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BAD POLITICS GET IN WAY OF GOOD EDUCATION
Since the time of Hu Shih, Cornell University has a strong tradition of welcoming students from Chinaby Philip CunninghamIf the administration of President Biden is serious about healing the...
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ABIDING BIDEN, BIDING TIME, TAKING THE LONG VIEW
Nixon and Mao went against the odds to find points of common national interest(published in China-US Focus, Sept. 20. 2021)BY PHILIP J CUNNINGHAM “There has been frustration for the business community...
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US-CHINA: THE IMPASSE IS OVER BUT THE UNDERLYING HUBRIS REMAINS
BY PHIILIP J CUNNINGHAM(first published in China-US Focus, October 2, 2021) The exuberant homecoming of Meng Wanzhou to China paired with the happy return of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to Canada...
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KEEPING APACE WITH THE SPACE RACE
BY PHILIP J CUNNINGHAM(first published in China-US Focus) The three Chinese astronauts who spent three months in China’s inaugural space station returned safely to earth in the Shenzhou 12 capsule...
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KISHIDA: NEW KID ON THE BLOCK IN A TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, (Reuters Photo)by Philip CunninghamJapan’s new Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and China’s Xi Jinping talked by telephone for half an hour on October 8, touching on the...
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JOE BIDEN DOES GLASGOW: HOT AIR AND GLOBAL WARMING
Why Joe Biden’s criticism of Xi Jinping’s no-show is out of lineGiven the pandemic, it’s reasonable for leaders to think carefully about international travelMore importantly, summits such as the UN...
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XI-BIDEN TALKS: BIG STEP FORWARD, SMALL CARBON FOOTPRINT
Xi-Biden talks: Virtual Summits Have Come of AgeNov 30, 2021 CHINA-US FOCUSPhilip CunninghamIndependent Scholar The November 15 virtual summit between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden represents a step...
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Philip CunninghamIndependent Scholar “The sky is falling,” cried Chicken Little. “The sky is falling!” The fable of Chicken Little teaches children that doomsayers are not always right. One needs to...
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NEW COLD WAR POSES OLD DILEMMA FOR LAOS
A traditional ceremony is held at the Vientiane railway station in Laos on December 2, 2021. The opening of the China-Laos railway has been heavily promoted by the two countries. Photo: Xinhua SOUTH...
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WHEN IT COMES TO MEDIA COVERAGE OF US-CHINA SPORTS CONTROVERSY, FOLLOW THE...
It’s too early to say if the Biden administration’s decision to boycott the Beijing Olympics at the governmental level is a case of having your cake and eating it too, or biting off more than you can...
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THE INDO-PACIFIC AS AN ARENA FOR US-CHINA RIVALRY
Published: 9:15am, 22 December 2021How the Indo-Pacific became the new arena for US-China rivalryAs Washington ups its interest in Southeast Asia, it has made ‘Indo-Pacific’ its preferred term for the...
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CHINA NON-INTERFERENCE CHALLENGED BY US NON-INDIFFERENCE
Zhou Enlai at Bandung Conference in 1955 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently set out on a tour of Southeast Asia, visiting Indonesia and Malaysia before a COVID-19 scare prompted an...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL: "THE LAKES OF BEIJING"
Looking for Ins and Outs in a City of Wallsby Philip J Cunningham(first published in The Asia-Pacific Journal)January 1, 2022 Volume 20 | Issue 1 | Number 2 The outer wall of the Forbidden City in...
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Cultural Crossings and Forbidden Zones: THE LAKES OF BEIJING
THE LAKES OF BEIJINGAn excerpt from the novelby Philip J CunninghamAfter word of Huamei’s affair started to make the rounds, the last thing I expected was a phone call from her husband. And I guess...
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US-CHINA WAR OF WORDS AND THE RISE OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE
The ongoing battle between Washington and Beijing is grating heavily on a world already worn down by two years of Covid-19As nationalist sentiment puts Asian Americans at increasing risk of xenophobic...
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US EXTENDS RIVALRY WITH CHINA TO THE MOON
Nasa’s Space Launch System rocket undergoes a duration hot fire test on January 16, 2021. The tests are being conducted in preparation for launching the Artemis I mission to the moon. Photo: EPA-EFE...
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A RUMOR OF WAR AT THE GAMES OF PEACE
Commentary / WorldDeja vu: Putin, another Chinese Olympics and rumors of warRussian forces invaded Georgia on the same day as the 2008 Beijing Games kicked offVladimir Putin and then Chinese leader Hu...
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GOLD-MEDAL WINNER EILEEN GU IS ON BOTH SIDES NOW
Eileen Gu wins gold medal (Reuters)By Philip J Cunningham To be biracial in a world of binary thinking and racial stereotyping is not easy; to be binational only adds to the challenge. Olympic...
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WILL RUSSIA AND CHINA JOIN HANDS?
(first published in SCMP as "A bipolar world is re-emerging, as China and Russia join hands") In a joint statement on a new era of international relations, Xi and Putin have thrown down the gauntlet...
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UKRAINE INVASION: WHAT DID XI JINPING KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?
Was Xi Jinping in on it? By Philip J Cunningham The 2022 Beijing Winter Games went way over budget—putting in high speed trains and creating a wintry environment in the arid hills outside China’s...
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