Shaffer to Newsmax: China Desperate as US Exits Groups

Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax on Thursday that China is lashing out online because the U.S. is stepping away from international organizations that he argued Beijing has exploited. Reacting to a Chinese Embassy video posted to X, Shaffer framed the messaging as a response to Washington’s retreat from multilateral bodies and spending commitments. “This is desperation,” Shaffer said on “Newsmax at This Hour.” “We’re pulling out of organizations that the Chinese and other globalists controlled, and that’s what they’re upset about — we’re not funding it.” Shaffer argued the video’s climate-themed warnings were part of what he…