Tag: China
Washington Resurrected the Arms Race
Posted by Paul Craig Roberts | Feb 1, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints | 2 |
The Sinicization and Suppression of China’s Muslim...
Posted by Sarmad Ishfaq | Nov 23, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Culture, News & Analysis, Politics | 3 |
Xi Jinping’s Genocide of the Uyghurs
Posted by Mamtimin Ala | Nov 7, 2018 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics | 11 |
How US Trade War Is Spreading from Goods to Servic...
Posted by Dan Steinbock | Aug 22, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US | 0 |
Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and In...
Posted by Ahmad Shah Katawazai | May 29, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, Essays | 0 |
What Has Publicly Blaming Cyber Attacks on Governments Solved?
by Emilio Iasiello | Jun 11, 2020 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Blaming cyber attacks on governments has become routine, but has it resulted in accountability, punishment, or reduction in hostile cyber activities?
Toward Virus Crossroads?
by Dan Steinbock | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, Science
In the coming days, new confirmed cases of the virus outbreak will continue to rise. Nevertheless, there may be some possible signs of steadying in China.
China’s Evolving Policy toward Japan in the East China Sea: What’s the Next Move?
by Chen Lu | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics
Both China and Japan are likely to enhance their physical presence in the East China Sea as each attempts to assert effective control over disputed waters.
Pioneering Effort to Contain Coronavirus Outbreak in Megacities
by Dan Steinbock | Jan 31, 2020 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics
Chinese government has used very strong measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. The ultimate economic impact will depend on the eventual diffusion and infectiousness of the new virus.
Remarks on the US-China “Trade Deal”
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jan 18, 2020 | Asia Pacific, Economy, US, Viewpoints
It’s not a trade deal but a means for Trump to back off his tariffs after realizing they harm US consumers instead of China.
Putin’s Hour Is at Hand
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jan 8, 2020 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Putin knows that the American empire based as it is on arrogance and lies is failing economically, socially, politically, and militarily.
Putin Will Restrain Iranian Retaliation
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jan 8, 2020 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Russia cannot afford for Iran to be in chaos and has no choice but to protect the country, and Iran needs Russia’s support and cannot ignore Putin.
The Concern for the Secretive Bio-Geopolitics
by Dan Steinbock | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Biological warfare cannot be excluded from the a possible causes of deadly and costly epidemics.
US Tariff Wars Penalize Chinese Development and African Futures
by Dan Steinbock | Aug 30, 2019 | Africa, Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US
In the coming months, some of the worst collateral damage of US tariff wars will occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The adverse impact is likely to be aggravated by US protectionism, which shuns economic integration in Africa.
What Globalism Did Was to Transfer the US Economy to China
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 23, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, US, Viewpoints
The Fed can pump out more money to drive up financial asset prices, but it doesn’t drive up production because the jobs have been sent abroad.
Tariff Damage Spreading in US, China within Target in H2 2019
by Dan Steinbock | Aug 6, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US
In the second half of 2019, US economic prospects will soften, despite the Fed rate cut, whereas Chinese growth target is likely to prevail. It’s time to prepare for diminished global economic prospects in 2019-20.
Missing the Point in Mozambique
by Eugen Iladi | Jul 26, 2019 | Africa, Politics, US, Viewpoints
To be sure, if wrongdoing occurred in Mozambique, it should be punished. But is that a reason to avoid the bigger and more imperative for Mozambique to stand strong on its own?
New US-Sino Trade Truce: Tougher Talks, More Economic Damage
by Dan Steinbock | Jul 5, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
There is still a chance to salvage the US-China trade talks, but it would require a substantial reassessment of the US stance and objectives.
The Longer the US Sino-Tariff Wars Go On, the Harder It Will Be to Undo the Damage
by Dan Steinbock | Jun 21, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US
Compared to pre-2008 crisis levels, world economic growth has plummeted by half and is at risk of a long-term, hard-to-reverse stagnation.
The Privatization of US Indo-Pacific Vision: Project 2049, Armitage, Budget Ploys and Taiwan Nexus
by Dan Steinbock | Jun 14, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
In the Shangri-La Summit, the Trump administration introduced an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed largely at benefiting the interests of defense contractors.
Trump’s Futile Quest for a Renminbi Plaza Accord
by Dan Steinbock | May 24, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US
China’s monetary policy is not as US media reports claim, and the negative consequences of Trump’s tariffs are about to hit American consumers.
The Tariff Issue
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 17, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, US, Viewpoints
The tariffs will not bring back jobs, but will reduce the profits of American overseas production exported to the US and raise prices to US consumers.
Web Censorship in China
by Alex Mitchell | May 3, 2019 | Sponsored Content
Web censorship is a serious problem in China, but there are ways to get around the government’s “Great Firewall of China”.
Humpty Dumpty Has Had a Great Fall
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 1, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints
The Russians, Chinese, Iranians, and North Koreans know that no agreement with America means anything and that Washington speaks only with a forked tongue.
Climate Gains in the West, Exported Pollution in the Rest
by Dan Steinbock | May 1, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US
Environmental pollution has not disappeared from the advanced West; it has been exported to more vulnerable economies.