Calling the recent increasing tension between the United States and China a new Cold War has been in vogue among pundits. Considering the fact that the United States and China fiercely struggle with…
This is not the first time that Russia has seemingly timed an invasion to coincide with an Olympic Games in China: It invaded Georgia just as the 2008 Beijing Olympics were getting underway. In fact,…
Not since Joe Biden became President a year ago, have the Democrats and the Republicans declined to confront each other about a major issue – namely, the current issue of Ukraine. There have been no…
Days after quietly ringing in the Chinese New Year, Beijing is celebrating the Year of the Tiger on the Olympic stage.
The tiger — a symbol of strength and good luck in Chinese folklore — was…
In mid-November 2021, around the time the Omicron variant was first discovered in South Africa, the Chinese government all but declared victory over COVID-19. For more than 20 months, the country’s…
Petra Vlhova was fastest Tuesday in the first run of the last World Cup giant slalom before the Beijing Olympics, and 2018 gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin was third.
Vlhova made good use of the No…
I intended this column to focus on Elizabeth Economy’s important new book, "The World According to China," which describes Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s future dominance in the world.
This book…
“Buying a vehicle, new or used, has become more difficult than before. The biggest car dealers told me I had to book the car 3 to 6 months before I receive it. I was told that car manufacturers are…
A military coup’d’etat in America? No sane person inside or outside America could have thought about that, but as a result of recent political events – particularly since the election of former…
Over the past decade, the fertile land of Africa has risen as the most attractive spot for giant investors from all over the globe. Day after day, the competition has grown fierce between key players…
Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change