Will Tianjin be better than Anchorage?

My latest editorial for CGTN asks whether the U.S. will avoid histrionics in its impending meetings with Chinese officials. Yes, it is better that U.S. and Chinese officials sit across from each other and start to work together. However, the world needs – and perhaps demands is the better word – leadership from both countries. …

CGTN: Time to end all talk of a Beijing Olympics boycott

Public Domain image My latest editorial for CGTN explains why symbolism is at the root of any conversation surrounding a potential boycott of the 2022 Olympics. And such symbolism is worthless. I understand the importance of symbolism, and Western politicians not attending the Olympics would be a symbolic statement of protest. But I repeat: Who …

Bloomberg: U.S., China to…talk

Bloomberg reports that U.S. and Chinese diplomats are expected to talk during the upcoming G20 summit. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular briefing Wednesday in Beijing he didn’t have any information on the matter to offer. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Let's not …

U.S./Denmark spy scandal ignored during G7 meeting

Somewhere in the United Kingdom there is a giant rug. And under that rug can be found the remnants of the recent spying scandal involving the United States and Denmark. The person holding the broom and therefore responsible for sweeping the scandal under the rug and out of sight? Almost certainly U.S. president Joe Biden. …

China benefits from U.S. stubbornness over Iran

One wonders how President Biden reacted to the news recently reported by CGTN and other Chinese news agencies in which China’s president Xi Jinping said his country and Iran have common interests they should further develop. President Xi added that Beijing supports Tehran’s “reasonable demands” regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the so-called …

China Focus: U.S. lacks foreign policy cohesion regarding China

My latest editorial for China Focus takes a look at the issues surrounding the Strategic Competition Act, which is working its way through the U.S. Senate and likely to become law.

East Asia Forum: U.S. losing diplomatic game with China

This opinion piece argues the U.S. can fight military skirmishes but not much else. Washington would be easy to spot in a game of chess. It’s the player with no plan beyond an aggressive opening. That is no strategy at all. The failure to think several moves ahead matters.

CGTN: Ping-pong diplomacy isn’t what it used to be

My editorial for CGTN reminds us that American-Chinese relations are in need of a spark.

The Guardian: Are the U.S. and China heading toward a clash of civilizations?

A China expert offers evidence suggesting the U.S. and China are heading toward a clash of civilizations. What’s different with the challenge as laid out by Biden is in part personal. As vice-president, Biden was privately sceptical to the point of disdain of the notion that China and its ruling Communist party could ever become …