March 2017

Currency Manipulation in its narrow definition is that a currency exchange rate is being manipulated up or down by a controller, typically implying the government authority. In reality, currency exchange rate fluctuates by trading force that is by every trader. It is fair to say that every trader, from common citizens, to investors, to corporations to banks and including governments, they all influence...

Currency Manipulation in its narrow definition is that a currency exchange rate is being manipulated up or down by a controller, typically implying the government authority. In reality, currency exchange rate fluctuates by trading force that is by every trader. It is fair to say that every trader, from common citizens, to investors, to corporations to banks and including governments, they all influence...

 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is the most advanced US nuclear defense and missile system. There are five THAAD batteries each requires 100 soldiers to operate. The planned deployment of THAAD in South Korea has raised a serious protest from China let alone North Korea’s actions of accelerating its nuclear missile development and verbal threats of retaliation once the...

 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is the most advanced US nuclear defense and missile system. There are five THAAD batteries each requires 100 soldiers to operate. The planned deployment of THAAD in South Korea has raised a serious protest from China let alone North Korea’s actions of accelerating its nuclear missile development and verbal threats of retaliation once the...

President Donald Trump’s first speech to the joint Congress session on February 28, 2017, will be a historical one no matter how the people, media and political analysts reacted and opposition party (Democrats) and critics responded. By historical one, I do mean Trump’s speech has a great historical significance not just an event in history. Overall the first Trump’s Congressional...

President Donald Trump’s first speech to the joint Congress session on February 28, 2017, will be a historical one no matter how the people, media and political analysts reacted and opposition party (Democrats) and critics responded. By historical one, I do mean Trump’s speech has a great historical significance not just an event in history. Overall the first Trump’s Congressional...

 When political analysts talk about the US-China relations, they tend to present a complicated, fuzzy, and dangerous picture. Therefore, some US citizens would resign to a position promoted by mainstream media that China is a threat to the U.S. but not understanding why. Some citizens would be skeptical about ‘China threat’ but not able to repudiate the ‘China Threat’ theory....

 Issuing White Paper on an issue especially a national security issue  is a positive step for any large country to show candidness and define core interests so that the world will not have surprises and react in unexpected irrational manner. Since Asia-Pacific (AP) is an important region holding 60% of the world population and GDP and 50% of the world trade, AP’s security, stability...