Conduct Surprise Live-Fire Drills Off Australian Coast
Feb 24, 2025 | 3 min | ABC News Australia
Chinese Military Jets force NEAR MISS with Australian Air Force plane in the South China Sea
Feb 13, 2025 | 3 min | 9 News Australia
'This Is Not A Joke'
Rubio Shares Blunt Take on Panama Canal and Concerns of Chinese Influence
Jan 19, 2025 | 11 min | Forbes News
Sabotage of Undersea Cables, Building D-Day Style Landing Barges - ‘disturbing but not a surprise’ former intel exec
Jan 15, 2025 | 6 min | Fox Business
Did China Cut Undersea Cables in Taiwan Strait and Baltic Sea?
a Round Table Discussion
Jan 9, 2025 | 27 min | Taiwan Talks - Taiwan Public TV in English
2024 News
China Hacks US Treasury Department in 'Major Breach': Report
Dec 31, 2024 | 8 min | Fox Business
Military Expert Sounds Alarm:
China will use Cyber Warfare to 'break the will' of American People
Dec 19, 2024 | 6 min | Fox Business
China-backed Hackers accessed Major U.S. Internet Providers, report says
Aug 2024 | 5 min | CBS News
Oh Say Can You CCP - We’re In Trouble?
Nov 8, 2024 | 40 min | Dr. Phil Podcast
ⓘ CCP = Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Hackers targeted Trump and JD Vance’s phones, per New York Times report
Oct 25, 2024 | 3 min | Fox News
Our Enemies are Thinking about Coordinating Nuke Attacks on US, warns China expert
Sept 2024 | 8 min | Fox Business
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Why U.S Won’t Remove Missiles Next to China
Oct 2024 | 20 min | Task & Purpose
Preparing for War Against China,
Russia and North Korea
July 2024 | 26 min | 60 Minutes Australia
U.S. and Allies train in the largest military exercise in the History of the World
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Chinese Troops Deploy to Poland's Border
July 2024 | 14 min | Task & Purpose
FEATURED
FBI Director Christopher Wray explains
China's threat to U.S. Cyber Security
"The Defining Threat of Our Generation"
Jan 31, 2024 | 9 min | C-SPAN
2023 News
Official Data 2007-2023 (FY Oct-Sept)
Waves of Chinese Nationals at Southern Border
Sept 2023 | 6 min | News Nation
Fox captures video of Chinese Nationals being released in Texas amid migrant surge
March 2023 | 6 min | Fox Business
Something Has Changed With Taiwan…
Nov 11, 2023 | 9 min | China Uncensored
Expert warns China and U.S. 'pretty close to conflict'
Nov 4, 2023 | 4 min | Fox Business
Things ‘heating up’ in South China sea while everyone is ‘looking elsewhere’
Oct 30, 2023 | 6 min | Sky News Australia
Intelligence Expert Breaks Down China’s Secret Spy Bases in Cuba
Sept 2023 | 5 min | Wall St Journal
CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS
The Chinese Regime has the Momentum: Gordon Chang
May 2023 | 7 min | Fox Business
GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WAR
How the China-Taiwan conflict could be devastating for the global economy
May 2023 | 21 min | DW News (German Public TV)
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