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The focus NATO is placing on Asia does not imply that it is disregarding issues outside of its regular sphere of influence, particularly the crisis in Ukraine.

Some US & Western media use the epidemic as an anti-China tool. Anything China does in this regard will be criticized. Chinas society is very resilient and it is not easy to mess up China. Their ulterior motives will turn to be wishful thinking.

Taiwanese democracy advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲), imprisoned by Chinese authorities on false charges, was finally released and returned to Taiwan last month. A human rights advocate, Lee was charged with “subversion of state power” and sentenced to five years behind bars. There is also the case of Morrison Lee (李孟居), a political consultant to Pingtung County’s Fangliao Township (枋寮), who was accused of espionage by the Chinese authorities, sentenced to 22 months in prison an...

After the passing of Taiwanese democracy pioneer Peng Ming-min (彭明敏) on Friday last week, tributes have poured in, memorializing Peng’s enormous contributions and lifelong dedication to Taiwan. Perhaps the greatest influence Peng had on Taiwan was his 1964 manifesto A Declaration of Formosan Self-salvation (台灣人民自救宣言), in which he proposed the concept of a Taiwanese nationhood. Peng’s second-greatest contribution to Taiwan came six years later in 1970. Although by then P...

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<p><span>The course of the global economy over the past two years has been shaped by COVID-19 and our efforts to fight the pandemic.  It’s now evident though that the war between Russia and Ukraine has redrawn the contours of the world economic outlook. </span></p>

The U.S. and NATO have warned Beijing not to back its ally. What China chooses to do now will have worldwide implications for years to come. We talk about it.

The U.S. and NATO have warned Beijing not to back its ally. What China chooses to do now will have worldwide implications for years to come. We talk about it.

Daily tests, health app tracking and sequestered living facilities await thousands of athletes, coaches, officials and more when they arrive in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

If it didn’t contribute to a second cold war, it would be comical. He may not have meant it. But that would require an abysmal ignorance of history. - Ted Snider for Antiwar.com Original