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China – Peacefully Forward into the Great Change

February 1, 2021

On 25th January, during the first session of the virtual World Economic Forum (WEF), President Xi Jinping, in his address stated clearly that China’s agenda was to move forward in the World …

China’s High-Speed Rail Reaches into Southeast Asia

October 8, 2020

Opinion

There is a significant reason why political unrest fueled by US interference is flaring up across Southeast Asia – an attempt at derailing Beijing’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative. Whe…

US Targets Thailand with Attempted “Color Revolution”

July 22, 2020

Opinion

US seeks to disrupt growing Thai-Chinese relations. US-funded protesters seek to remove elected government and rewrite constitution, or at the very least, cause Hong Kong-style chaos. *** The Western …

Drawing Battlelines: US Openly Targets China’s OBOR

June 4, 2020

Opinion

Judging by US foreign policy – China is a massive global threat – and by some accounts – the “top” threat. But a threat to what? AFP would report in its article, “Trump nominee to lead intel community…

US Rolls Out New Central Asia Strategy

February 12, 2020

Opinion

Every five to six years, roughly, the United States comes out with a ‘new’ Central Asia strategy. The Indian automobile industry might call it “facelift” — cosmetic changes to create an air of novelty…

Afro-Eurasia Would Be a Timely Alternative to the Indo-Pacific

January 21, 2020

Opinion

Russia's repeated rejection of the US' 'Indo-Pacific' concept that Foreign Minister Lavrov claims is a ruse for "containing China" highlights just how urgently it is that a more inclusive and non-host…

Battle of the Ages to Stop Eurasian Integration

January 21, 2020

Opinion

The Raging Twenties started with a bang with the targeted assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani. Yet a bigger bang awaits us throughout the decade: the myriad declinations of the New Great G…

China’s Vision for the Future: “Give Peace a Chance”

November 12, 2019

Opinion

China’s vision for the future is “Give Peace a Chance”. It is also the title of one of John Lennon’s most prominent songs. It became the anthem for the anti-war movement, at the time of the US-wa…