Everyone gets more serious about Taiwan. The US wants a special free trade agreement. China wants reunification, again. While China stockpiles nukes, the US shakes the finger, then China shakes its fist. But, Chinese on the inside are tired of… Read More ›

COVID19
Cadence Column: Asia, May 17, 2021
Asia produced two shining lamps on two hills this week. One is Ming Yang, CFO of the Daqo solar manufacturer in Xinjiang. The other is Taiwan. Yang, who has a Taiwanese heritage, leads a company in China that is completely… Read More ›
War of words erupts as China blocks Taiwan from getting Pfizer COVID vaccine
Taiwan and China are locked in a dispute over who is actually to blame for the self-governing island’s lack of vaccine supplies, underscoring the two sides’ wider political and strategic conflicts. Ruling Democratic Progressive Party politicians have claimed Beijing is… Read More ›
Officials confirm Wuhan lab still eligible for U.S. tax funding
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is authorized to receive taxpayer funding for animal research until January 2024, the National Institute of Health told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The WIV is at the center of widespread speculation that COVID-19 could… Read More ›
China blocks WHO while Covid conspiracy theories fly
China has yet to explain why it delayed approval for a World Health Organization (WHO) team of experts to visit the country, significantly at a time when state media publish claims that the coronavirus pandemic started elsewhere. The WHO team’s… Read More ›
Gold, Vaccine, and Chinese Renminbi/US Dollar
“Gold prices rose through and $10 above the $2000 per ounce level in London trade Tuesday (Aug 18), peaking $65 below early August’s record spike ($2,075 on Aug 7) …” “Silver meantime outpaced gold prices once more, rising back above… Read More ›