September 2019

The Shanghai-La Dialogue was first conceived by the Director-General and Chief Executive Director, Sir John Chipman, of the International Institute of Strategic Security in 2001 to provide a forum for the defense officials and military chiefs to discuss world issues on strategic strategy. The first Summit was held at the Shanghai-La hotel in Singapore in 2002 and followed annually ever since thus known...

 The title subject is a very tough question to answer, particularly when China is in the midst of the U.S. initiated trade war. The tariff war has been going on over 18 months with obvious signs that the war is stuck and extended beyond trade to technology competition and financial arena involving debt and currency issues. In addition, the Hong Kong (HK) unrest, seemingly triggered by a simple...

 The title subject is a very tough question to answer, particularly when China is in the midst of the U.S. initiated trade war. The tariff war has been going on over 18 months with obvious signs that the war is stuck and extended beyond trade to technology competition and financial arena involving debt and currency issues. In addition, the Hong Kong (HK) unrest, seemingly triggered by a simple...

The U.S. has identified China as a competitor with a drastic change in her China policy from friendly engagement to targeting China as a threatening competitor. This shift has resulted in today’s trade war and technology sanctions, neither one of which is guaranteeing a clear benefit to the U.S. The fundamental reason is that the current Administration is defining her China policy based on legacy views...

The U.S. has identified China as a competitor with a drastic change in her China policy from friendly engagement to targeting China as a threatening competitor. This shift has resulted in today’s trade war and technology sanctions, neither one of which is guaranteeing a clear benefit to the U.S. The fundamental reason is that the current Administration is defining her China policy based on legacy views...

A value is a universal value if it is perceived to have value by almost all people on earth. Certain individual human traits such as intelligence (IQ), compassion (kindness), bravery (sacrifice for others) and physical appearance (youthfulness and fitness) may be regarded as universal value without much dispute. But humans living in a human society have difficulties agreeing on any universal value...