December 01, 2021 Philip A Shull China's searing experience with famine and food scarcity across the millennia has shaped fundamental aspects of Chinese culture. Indeed, the written word for "population" is composed of the characters of "person" and "mouth" - very different from the Western "per capita", i.e. "per head." With four times the population and
November 10, 2021 Matt Korda US defense officials have claimed for several years that China is planning to at least double its nuclear warhead stockpile over the next decade, but without providing the public any details to back up their claim. That changed this summer, when nongovernmental organizations—including the Federation of American Scientists—disclosed construction of what
October 27, 2021 John Holden In 2017 China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping said famously: “Government, the military, society and schools, north, south, east and west – the party leads them all”. In 2021, however, as it celebrates its centenary the CCP is doubling down on its efforts to reach into all aspects of Chinese life. It’s crackdowns on technology and tutoring companies, restrictions on
October 06, 2021 Ambassador William H. Itoh Marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping celebrated China’s decades of spectacular economic growth and China’s return as a world power. Having successfully contained the pandemic, China has emerged even stronger while others, including the United States, have struggled. Citing the many victims of Covid
September 29, 2021 Ambassador Mark L. Asquino In January, President Biden pledged to reverse the disastrous mismanagement of the Department of State during the Trump Administration. He nominated as his secretary of state was Antony Blinken, a highly-experienced foreign policy expert. Blinken has brought to his job years of experience as a senior Congressional staffer, senior
August 18, 2021 Anthony (Bud) Rock Anthony (Bud) Rock will describe recent efforts to manage scarce water resources in a region that continues to face immense political, cultural and ideological challenges. He will address the quiet diplomacy of key policy and technical officials, as well as the creative, and critically important new projects of non-governmental organizations
