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Image radioe free asia − rfa.orgWhile 2021 represents a fresh start in many ways for our country and the rest of the world, there are numerous issues that a change in leadership/policies may or may not solve so easily. One such issue is China. Our new Secretary of...

Image - Earnesttse/Earnesttse  As someone raised in Hong Kong, it breaks my heart to see my hometown in such turmoil. I understand issues important to both Hong Kong residents and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Namely, Hong Kong residents who are not...

Image - The College Collective With the groundswell response globally to BLM based on the now-infamous event that shocked the world, I am hopeful that there is a paradigm shift happening now as a result. It is long overdue, with so many black lives lost in the hands...

Image - Marco Polo and his travelsWhen Marco Polo discovered the “mystique of the Orient” and began trading with China via the now-famous “Silk Road” in the 13 century, he was limited to the size of his caravans trotting across rough terrains to deliver these coveted...

Image - 1. Thomas Handasyd Perkins, smuggler, slave trader, founder of Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Perkins School for the Blind, and Mass General Hospital, 2. Warren Delano II, Grandfather to 32 president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 3. Robert Bennet Forbes, Ancestor to...

Image- US and China stand-off is showing no signs of relenting. Photo: Getty What worries me the most is that it’s been reported there are even talks about canceling our debt that China invested in heavily as punishment for the release of the virus. Can you imagine...

Image Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail- 1979 At a time when we should be cooperating and working closely with the world community to beat the COVID-19 pandemic, there are talks among senior administration officials here to “punish” China for spreading the virus,...

Image of the Silk Road- trade route from the west. (China was on the very end of the huge trading route, filled with luxuries) China’s first exposure to the West was through well-intended missionaries whose mission was to spread Christianity there beginning in the...

There are always two (or more) sides to any historical event. Frankly, unless you are on the “inside,” we rarely get to know and understand the often-complex circumstances that drive decision-makers to justify their behavior and conduct.  Take what is going on between...