While Florida targets Black history, Texas Republicans plan to make life miserable for Asian Americans – Lillian Sing, Julie Tang
Our dear friends, retired San Francisco Superior Court judges Lillian Sing and Julie Tang and co-chairs of the Comfort Women Justice Coalition, wrote an opinion piece on the SF Chronicle that declared: “While Florida targets Black history, Republicans in Texas…
My take on the Balloon-gate, February 12, 2023
By Joel Wong One balloon, two balloons, three and four, Threatening “world peace” or not at all. Are these Sino-meteo-zeppelins Or sophisticated spying machines? Politicians from both sides of the aisle, Beside themselves with tales of beguile. Shoot them down,…
America’s China Policy Is Not Working, The Dangers of a Broad Decoupling by Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Henry “Hank” Merritt Paulson Jr., an American banker and financier, served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury, Paulson was the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs….
A rekindled interest in the so-called “Debt Trap” diplomacy of the Belt and Road Initiative at its 10th year anniversary by Da Hsuan Feng
On January 11, the newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang made a comment about the so-called “Debt Trap” of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). An important comment of this report is: “Relevant reports from the World Bank have…
Our friend Professor Da Hsuan Feng has been busy!
One of the side benefits about starting this blog, is the opportunity to connect with and getting to know people such as Professor Da Hsuan Feng. Da Hsuan is truly a scholar and a gentleman. Through him I was fortunate…
US hits debt ceiling, prompting Treasury to take extraordinary measures
The US hit the debt ceiling set by Congress yesterday (Thursday, January 19, 2023) forcing the Treasury Department to start taking extraordinary measures to keep the government paying its bills and escalating pressure on Capitol Hill to avoid a catastrophic default. The…
Why Americans can’t debate politics anymore, a book review “Let’s Agree to Disagree” on the Chris Hedges program.
It is no secret that our country is divided as ever. In this YouTube video “Why Americans Can’t Debate Politics Anymore“, Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff join The Chris Hedges Report to discuss their new book, Let’s Agree to Disagree:…
Trip Bitten – an American couple living in China and their vlogs on travels and geopolitics.
Miguel and Yvonne are an American couple who are currently living in Beijing and have lived in China for over 12 years. They have been YouTubers posting videos mostly about their travels, the food, the customs and the culture they…
Jessica Chen Weiss – A Professor Who Challenges the Washington Consensus on China
A New Yorker article by Ian Johnson December 13, 2022 Two years ago, Jessica Chen Weiss made a phone call to her mother that changed her career. Her mother, a cancer researcher who lives in Seattle, told her that rising violence against…
Sherry Chen, Yan Ning and 1,500 Chinese scholars left to go back to China in 2021
Last week, Sherry Chen settled a landmark case against the U. S. Dept of Commerce that is momentous to many Americans of Chinese Heritage. The $1.8 million the U.S. government agreed to pay her after a long battle against false…