[Analytics] Is China and Russia’s ‘marriage of convenience’ Donald Trump’s worst strategic blunder?
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have ushered in a new era for bilateral ties, after…
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[Analytics] EU, US pressing towards Cambodia trade reprisals
A United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Department of State delegation wrapped up a five-day…
Trump wants NASA to go to Mars, not the moon like he declared weeks ago
NEW YORK, Jun 8, 2019, CNBC. President Donald Trump on Friday said NASA should focus…
[Analytics] US talks big, China moves swiftly in Asia
Last weekend, as Asia’s top national security leaders convened in a Singapore hotel to discuss…
Pompeo to visit Bangkok, commit to Southeast Asia: official
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 7, 2019, AFP. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will recommit the United…
[Analytics] Trump & NATO warmongers proclaim peace
At the 75th anniversary this week of the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied France, US President…
US has benefited richly from trade with China, says Beijing
BEIJING, Jun 7, 2019, The Straits Times. Days after it accused Washington of scuttling trade…
Trump honors D-Day sacrifices, with some legacies unspoken
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, Jun 6, The New York Times. Standing on a sun-drenched bluff above the Normandy…
[Analytics] Trump says he would have sued EU over Brexit, but Theresa May is ‘probably a better negotiator’
With the showy, royal puffery of the queen’s banquet at Buckingham Palace and tea with…
[Analytics] Inter-Korean relations barely moving: Seoul minister
It is hard not to feel some sympathy for Kim Yeon-chul, Seoul’s point man on…
Donald Trump meets Queen at start of UK state visit
LONDON, Jun 3, 2019, BBC. US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are…
[Analytics] Inside China’s state-owned industrial park in Vietnam, Beijing’s image trumps trade war profits
China-Vietnam (Shenzhen-Haiphong) Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone is only Chinese state-owned industrial park in Vietnam….