30 Oct, 2020
In Defense of Confucius Institutes
In Defense of Confucius Institutes by Mel Gurtov 1307 words Published in: Counterpunch, Sierra County Prospect, The Chronicle, Mel Gurtov...
30 Oct, 2020
12 Sep, 2020
Trump’s China Diversion
“The Trump administration’s orchestrated attack on China is commonly assumed to stem from upset over China’s human rights…” Mel Gurtov...
4 Aug, 2020
China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War
“Although few Americans seem to have noticed, China and the United States are currently on a collision course—one that could...
7 Jul, 2020
In China, Your DNA Belongs to the State
“The roundup and incarceration of hundreds of thousands of people of a specific ethnic or religious group has all too...
5 Jun, 2020
America’s Tiananmen?
“”When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.”–Sinclair Lewis June 4 is...
24 May, 2020
“Standing Up” for Hong Kong
“Has Xi Jinping finally overplayed his hand? The new security law for Hong Kong may be just that. Whereas the...
22 May, 2020
Weaponizing the Virus
“China is “the central threat of our times,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in January 2020. Since then, the...
22 Apr, 2020
Trump is not a wartime president — and COVID-19 is not a war
“Using a war narrative to talk about COVID-19 plays into the hands of white supremacist groups. U.S. officials and the...
9 Apr, 2020
COVID-19 is Manufactured Chaos
“In late December of last year, the Chinese announced an epidemic in Wuhan. The autocratic Chinese government should have made...
19 Aug, 2019
China’s Hong Kong nightmare, and the US response
“Donald Trump has kept his promise, reportedly made to Xi Jinping in June, that Washington would “tone down” its comments…”...
7 Jun, 2019
Where is a “tank man” for 2019?
“On June 4th, 30 years on, I ruminated to myself about the “tank man” from Tiananmen Square… ” Author: Wim...
7 Mar, 2019
Will ethnocide in western china become genocide?
“At this moment, China has as many as one million Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities held in concentration camps...
5 Feb, 2019
On China, the US Public Stands Apart
“Why isn’t the American public as agitated about China as are the Trump administration, the mainstream media, and even many...
30 Nov, 2018
China Policy: Disappointment Is No Excuse
“I think the writer correctly cites America’s disappointment with China. We can go back three or four administrations and find...
31 Oct, 2018
Is China a “Responsible Great Power”?
“President Xi Jinping would like everyone to pay attention to how China is exerting leadership in world affairs as a...