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Representatives of members of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (Chile)
Representatives of members of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (Chile)
Britain looks for a Role
2021-02-11
Finding a role Since the Brexit referendum in 2016 there has been a continual cry from the victors to hurry up and get Brexit done.  It took until the end of 2020 before the formal and effective exit……
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Erasing Trump
2021-01-29
Mr Biden is moving at record speed to undo anything Trump did. So fast as to be dangerous possibly increasing the danger of war, as will be seen. Before erasing it Mr Biden should ask whether the Tru……
An autonomous vehicle drives along a road as it collects iron ore at Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) mine in the Pilbara region, located south-east of the coastal town of Port Hedland in Western Australia, November 29, 2018. Picture taken November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Melanie Burton (Australia)
An autonomous vehicle drives along a road as it collects iron ore at Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) mine in the Pilbara region, located south-east of the coastal town of Port Hedland in Western Australia, November 29, 2018. Picture taken November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Melanie Burton (Australia)
Power games among major powers as seen in the analysis of high ——prices of bulk commodities such as iron ore and coal
2021-01-27
At the end of 2020, iron ore and coal prices drastically soared in the global market. These two raw-material-level primary products are closely related to our lives, and steelmaking requires large qua……
Workers clean up signboards outside a retail center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with disease flare-ups. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Workers clean up signboards outside a retail center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with disease flare-ups. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Dangerous Allure of China in a Post Covid World
2021-01-26
Least Bad Economy Little over a year ago this column (EN 796 / JP 815) when looking forward to the coming decade saw difficult years ahead for China.  Slowing economic growth, growing state and priva……
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chen Ming-tong gestures while speaking during an opening ceremony of the Taiwan Hong Kong Service Exchange Office, in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Taiwan officially opened the specialized office on Wednesday to support Hong Kong people seeking to move to Taiwan after China’s passage of a national security law for Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chen Ming-tong gestures while speaking during an opening ceremony of the Taiwan Hong Kong Service Exchange Office, in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Taiwan officially opened the specialized office on Wednesday to support Hong Kong people seeking to move to Taiwan after China’s passage of a national security law for Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Can a Foreign Country Become Home? – The question of Hong Kongers’ immigration to Taiwan –
2021-01-19
1. Taiwanese must now begin to think about their own "Hong Kong issue" seriously. This is interest in Hong Kong based on universal values such as human rights and freedom, but it is also for the nati……
Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng attend the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China. The session was held in Beijing from Oct. 26 to 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng attend the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China. The session was held in Beijing from Oct. 26 to 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
Presenting the Priorities of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (Guideline)
2021-01-03
This article is an English translation of the article on December 7th. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is China’s ruling party, providing the core of leadership for China’s unique system of soci……
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2020. During the meeting, Xi and the European leaders announced that the two sides have completed investment agreement negotiations as scheduled. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2020. During the meeting, Xi and the European leaders announced that the two sides have completed investment agreement negotiations as scheduled. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
Busy year end for the EU: dealing with the UK and with China
2021-01-01
One week, two deals Although the capitals of the UK and Europe saw a much-muted Christmas season, devoid of official events and fireworks, the lack of celebration didn’t mean that work wasn’t being d……
Supporters surround a police van after the sentencing of pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, China December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik (China)
Supporters surround a police van after the sentencing of pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, China December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik (China)
Hong Kong, The Early Knock at the Door
2020-12-15
The year that wasn’t All countries have been changed and scarred by the coronavirus pandemic.  Which country has been affected most would be hard to say, death tolls have varied widely by country, ec……
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden, China and Trade
2020-12-01
Welcome to the Whitehouse President Trump’s lasting foreign policy impact will no doubt be the reassessment of relations with China.  As this commentator has written numerous times before, his approa……
洋山深水港のコンテナ(写真:ロイター/アフロ)
洋山深水港のコンテナ(写真:ロイター/アフロ)
Several Interpretations of the Domestic and Foreign “Dual Circulation” Proposed by China
2020-11-10
The Objective Necessity for China to Propose a Strategy for Domestic and Foreign Dual Economic Circulation Centered on a Large Domestic Circulation Some observers say that China has decided ……