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The New Coalition of the Willing
For decades before and after the Cold War a collective defense pact in Asia between the U.S. was neither possible or necessary. Yet,...
Mark Chin
Jun 317 min read


The BiPolar Chips Wars
To a company like Nvidia with a nearly $3 trillion valuation, even an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars might be somewhat small in...
Mark Chin
May 198 min read


The More Things Change (Don't believe the armchair strategists. It's still a Bipolar World.)
Too many current governments have subscribed to the belief that we have slipped into a multipolar world where the old order no longer...
Mark Chin
May 139 min read


A Multipolar Myth
One of the most persistent arguments put forward by politicians, diplomats, and observers of international politics is that the world is...
Mark Chin
Mar 249 min read


The New Space Race: A.I.
For once, one could not accuse Donald Trump of exaggeration. The arrival of budget Chinese chatbot DeepSeek to rival ChatGPT is nothing...
Mark Chin
Feb 65 min read


Uneasy Lies the Head...
It is a commonly held misconception (one fed by numerous portrayals in the media) that the American president is all-powerful), when in...
Mark Chin
Oct 21, 20247 min read


Trading Barbs...For Now
Everyone pause and take a deep breath. Donald Trump is right -- the United States is not in a trade war with China. Yet. As the rhetoric...
MC
Apr 20, 20188 min read


The Emperor's New Clothes
There is a certain predictable rhythm to China’s history which, in some ways, is as immutable as the slab-like cliffs which line the...
MC
Mar 5, 20189 min read


According to What?: Ai Wewei Today
Like most years of late, 2017 wound down on a bittersweet note. This website celebrates one full year of existence in which our...
MC
Jan 9, 201814 min read


Rage Against the Machine: The Strange Journey of Ai Weiwei
The recent passing of dissident and former 1989 Tianamen Square student leader Liu Xiaobo has arguably left a yawning gap in that the...
MC
Jul 21, 201717 min read


Method in His Madness: Trump & China Part Two
Most presidents of the United States search for a catchphrase that best encapsulates their vision for the nation: JFK called his “The New...
MC
May 9, 20175 min read


Method in His Madness: The Trump Foreign Policy
Most presidents of the United States search for a catchphrase that best encapsulates their vision for the nation: JFK called his “The New...
MC
May 5, 20175 min read


The Eagle & the Bear: Trump Vs. China
Donald Trump’s election as America’s forty-fifth President, has met with little tangible comment from China’s leaders. Well, little...
Mark Chin
Jan 12, 20179 min read
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