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Taiwan, tinderbox in the US-China conflict

Last year, many South Korean security experts pointed out the two geopolitical hot spots, the South China Sea and Taiwan, as having the largest potential to ignite a military conflagration. This year, they - without hesitation - point to Taiwan as their first choice, while sparingly mentioning the South China Sea.

2021-10-12 16:47

What would God do to Evergrande?

Cambridge, MA - It is a time-honored tactic of China watchers to compare the Chinese Communist Party to Christianity's God for their similarities, such as: their absolute demand for loyalty, their ubiquitous presence and their “all-knowing” ability. The fact that some experts are still debating the eventual fate of China's troubled conglomerate, Evergrande (“hengda” in Chinese), may be an indication that we may have wandered away from the path to God. It's time for China watchers metaphorically to repent and to return to God's way.

2021-09-28 16:55

US keeps China in check, China keeps US allies in check

Cambridge, MA - China's State Councilor Wang Yi is visiting South Korea this week. To be precise, it is one of the four countries he will be visiting (Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, and South Korea). Among them, Vietnam and Singapore were visited by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris last month, while Cambodia and South Korea were visited by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in June and July, respectively.

2021-09-14 17:00

America's dilemma with Taiwan

The Global Times, the public opinion warfare tool under Chinese publication People's Daily, is at it again. In an Aug. 16 editorial titled "A Lesson for Taiwanese Authorities to Learn from Afghanistan," it said: "If there is an all-out war in the Taiwan Strait, U.S. reinforcements will not come."

2021-08-31 17:00

US and China: The more they talk, the more different they realize they are

Although the U.S. and China are not on good terms, they have not stopped trying to communicate. After Joe Biden took office in January, he was on the phone with Xi Jinping in February - for two hours! In March, the two sides held a ministerial meeting in Alaska. Although the latter meeting became a crazy TV reality show that revealed U.S.-China discord to the world, in July, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sat face-to-face in Tianjin, China. Recently, Qing Gang, the new Chinese ambassador to the U.S., has also flown to Washington.

2021-08-17 17:00

Why didn't US approve of Korean Provisional Government?

Inside the museum of the Independence Hall of Korea, there is an old photo of men in uniforms, sitting in groups forming the English acronym, "KIA," which stands for the Korea Independence Army. KIA was established on Sept. 17, 1940, in the Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking), by the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of Korea.

2021-08-03 17:05

Xi Jinping's race against time

When it comes to analyzing China, there are usually three levels of approaches. One is to be mindful of China as a “Communist state” and to try to draw any meaningful conclusions from there. The second is to focus on China's factional politics, such as the “Princelings,” or the “Shanghai Gang,” or “Youth League Faction.” The third approach is to look at China's top leader.

2021-07-20 17:10

Washington's old habits in reading CCP tea leaves

Washington pundits' usual readings of China's leaders' speeches are that they are for domestic consumption. Old habits die hard. In that same vein, it might seem easy to brush off Xi Jinping's recent speech at the 100th anniversary ceremony of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, it's time to reconsider the limits of this manner of reading.

2021-07-06 17:10

Why Europe is the key to Biden's anti-China crusade

In addition to the G7, U.S. President Joe Biden's recent visit to Europe consisted of three other summits, with: NATO, the European Union, and Russian President Putin. The itinerary was dense and meticulously planned.

2021-06-22 17:00

Chinese perspectives on Korea-US summit

The first question asked at a Chinese Foreign Ministry press conference on May 24, posted on the ministry's website, was about the South Korea-U.S. summit. A foreign correspondent pointed out that the joint statement from the South Korea-U.S. summit contained the contents of strengthening the bilateral alliance and asked about China's position. In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhao Lijian said that China “has taken notice” (zhuyi) of the contents of the ROK-U.S. joint statement and “expresses concern” (biaoshi guanqie).

2021-06-08 17:05

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