IS BEIJING QUALIFIED TO HOST 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS?
Although defined as a sports festival emblematic of international peace and amity, the Olympic Games have almost always been highly manipulated by money and politics. That is why democracies arou…
SHARED VALUES KEY TO JAPAN FORMING ALLIANCES IN INDO-PACIFIC
Korea watcher Takabumi Suzuoki had an intriguing thing to say about a telephone conversation Joe Biden and Moon Jae-in had on February 4. He noted that the Blue House (Moon’s official residence) …
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S UNYIELDING “CORRECTNESS” CAUSE FOR CONCERN
It has been three weeks since the start of the Biden administration, and we are getting a better idea of its objectives. Veteran journalist Taro Kimura, appearing as a guest on my “Genron” Friday…
AMERICA’S INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY STILL OBSCURE
The outgoing and incoming presidential national security advisors are in agreement on the broad outline of a bipartisan China policy. Addressing an on-line audience on January 29, Biden’s nationa…
CHINA SEEKS TO TAKE THE WIND FROM BIDEN’S SAILS
Xi Jinping declared on January 11 that China will realize its historical ambition of becoming a modern socialist state within the next 30 years. He made the pledge while addressing the opening of…
