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In its pursuit for unipolar primacy, the Biden administration is risking the economic stability of China, the West, emerging Asia, and the futures of the Global South.

Recently, Brian Deese, Biden’s economic advisor, told CNN that high gas prices, thanks to the US proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, were worth the pain. “This is about the future of the liberal world order,” Deese added.

The US Federal Reserve recently raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, shifting the target range to 0.75 percent to 1 percent, following a smaller increase in March. It was the Fed's biggest increase in 22 years.

The Philippine 2022 presidential election is just days away. The highly popular president Duterte is likely to be succeeded by the “Bong Bong” Marcos and Sara Duterte, who will build on his legacies. The opposition’s proxy campaign has failed.

The Russia-Ukraine war was not warranted. Ukrainians despair for peace. Russia needs security. China offers development. But Blackwater, US, NATO and the far-right Ukrainian paramilitaries seek something very different.

Governments in wealthy, first world countries must not ignore the plight of poorer nations battling the coronavirus or the disease will not be brought under control, global development experts have sa

Overshadowed by U.S.-Sino friction, the 2022 election will be about the future of the Philippines. Old economic elites hope to undermine leading candidates and create a series of U.S.-Philippine military faits accompli before the vote.

Written by Dan Steinbock, Difference GroupThanks to the containment failures of Covid-19 and the resultant new variants, coupled with vaccine inequality, global prospects are overshadowed by economic apartheid - the polarization between the West and poorer countries.

Chinas Xiaokang Society Prosperity Source Of Global Hope Amid the centenary festivities, China’s success in development shows how peace and stability can foster sustained development, prosperity - and hope. At the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, declared the completion of the goal of building China into “a moderately prosperous society in all respects." Please share this article - Go to very top of page, ri...

Party leadership essential for national rejuvenation China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-02 07:43 A grand gathering celebrating the centenary of the CPC is held in Beijing, July 1, 2021. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/China Daily] Editors note: General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a landmark speech on July 1 to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding ...