Michael Caster (@michaelcaster)

Fareed Zakaria has lost it in this latest oped. Abandoning democratic Taiwan as a bargaining chip with authoritarian China is not pragmatism! Zakaria also sprinkles in a little Uyghur genocide denialism for good measure.

Fareed Zakaria Verified account @FareedZakaria May 17

President Trump’s foreign policy in his second term has been reckless, chaotic and deeply destabilizing.

But he might well turn out to have the right instincts — and perhaps even the right policy — in one crucial arena: the U.S.-China relationship.

My latest column:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…
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Michael Caster @michaelcaster May 6

'Autocrats Are Collaborating on Next-Generation Internet Controls' I wrote about #China, #Iran, networked authoritarianism, & future frontiers of digital repression for @ThinkDemocracy, drawing on the recent @article19org Tightening the Net report --> thinkdemocracy.substack.com/p/autocrats-ar…

Michael Caster @michaelcaster May 5

Technology and loans have indebted much of the world to China. Call it the ‘Silicon Curtain.’... It "divides two futures: One is purchased cheaply and owned by China... The other is built safely and belongs to those nations that choose it."
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

www.washingtonpost.com Opinion | China is laying a technological trap. Call it the ‘Silicon Curtain.’ Technology and loans have indebted much of the developing world to China.

Michael Caster @michaelcaster May 5

Congratulations to Associated Press journalists @dakekang, @garanceburke, @ByronTau, @aniruddhg1 and contributor Yael Grauer for their reporting on the expansion of government surveillance in #China and US company complicity. apnews.com/article/pulitz…

apnews.com Associated Press global investigation into government surveillance efforts wins Pulitzer Prize The Associated Press has won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for stories on the expansion of government surveillance efforts in China and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it.

Michael Caster @michaelcaster Apr 23

Canada says it cares about confronting transnational repression but the @rcmpgrcpolice hidden partnership agreement with Chinese police will only normalize Beijing's long arm tactics. This could put Canadians and anyone in Canada targeted by Beijing at far greater risk.

Dean Allison Verified account @DeanAllisonMP Apr 22

How is this even possible, it’s a complete failure of judgment.

The idea that Chinese police are being described as a “partner” on par with the FBI is outrageous on its own. But being told that Canadians can’t even see the details of that arrangement without Beijing’s permission?

That’s not partnership. That’s submission to a foreign authoritarian regime.

We’re talking about a government that has been repeatedly accused of interference, intimidation, and operating illegal police stations on Canadian soil and somehow they now get a say in what Canadians are allowed to know about their relationship with our own national police.

Who is actually in control here?

This isn’t just a transparency issue, it’s a sovereignty issue. Canadians are being kept in the dark while a hostile regime is treated like a trusted ally.

Completely Unacceptable.
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