Peace in Our Time?
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is reportedly among those who say President Trump deserves to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the nail-biting stand-off with Kim Jong-un. But I...
Tagged: Xi Jinping
The Dragon on the Prowl
Napoleon Bonaparte warned more than two centuries ago: Let China sleep, for when the dragon awakes, she will shake the world But the world didn’t listen. Driven by greed, Western powers found China’s...
Will Trump Listen Now?
The whole world knows the shouting match between Trump and Kim Jong-un is a bad idea. And myriad voices have been raised in an effort to calm things down. Unfortunately, the two loudmouths haven’t been listening....
Is China our Hope for Peace?
As China moves cautiously to ease the tension between the US and North Korea, I am beginning to wonder if the Chinese hold the key to world peace. President Xi Jinping (photo) is restrained and...
US Needs China as an Ally
While American politicians rail against China, accusing the Chinese of “stealing” American jobs, they should be aware that America depends on China to help ensure global stability. They must know that it isn’t China that “stole”...
Facing the Nightmare
As the world’s leaders gather in Paris this week to belatedly address the urgent threat of climate change, China and India are blanketed in smog so thick that it has been declared a...
Behind Closed Doors
Do you wonder what those world leaders are talking about this week as they huddle in Beijing for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit? I do. And we will never really know. The Chinese...