Category: International Relations
Solving An Impossibly Hard Problem in the Middle East
The Takeaways:
Huawei Mate 60 Pro: A Milestone in the Sino-US Tech War
Partly thanks to the long Labor Day weekend a highly significant piece of news from the other side of the earth hardly made any wave in the US. I say
Reading China’s 20th Party Congress Right
China’s Party Congress deserves our attention without being distracted by the Hu Jintao incident. Unlike the war-mongering Russia, China needs a peaceful environment to grow its economy more than anything else, even invading Taiwan unless it is being cornered. Washington has acted like a revisionist state and its recent moves in the chip war is comparable to wartime measures. The real American strength is long term competitiveness, which is something China has yet proven. The perceived urgency of defeating China only in a short time window leads to extreme steps that can weaken the US. …
The Real Problems of Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan, Part Three
The first problem with Pelosi’s Taiwan trip is to break the delicate status quo, even though she claimed in Taiwan that the US opposes against any efforts in that direction. The second problem is ignoring the intrinsic value of global peace and putting ideological fights above peace imperative. This is the same mindset as dictators held during the cold war era. …
The Real Problems with Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan, Part Two
Having formal diplomatic relations with China does not mean the US cannot have formal (but down-graded) relations with Taiwan. Beijing has not even pretended to be nice toward the island when it comes to giving Taiwan breathing space in international affairs. Endorsing a sweeping party leadership makes it hard for Beijing to appreciate the importance of the Congress and Court. American people are serious about their international responsibilities. …
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. …
Live with Competitors, Not Corner Them
This post continues with the first on global governance. I list several example to show that the US is cornering its competitors instead of living with them. I then list reasons why this is the case. We have Americans who just care about being the sole superpower in the world; we also have value crusaders, value suspecters, fighters and cake eaters. …
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. …