CGTN: Flawed narrative about China in U.S. damages potential for a shared future

In my latest editorial for CGTN, I explore the culture of fear about China that has been created in the U.S. ...the American public is not being served by the biased assessment of China's history, potential and ambitions coming from the elite media and so-called experts. Trust is essential if real progress between the two …

Whispers

They once spoke in whispers Scampering to the darkness Whenever a certain someone was near Now in full throat they scream Demanding a moment in the light Knowing that someone is gone They are the feeble and the weak Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Trip

Sometimes, those places that are so close Might as well be a million miles away At other times, those spots way over there Seem so near, almost touchable A second, a minute, an hour, a day How long will the next trip take?

Beijing Review: Two Sessions acknowledge future opportunities and challenges

In my inaugural editorial for Beijing Review, I take a look at recently concluded Two Sessions gathering in China and what it might mean for the country and the world. Meanwhile, whole-process democracy—a term that irks the West—remained a central theme at the Two Sessions. "Whole-process people's democracy integrates process-oriented democracy with results-oriented democracy, procedural …

Darkness

A tear is shed in one room A deep sigh is heard in another A voice on the television babbles on Darkness is descending Its grip getting ever tighter And another cry for help is heard

Look

We look at the pretty people Imagine being part of their perfect universe Watch them amid the flashing of lights Dream of maybe becoming one If only our pain would disappear But it doesn't Ever

Addition

Sometimes addition results from adding At other times it comes from subtracting Either way the result is permanent So can be the effect

CGTN: Lies about WMD damage U.S. credibility at U.N.

In my latest editorial for CGTN, I examine why the years 2003 and 2021 remain critical in understanding why U.S. credibility is questioned around the world. The damage done to U.S. credibility across the world because of the lies about Iraq and China ensure a dark cloud continues to hang over Washington. Put rather bluntly: …

I should speak

Oh, those things I'd like to say And I should speak Because my freedom tells me to And my rights should allow it Oh, those things I'd like to say But I dare not For the Rubicon is out there And you want me to cross it