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US AI Policy in Disarray:  Wang Yi Warns Rubio Not to Overstep

US AI Policy in Disarray: Wang Yi Warns Rubio Not to Overstep

On the surface, China-US relations look calm. In reality, both sides are locked in close combat. Foreign Minister Wang ...

America's Courteous Gestures, if Any, Always Come with a Price

America's Courteous Gestures, if Any, Always Come with a Price

On July 14, the United States terminated the "national emergency" declared over Hong Kong. At the same time, Washington...

The US Treats Every Day Like April Fool's Day

The US Treats Every Day Like April Fool's Day

American officials used to preach the "rules-based international order" at every turn. That phrase now sounds like a pu...

Empire of Conquest, Now Facing the Reckoning

Empire of Conquest, Now Facing the Reckoning

Hong Kong people love to travel. They rack up frequent-flyer miles across the globe. Yet their grasp of history often s...

Great ambition, tireless effort: CPC's success secret parents should note

Great ambition, tireless effort: CPC's success secret parents should note

Everyone wants to succeed. Parents naturally hope their children will excel. They push hard to get their kids into elit...

From Air Conditioners to Designer Handbags: Watching the West's Decline

From Air Conditioners to Designer Handbags: Watching the West's Decline

Plenty of people still insist China only copies and never invents. That view badly misreads how the modern world actual...

Britain's Decade of Madness: A Warning to all Immigrants

Britain's Decade of Madness: A Warning to all Immigrants

When a country cycles through leaders at breakneck speed, the problem runs deeper than personnel. Some systems are simp...

Dalio Misreads China:The Tribute System Myth

Dalio Misreads China:The Tribute System Myth

China envisions a world in harmony. Nations talk through their differences instead of fighting them out, and the rising...

From Moved to Fooled — Who Wants Their Children to End Up on the Wrong Side of the Law?

From Moved to Fooled — Who Wants Their Children to End Up on the Wrong Side of the Law?

In this world, winners become kings and losers outlaws. No parents, anywhere, want to see their children end up behind ...

Can a Street Performance Bring the Chinese People a "Year of Peace"?

Can a Street Performance Bring the Chinese People a "Year of Peace"?

History holds a mirror to the rise and fall of civilizations. I recently finished watching a Chinese Mainland historica...

Thirty-seven Years on, the West’s Hidden Hand Revealed

Thirty-seven Years on, the West’s Hidden Hand Revealed

A nation's rise or fall hinges on the choices of its leaders. At critical junctures, a turn left or right can determine...

The Days of Learning from Britain Are Over

The Days of Learning from Britain Are Over

Whether a country's way of doing things becomes the international standard depends entirely on whether that country suc...

"Sailing Together" – Beyond Services, Setting International Standards

"Sailing Together" – Beyond Services, Setting International Standards

Chief Executive John Lee is leading a sizeable 70-member delegation to the Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan and Uzbe...

America's "Suez Moment" Has Arrived

America's "Suez Moment" Has Arrived

One man. Two completely opposite personas. The contrast is nothing short of astonishing. In the White House Oval Office...

Trump:Taiwan's Problems? Not My Problems.

Trump:Taiwan's Problems? Not My Problems.

The most dramatic moment of Trump's China visit didn't happen in Beijing. It happened after he left. During Trump's tou...

China Forces America to Seek Peace – Trump Says nothing but Praises China on His Way Home

China Forces America to Seek Peace – Trump Says nothing but Praises China on His Way Home

Trump's China visit is over. And there is no longer any doubt: China and the United States are a de facto G2 — two supe...

Trump "Creates Leverage out of Thin Air" – Highly Passive During China Visit

Trump "Creates Leverage out of Thin Air" – Highly Passive During China Visit

Trump arrives in Beijing with an empty hand. The US-Iran negotiations have hit a fresh stalemate, and any hope of seali...

Can Trump Go from NACHO Back to TACO?

Can Trump Go from NACHO Back to TACO?

Trump woke up with a rare piece of good news: the Iran war is showing signs of easing. He has claimed a ceasefire agree...

A Politically Driven Britain – This Is Where It’s Headed

A Politically Driven Britain – This Is Where It’s Headed

Britain has just delivered a verdict that says more about politics than justice. The UK government prosecuted Hong Kong...

A US President With No Cards Left – Standing at a Crossroads…

A US President With No Cards Left – Standing at a Crossroads…

Trump has done it again — he has pushed back the negotiation deadline. This time, he did not even bother setting a new ...

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