Let’s look past the fact that Chinese state media doesn’t know what it means to be “cowardly”. Pompeo rejecting Chinese Communist preferences on US policy with Taiwan is not “cowardly”, at worst it would be “foolish” or “over-confidence”; but “cowardly”… Read More ›

Joe Biden
America needs Joe Biden to face the grim facts about China
Joe Biden’s not in the White House yet, but Beijing is already targeting his circle — even those close to them. Let’s hope that pushes the next president to rethink his out-of-date approach to the Communist colossus. China plays a… Read More ›
U.S.-China relations haven’t been this toxic since Vietnam
U.S.-China relations have been on a generally downward trajectory since it became apparent during the later Obama years that America’s longstanding policy of diplomatic and economic engagement had failed to bring China around to embrace democratic institutions or accept the… Read More ›
NY Times discusses Beijing’s ‘first move’
The New York Times explained why they published an article (NYT Nov 24) written by FU Ying, former vice-foreign minister of China (2009-13) as follows: “… Today, we are publishing an Op-Ed by Fu Ying, a government official in China,… Read More ›
Biden likely won’t reverse Trump’s trade war against China
President Trump’s slash-and-burn rhetoric against China may have brought few lasting economic benefits so far, but it has succeeded in one fundamental way: No administration can now afford to play nice with the United States’ biggest rival. Trump made hostility… Read More ›
US president’s ultimate challenge: stable relations with China
How to handle China and how to maintain America’s position ahead of its economic rival in the global pecking order is a major issue in the 2020 US presidential election. Both candidates – the incumbent Republican Donald Trump and the… Read More ›
China gives order to commence war with Japan ‘if it is appropriate to fight’
The following is a translation from Chinese media: Quite a few people have said that the conflict over the Diaoyus (known as Senkakus in Japan) has passed the stage of oral confrontation and what follows may very probably be direct… Read More ›
China renews press cards for Bloomberg and New York Times reporters
The Chinese government has renewed the press accreditations for journalists from Bloomberg News and several New York Times reporters, a journalists’ group said on Thursday. Foreign journalists from the two media organisations had feared they may have to leave China… Read More ›
Beijing’s aggression accelerates relocation of foreign industry out of China
China sees itself as assertive, but the rest of the world sees it as aggressive. With the risk of war so high, many multinationals, especially from Japan, are speeding up relocation of industry out of China. The debate continues on… Read More ›
China’s continued aggression is a windfall for United States
China’s not-so-blue skies were the primary topic of conversation during Vice President Biden’s recent trip to East Asia. The issue, of course, was not climate change but Beijing’s declaration last month of a new air defence identification zone that requires… Read More ›
Japan and South Korea defy China in new air defence zone
Japanese and South Korean military aircraft flew through disputed air space over the East China Sea without informing China, officials said on Thursday, challenging a new Chinese air defense zone that has increased regional tensions and sparked concerns of an… Read More ›