Opinion

Sino-Russian notes

“The creation of the North Atlantic military alliance and the location of numerous military bases around the world lead us to consider the United States as anything but a pacifist country. This is also demonstrated by Washington’s rejection of all… Read More ›

The days of the locusts

What would be the counterpart of the wolf warrior, the modern Beijing diplomat? China Daily, the tabloid of the Communist Party of China, has given us the answer. The wolf warrior, just, good and generous, must fight against a group… Read More ›

A Quad of a new kind: Tech Quad   

Machines, big and small, all rely on one component, semiconductor. Be it computers, telecommunications, household appliances, banking, security, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and last but not least, war-making machinery, all depend upon semiconductors. So, it won’t be unreasonable to say that… Read More ›

Has China lost Europe?

In April and May, as Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third month, China sent a special envoy to meet with officials in eight central and eastern European countries. The timing was not coincidental: in the two months since Russia… Read More ›