Pompeo Defied All Standards of Decency by Comparing China to Nazi Germany

Pompeo Defied All Standards of Decency by Comparing China to Nazi Germany

Many Westerners are ignorant of the fact that the Empire of Japan started World War II with its invasion of China in 1937 and was the first of the eventual Axis Powers to carry out racist attacks, ethnic cleansing, and even genocide of the occupied people that it regarded as “sub-humans”. Either Pompeo doesn’t know…

The Sun Never Sets: Why Modi’s Green BRI Doppelganger Is Doomed to Fail

The Sun Never Sets: Why Modi’s Green BRI Doppelganger Is Doomed to Fail

India was once known as the Crown jewel of the British Empire before gaining independence in 1946. Sadly, like most of the post WWII history, that leap to independence was tainted by a fair dose of propaganda. Of course many great patriots arose to powerful positions in India during the past seven decades bearing such…

Syria: Will the Great Middle Eastern War Begin in the Levant?

Syria: Will the Great Middle Eastern War Begin in the Levant?

The world is in turmoil. 2020 has already brought major multiple crises, with the Iranian-American clash in Iraq which followed the US assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani, and the COVID-19 health pandemic and economic disaster that struck all continents and stole the lives of over 400 thousand people around the world, costing tens of…

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: Israeli Attempts to Play Both the US and China are Backfiring

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: Israeli Attempts to Play Both the US and China are Backfiring

Israel’s balancing act is floundering. It is no longer able to reap America’s unconditional and, often, blind support, while simultaneously benefiting from China’s growing economic influence and political prestige. Thanks to the heated cold war between the U.S. and Chinese economic superpowers, the Israeli strategy of playing both sides is unlikely to pay dividends in…

It’s Madness for UK to Threaten China, So Why Aren’t Media and MPs Speaking Out Against Bojo’s Crazy Plan?

It’s Madness for UK to Threaten China, So Why Aren’t Media and MPs Speaking Out Against Bojo’s Crazy Plan?

A lucrative post-Brexit UK-China trade deal has been flushed away. And Britain could have up to 3 million Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong on their way. But no one wants to hold the prime minister to account. Perhaps in an ordinary week, the Chinese takeaway just ordered by Boris Johnson would have attracted more attention…

None of Your Business: China, Hong Kong and a Question of Sovereignty

None of Your Business: China, Hong Kong and a Question of Sovereignty

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam seemed to relish it before the cameras this week. The United States was enduring extensive shudders of internal instability in the wake of the George Floyd protests. Dubious proposals to deploy the military were on the books. This was a superb stage show. The Chinese move to crush or,…