More Assanges needed to expose West's hypocrisy
Julian Assange shocked the world in 2010 after WikiLeaks, which he founded, uploaded online video footage and documents of US war crimes, including indiscriminately killing Reuters journalists and other civilians in Baghdad during the American occupation of Iraq.
Commercial trappings and promotions should not obscure traditional festivals
The traditional Chinese festival of Zhongqiu is known to English speakers as Mid-Autumn Festival, "Moon Festival" or "Mooncake Festival". Although Mid-Autumn Festival best conveys the meaning and spirit of the festival because Zhongqiu means mid-autumn, I personally like the latter two better because they are more testable.
Immigrants become scapegoats amid economic challenges in Britain
In the last week, the UK has seen rioting and demonstrations in Southport, Hartlepool, Liverpool, Manchester, Sunderland and near the government headquarters in Downing Street, London. Social media posts suggest further escalation is planned.
Jake Sullivan's engagement right step toward progress
In a world fraught with crises, constant changes, and profound uncertainties, the relationship between the United States and China stands as a pivotal element not only for the two superpowers but for global peace and prosperity.
Heralding wrack and ruin
US effort to extend NATO into Asia-Pacific is an unwelcome risk-laden move to contain China by militaristic means
A crucial platform for the building of trust
Our world is teetering on the edge of the abyss. Major military actions are unfolding in Europe and the Middle East. Tensions are escalating between conflicting parties in the Red Sea, the South China Sea, and around the island of Taiwan. The primary fuel for these conflicts is the absence of trust between the hostile factions. Western countries, spearheaded by the United States, are swiftly losing their grip on global authority and influence, yet are unwilling to accept this reality. Their pursuit of a unilateral aggressive policy further erodes the fragile trust worldwide.
Chinese catfish
Rather than engaging in a race to the bottom, there needs to be a race to the top to develop the clean technology the world desperately needs
Close connections
Beijing is 17,000 kilometers from Brasilia, but the distance that separates the two peoples is bridged by the establishment of the relations between Brazil and China 50 years ago.
A positive peace is possible
The ongoing chaos that seems to be the defining characteristic of US domestic politics sets the backdrop for the attempts of the United States to reassert its hegemony across the world through the global expansion of NATO. US political chaos reflects a political economy that is failing to meet the aspirations of the US people, let alone enable the US to recover its position as the unparalleled global military hegemon.
SCO safeguards security, development
The gold-mirrored 22-meter-diameter sphere shining above the 97-meter-tall observation deck of Baiterek Tower signifies the importance of the Kazakh capital of Astana as a new metropolis on the ancient land of Central Asia. Astana is hosting the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.
Five Principles best way to resolve regional challenges
Experience shows that upholding the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence is the best way to resolve the security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
