July 2017

​Trump won the 2016 US presidency election based on the slogan, ‘make America great again’, which had resonated with a grassroot movement. Trump’s victory gave him a mandate to deliver his campaign promises despite of his battle with the mainstream media during and after his presidential campaign. The media and the left have been critical to Trump’s Administration since his inauguration....

​Trump won the 2016 US presidency election based on the slogan, ‘make America great again’, which had resonated with a grassroot movement. Trump’s victory gave him a mandate to deliver his campaign promises despite of his battle with the mainstream media during and after his presidential campaign. The media and the left have been critical to Trump’s Administration since his inauguration....

​Abstract NED advocates its goal as strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. The author argues that providing education on conflict issues is more important than promoting democracy and political and social changes in the name of using democracy as a means.  NED is funded by the U.S. Congress with bi-partisan support thus it serves the U.S. national strategy and interest. However,...

Abstract A recent Rand report commission by the Office of Undersecretary of the Army has raised many eyebrows since it touts that the war with China may be inevitable. The reports analyzed four scenarios and concluded that the U.S. will win without causing nuclear war if the U.S. initiates the war the sooner the better. At least two articles have criticized the report for making dubious assumptions...

​Abstract NED advocates its goal as strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. The author argues that providing education on conflict issues is more important than promoting democracy and political and social changes in the name of using democracy as a means.  NED is funded by the U.S. Congress with bi-partisan support thus it serves the U.S. national strategy and interest. However,...

Abstract A recent Rand report commission by the Office of Undersecretary of the Army has raised many eyebrows since it touts that the war with China may be inevitable. The reports analyzed four scenarios and concluded that the U.S. will win without causing nuclear war if the U.S. initiates the war the sooner the better. At least two articles have criticized the report for making dubious assumptions...

The US-China relation is the most important foreign relation that the two great countries must maintain delicately since the direction of that relation will affect not only each country’s future welfare significantly but also the ultimate stability and prosperity of the world. One of the most critical issue, oddly a world recognized domestic issue of China (recognized by the U.S. officially as...

​The Hong Kong people should feel proud and lucky in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong Island and New Territory to mother land – China. The seven million people in Hong Kong are largely Cantonese, people with ancestry from the province of Canton speaking the dialect – Cantonese. Cantonese people are adventurous and industrious as seen from the majority of overseas...

On April 29 this year, my daughter Elsa and I participated in the 48th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage along with an estimated 2,000 people from all over the country.  It was an emotional and inspirational journey for both of us. We had heard about the Japanese American incarceration and the Manzanar camp before. We had also recently watched the film of the powerful Broadway musical “Allegiance” by...