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China prepares itself for the next US president
Oped, Yu Jie, Published on 27/09/2024
» While the rest of the world weighs the impact of a Donald Trump or a Kamala Harris victory in November's US presidential election, both candidates present serious challenges for China. To be sure, neither seems to want open conflict between the two powers, which could precipitate a nightmarish descent into global chaos. But Chinese decision-makers expect bitter disputes over trade, technology, and Taiwan regardless of who wins.
China's very precarious balancing act
Oped, Yu Jie, Published on 17/03/2023
» Precisely how far China will go in supporting Russia has been one of the most important questions of the war in Ukraine.
Taiwanese health held hostage
Asia focus, Yu-hsiang Wang, Published on 24/02/2020
» On the second day of my internship in Thailand, I attended a panel discussion on how the Thai government and its regional peers are dealing with the coronavirus. As one of the panelists -- the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Thailand -- reiterated the UN agency's suggestions about helping people avoid infection and reassured the audience that the world has been collaborating closely on effective treatments, I felt a disturbing mixture of emotions.
Food systems hurting the planet
News, Kathleen Rogers & Shenggen Fan, Published on 12/08/2019
» The way we produce, consume and discard food is no longer sustainable. That much is clear from the newly released UN climate change report which warns that we must rethink how we produce our food -- and quickly -- to avoid the most devastating impacts of global food production, including massive deforestation, staggering biodiversity loss and accelerating climate change.