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By the officially accepted standard, the U.S. is now the number two economy in the world. To be sure there are people now arguing that the standard isn’t fair or …

In many ways, massive ground wars are relics of the past. While it’s still important to maintain a strong defense, actually applying that military power is a crapshoot as far …

Most of you know I don’t buy in to conspiracy theories, most of which end up being dead wrong, though that never seems to dissuade the people fronting what turn …

China and the US are sitting down to talk today through Thursday. During their annual “Strategic and Economic Dialogue” meeting, they plan to discuss such hot topics as North Korea, spying …

THAT NOISE ON JULY 4 WEEKEND: It wasn’t fireworks. At least 11 people were killed and 60 others wounded in Chicago (which has some of the nation’s most restrictive gun …

All is not well in China. As we approach the July 4th independence celebration in the US, the Chinese are trying hard to ignore growing discontent with their political and …

This week, a Republican-led congressional committee instructed the State Department to rename the street outside the Chinese embassy in Washington to “Liu Xiaobo Plaza,” after a famous pro-democracy dissident currently …

It’s the Spring of 1989 in Beijing, China, and student activists are surrounding Tiananmen Square, peacefully protesting and advocating for government accountability, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the …

Sabers are rattling again in the ongoing joust between China and the United States. The latest thrust arrived this week, with five officers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army indicted by …

When Benny Goodman recorded a song about “a slow boat to China,” it was talking about the longest trip imaginable. Today of course we can fly to China; the trip from …