Frank Ching
Resolving HK conundrum key to US-China summit at Apec
AFTER months of intense diplomacy, the White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Oct 31 that US President Joe Biden will meet President Xi Jinping of China in November, when the Chin...
Will the US and China succeed in halting the downward spiral in bilateral ties?
TWO weeks after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travelled to Beijing for intensive talks to stop the dangerous downward spiral of the US-China relationship, the first fruits of the accord to re-e...
China: Xi, 69, plans to stay in power till his 80s
WHILE Chinese leader Xi Jinping claims to be constructing a “great modern socialist country”, the Communist Party’s recent 20th congress saw China regress in significant areas, including excluding wom...
China and Taiwan: What role for the Kuomintang?
JUST after China’s People’s Liberation Army sent ballistic missiles flying over Taiwan and effectively blockaded the island’s ports in a ferocious show of force following a visit by United States Spea...
To improve Hong Kong’s international image, start at home
LESS than a month after assuming office, Hong Kong chief executive John Lee faces a major stumbling block in his much ballyhooed campaign to promote the financial hub in the international community by...
China’s Covid policy exacts huge economic price
LAST month, when the Covid-19 death toll in the United States reached a million, China’s government and state media took delight in mocking and shaming America in its moment of national grief.
