Sarwar Kashmeri: The Deadly Coronavirus Crisis is Also an Opportunity
April 28, 2020 5 min. read

The Pew Research Center recently reported that 66 percent of Americans view China unfavorably. And the Chinese are returning the favor in spades. Meanwhile, politicians in each country continue to encourage these nationalistic feelings instead of cooling their citizens’ tempers. The die is cast to tear up 50 years of cooperation and mutually beneficial ties […]

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Do You Hear the People Sing?
August 19, 2019 4 min. read

Democracy is always messy, because people by nature are not perfect. Democracy is neither a perfect solution or system because it is run and set up by people who are often flawed and make mistakes. That being said, it is the best system of government that has been created in human history. It has achieved […]

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China Rages as Hong Kong Democracy Figures Speak to U.S. Commission
May 10, 2017 6 min. read

On May 3, prominent Hong Kong democracy figures gave testimony at a hearing with the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) in Washington.

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China Tragically Out of Touch with Taiwan and Hong Kong
July 15, 2016 6 min. read

China’s relations with Taiwan and Hong Kong seem to grow worse by the day, and for this it is hard to blame anyone but mainland China.

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Beijing Frets Over Hong Kong Independence Movement
April 25, 2016 6 min. read

Nearly two decades later, many in Hong Kong are calling for the territory to become an independent city-state along the lines of Singapore, which is probably what should have happened in the first place.

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