Politics, ideology dominate BBC’s list of women of 2020
The BBC released its list of "100 women of 2020" on Tuesday, calling them "inspiring and influential," and are "leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times." The…
Can enfeebled Washington still dominate Asia’s configuration?
The US has long wielded enormous influence in Asia since it entered the Philippines through the Spanish-American War 122 years ago in 1898. Now, we must ask: Has its influence…
UK economy is hollowed out; Brexit will add more wounds
While struggling with Brexit and the deadly novel coronavirus, the UK economy is facing a daunting challenge, including its industrial hollowing-out and lagging development in emerging high-tech industries, which all…
Calls to ease tensions with China shouldn’t be overlooked by Ottawa
The list of Canadian politicians who have joined the campaign to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou continues to grow. According to Canadian media reports, two Canadian members of parliament, the…
Naïve for Australia to fix ties with China through empty slogan
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared on Monday that his country does not want to be forced into a "binary choice" between the US and China. But hasn't Australia already…
China’s aerospace industry to develop without arrogance
The Chang'e-5 lunar probe on Tuesday was successfully sent into planned orbit to collect and return samples from the moon, China's first attempt to retrieve samples from an extraterrestrial body.…
Tibetan separatist leader’s visit aims to serve multi US purposes
Lobsang Sangay, head of the so-called "Tibetan government-in-exile", visited the White House on Friday. He said he met with the US "special coordinator for Tibetan issues" Robert Destro. The so-called…
China to heighten scrutiny of bond markets as violations grow
China held an important meeting over the weekend to study safeguarding the stability of the country's bond market, saying it has "zero tolerance" for illegal acts, after the media has…
Distracted Trump at G20 mirrors US’ COVID fight
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday presided over the virtual G20 summit hosted by the Arab country in Riyadh, with the forum dominated by efforts to…
Restoration of US influence in Asia-Pacific faces constraints
The US government under President Donald Trump's "America First" policy, has shirked its responsibility to provide international public goods, and has even failed to fulfill its obligations to allies. This…