24 Aug, 2022
Another missed opportunity in US-China relations
The Washington Post reports that Xi Jinping personally asked President Biden to find a way to put off House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.
24 Aug, 2022
3 Aug, 2022
Beyond the mulish, look to the stars
Nancy Pelosi’s stopover in Taiwan may be brave or foolhardy, but the Chinese reaction so far (lots of live-fire weapons drills close to the island nation, along with acts of cyber-sabotage) suggests how threatened the government of the Peoples’ Republic of China feels.
29 Jul, 2022
Five reasons why Nancy Pelosi should postpone a trip to Taiwan
House Leader Nancy Pelosi seems intent on visiting Taiwan. That might not seem like a big deal to Americans, but these are dangerous times in US-China relations. That makes a Taiwan trip very risky. Here’s why:
28 May, 2022
Biden, Taiwan, and strategic ambiguity
At a stopover in Tokyo during his Asia trip, President Biden was asked whether the US would “defend Taiwan” if it were attacked. He said yes, because “that’s the commitment we made.” Actually, there is no formal “commitment,”...
20 Mar, 2022
An engagement moment for the US and China
One of the more interesting developments in Putin’s war on Ukraine is the retreat of China from full-fledged support of Russia.
28 Jan, 2022
Let’s not allow the great powers to destroy the world
The vast destruction wrought by the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945 should have been enough to convince national governments that the game of war was over...
11 Oct, 2021
Imagine a World with U.S.-China Cooperation
China, Biden, Xi Jinping, cooperation, confrontation, militarization, Taiwan, South China Sea, nuclear weapons...
3 Jun, 2021
War Over Taiwan? Avoiding a US-China Miscalculation
Taiwan has returned as a troubling issue in US-China relations. It is no longer merely a case of verbal jousting over the island’s autonomy versus Chinese claims of sovereignty.
17 Sep, 2020
Life in Cancer Alley
“Shut up and let corporate America — and also, for that matter, corporate Taiwan — get on with its business…”...
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...
28 Dec, 2016
The Diplomacy of Donald J. Trump
“Those of us who appreciate the unconventional have to have second thoughts after watching Donald J. Trump in action. All...