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​ Everyone has one vote with equal weight is a myth in American Democracy. MThere are many factors that would affect the weight of your vote. First, the turnout of voters in the last presidential election (2020) was 66.1% (158.428M out of 240M eligible voters) with 81M not votinged. If you think that you were close to the 81M non-voters in political or economic interest, then the weight of your...

A recent Brookings commentary essay, “Comparing Global Views of the United States and China during the Trump and Biden Administrations”, authored by Jessica Shao and Patricia M. Kim on July 23, 2024, in Brookings.edu, is a well-researched paper containing far more information (hidden to be deduced) than the lengthy discussion presented under the title. Shao and Kim did an excellent job of collecting...

On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Congress extended a grand welcome to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, a war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This marked Netanyahu’s fourth speech before the U.S. Congress, surpassing British WWII Prime Minister Churchill by one appearance. Netanyahu’s visit came nearly ten months after Israel’s mass slaughter of the people of...

Abstract The title of this article may seem simple, but Taiwan has huge differences in opinion on this issue. Hence, Taiwan’s future is uncertain.  Pursuing Independence has impossible hurdles while accepting peaceful reunification requires most of the Taiwan people to truly understand the real meaning and advantages of One Country for Two Shores. *********************** Currently,...

​The biggest highlight in American democracy is the presidential candidate debate. There are usually three debates hosted by television media entrusted by the presidential campaign committee. Voters observe and make judgments and comparisons. After the three debates, the voter votes to choose the candidate he or she thinks is most suitable to be president. Fifty states in the United States elect their...

 Whether it is a free economy or planned economic development, the economic development path seems to always start with cheap labor (labor-centric) then entering industrialization (factory-centric), and then into a phase of advancing technology and innovation (R&D Centric). Take the most advanced economy, the United States as an example, as a colony before it became an independent nation,...

The U.S. two-party democracy had a good run in its 250 years of history. When the American Revolution started in 1775 which lasted till 1783, there was no formal political structure like today’s two major party system. The 13 North American colonies sought to break away from British rule. The Revolution War drew most American colonists’ support which led to the Declaration of Independence...

​The current world hegemon, the United States of America, although still flaunting its power globally on the surface, is gradually revealing its internal issues. This has led more and more Americans to become aware of various societal injustices. Meanwhile, people in other countries have also been increasingly dissatisfied with America’s recent conduct and behavior, losing respect and confidence...

​ Taiwan’s future has a complex causal relationship that seems inseparable from Sino-US relations. At present, Sino-US relations have become very tense. The United States has turned from vigilance to worry and even fear about the rise of China. Therefore, the US policy towards China has changed from a deliberately vague policy in the past to a clear anti-China policy. Currently, the U.S. has used...

 AbstractPursue Independence has impossible hurdles while accepting peaceful reunification requires most of the Taiwan people to truly understand the real meaning and advantages of One Country for Two Shores. Taking a realistic assessment based only on the interests of the Taiwanese people, the choice is peaceful reunification.  5. The above four analyses often get twisted by emotional arguments...

​ The U.S.-China confrontation has become white-hot in recent years. The United States has created most of the causes, and most of its tensions are also caused by the U.S. But the U.S. policy toward China is persistently wrong. China is not a warmonger. The US anti-China policy is entirely based on its misjudgment of China. The author believes that the U.S. has made the following six major misjudgments...

 The U.S. has become the sole superpower since it won the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The U.S. has the strongest military power with hundreds of military bases all over the world. Its intelligence organization led by the Central Intelligence Agency operates everywhere.  Of course, the U.S. dollar being the principal world trading currency has a pivotal influence on the...

 The author has introduced the term, anti-hegemony in 2022 and 2023 in several essays and a book, Hegemony and Anti-hegemony and U.S.-China Relations, to characterize China in contrast to the U.S. hegemony behavior. Although the concept of anti-hegemony was introduced, the description of anti-hegemony behavior given the current U.S.-China confrontation needs more clarification. Usually, China’s...

Military alliances as a strategy have a long history in international affairs. China has had a deep understanding of military alliances since the ancient ‘Spring and Autumn Period’ and the ‘Warring States Period’. This strategy is effective in maintaining peace and resolving disputes, but its starting point, purpose, and application must be carefully considered, or it will lead...

​ This author had written before and commented specifically about the U.S. judiciary system regarding the Foreign Corruption Protection Act (FCPA), for example, the notorious Alston case and many other cases as well as the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA); for example, the recent notorious case – the Huawei’s financial executive Ms. Meng Wan Zhou case. Ms. Meng was...

 The U.S.-China confrontation has become white-hot in recent years. The cause is created by the United States, and most of its tensions are caused by the United States. But the U.S. policy toward China is wrong. China is not a warmonger. The United States’ anti-China policy is entirely based on its misjudgment of China. The author believes that the United States has made the following six...

 Two phenomena and two facts were observed in the primary elections of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. On the Democratic side, in the state primaries, a growing number of voters chose “uncommitted,” particularly noticeable in Michigan. On the Republican side, despite Trump consistently leading, there are still contenders like young Nikki Haley putting up a strong fight. On March...

 Most young people nowadays have no idea what it feels like to be poor. The following short story may help those born with a silver spoon in their mouths to gain some understanding。 I don’t know when “GDS Meat Sauce” was first introduced, but I remember tasting it for the first time in 1964, the year I taught in Keelung. At that time, this meat sauce, priced at six NT dollars...

​ It took less than 250 years for the United States to become a great independent country from a colony. Its war of independence was short and smooth owing to good luck, the right timing, and being far from a power struggle, In the early years, most of the immigrants to North America were the Anglo-Saxons, and a small number of immigrants from the European continent. The native Indians of North...

​ Russia is a big nation with military power next only to the U.S. since World War II. However, in the 21st century, two things altered the world order. First, the Soviet Union collapsed due to its failure to manage its economy. Russia is now a lone country struggling in economic development although still possessing a huge military power, especially including a sizable nuclear arsenal. Second,...