Category: Law and politics
The Real Problems with Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip, Part One
House Speaker Pelosi’s recent Taiwan trip caused unnecessary risks to the global peace. My first post on the trip will point out the “Pelosi hypocrisy” and go back to the historical legal and diplomatic documents on Taiwan to help clarify the myths that the US betrayed Taiwan, that Washington accepted Beijing’s sovereignty claim over Taiwan and that strategic ambiguity is a smart strategy. This sets up the stage for later posts on the real problems with the trip. …
Dissolve the UN Security Council, Establish a Global Insurance Authority
This is the final part on global governance. I proposed a solution to replace the UN Security Council by a Global Insurance Authority, with the Global Bureau of Investigations as its most important agency. We will promote GIA membership by both carrot and stick. …
Goals, Insurance, Ideology & Global Governance
This long post gathers my thoughts on global governance. The world faces not only the dangers of WWIII and nuclear attacks but also a retreat to the pre-globalization era. The antidote is to emphasize fact-finding, switch from excessive ideology to a balanced fight for justice, peace and prosperity. Defending ideology was a excellent fight back in WWII and Cold War, but no longer pays today. I list economic and ideological reasons why excessive ideology spells trouble in international affairs and global governance. A future post will give more operational details for reaching the International Justice, Peace & Prosperity (JPP) goals. …
Beijing Is the Big Loser in the Meng Wanzhou Case
The release of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei and daughter of Ren Zhengfei the founder, has caused a big wave of brouhaha in China and also among the overseas Chinese.
The Real Lesson from Afghanistan
I think both Trump and Biden did the right thing to decide and to actually pull out of Afghanistan. I wish the US left the country much earlier than today.
Thoughts Evoked by A Call to Thailand
It has been too long since I last published a blog, I will randomly put down whatever came to my mind this time. The miserable situation in Thailand Today is
One Solution To The Border Crisis
This interview presents problem but no solution offered. The largest problem at the border is that “many parents are in Central America and ready to be reunited once the Biden
Videos & Insights On Xinjiang
An Open Letter On The Xinjiang Cotton This open letter by Andy Serwer, editor-in-chief at Yahoo Finance, to China’s Xi Jinping inspired me to get on the topic that I
A Beautiful Story From A Maximum Security Prison In Louisiana
I was thinking about writing about the forced labor accusation in Xinjiang but then find this interesting report with a documentary video by the Atlantic about why and how a