by Feizal Samath | 8 Jun 2021 | Asia, Politics
A huge port city project backed by China in Sri Lanka has the U.S. and India worried about Beijing’s sway in the South Asian island nation. Asia’s largest sand dredger belonging to China Harbour Engineering Co pumps sand during construction of the Colombo...
by Jonathan Sharp | 6 Apr 2021 | Americas, Asia, China, Educators' Catalog, Eyewitness, Government, Personal Reflections, Politics, Sport, United States
Ping-pong players paved the way for a thaw in relations between China and the U.S. in the early 1970s. I witnessed this pivotal moment in history. Flanked by Chinese border officials, Glen Cowan, a member of the U.S. ping-pong team, waves to newsmen at Lowu, China,...
by David Schlesinger | 1 Feb 2021 | Americas, Asia, China, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
A top secret White House document, surprisingly declassified, says the U.S. should seek “primacy” against rival China and promote ties with India. Chinese leader Xi Jinping invites then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) to review an honour guard during a...
by Alister Doyle | 28 Oct 2020 | Climate change, Decoders, Educators' Catalog, Environment
Without a push to protect nature, Earth faces the worst extinction crisis since dinosaurs were wiped out. A summit next year offers a dwindling chance. Birds fly past a smoking factory chimney in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 4 December 2018 (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Among...
by Bernd Debusmann | 5 Dec 2019 | Americas, Decoders, Donald Trump, Economy, Joe Biden
Nations defend themselves with armed forces. But the military alone cannot solve today’s crises. Diplomats and “soft power” are needed. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, right, arrives to testify in Congress, Washington, DC, 15...
