Webinar | World War Xi: The Mideast Front

It has long been apparent that the Chinese Communist Party is determinedly pursuing the goal of global domination. In recent years, its quest to realize this objective has been accompanied, and markedly advanced, by acts of strategic arson at the hands of China’s dictator, Xi Jinping.

After Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was reportedly greenlighted by Xi at the meeting on the eve of the Beijing Olympics at which their “No Limits Partnership” was unveiled, the next of these devastating arsonist actions was in the Mideast, where Iranian and Palestinian leaders were apparently encouraged by their Chinese master to launch attacks on Israel, predictably setting the entire region on fire.

In each of these instances, the effect has been to distract the United States and its allies, preoccupy their leaders and tie up and deplete their resources to the benefit of the CCP’s ambitions – particularly in the Western Pacific. In the Middle East, moreover, the Chinese have exploited vacuums of power thus created to penetrate and increasingly dominate key nations in the region.

The next Committee on the Present Danger: China webinar today from 1:00-2:15 p.m. ET will consider the extent of the Chinese Communists’ rising and malign influence in the Middle East and how the United States and its remaining regional allies can – and must – respond.

Moderator:

- Frank Gaffney, President, Institute for the American Future; Vice Chairman, Committee on the Present Danger: China

Panelists:

- Capt. James Fanell, Former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Co-author, “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure”
• Topic: “An Overview of the CCP’s Presence, Operations and Influence in the Mideast”

- Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Executive Director, Israel365 Action; author, “Verses for Zion and Cup of Salvation: A Powerful Journey Through King David’s Psalms of Praise;” frequent guest on Erick Stakelbeck’s “The Watchman” and a regular contributor to Israel365news.com and “The Jerusalem Post”
• Topic: “Has Egypt Changed Sides – and, If So, What are the implications for Israel, America and the Region?”

- Lt. Col. Guermantes Lailari, Former USAF Foreign Area Officer; former Fellow, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan; currently a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of National Defense and Security Research (Taiwan)
• Topic: “War with the Houthis: China’s Insidious Role”

- Dr. David Wurmser, PhD, Director, Mideast Program, Center for Security Policy; former naval intelligence officer with the rank of Lieutenant Commander; former Mideast expert advisor to an Under Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and Vice President of the United States
• Topic: “Turkey: A Would-be Caliph’s Unlikely Partner — a CCP that Genocidally Represses Muslim Uighurs”

- Charles “Sam” Faddis, Former Career Clandestine Service Officer, Central Intelligence Agency; Army veteran; author, “Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIA”; editor, AndMagazine at Substack
• Topic: “Iran – A Metastasizing Threat Under China’s Umbrella”

- Capt. Jay Bolton, U.S. Merchant Marine (Ret.), Maritime Consultant, Tanker & Tall Ships’ Master, Founder of the United States Maritime Foundation
• Topic: “Djibouti: Power Projection from Communist China’s First Foreign Base”