Using a missing finger on his left hand as a populist icon, Brazil’s new president may accelerate the de-Americanization process, joining with other Latin American leftists to promote fairness and justice and bridge the wealth gap.

The rapid decline in understanding between China and the U.S. has sparked concerns over the peaceful transition from one dominant power to the other.

As a new election cycle is upon the American public, candidates are looking to capture votes by pointing at the China-boogeyman - now a bipartisan cause. How we ended up with lashing out at China as one of 2022’s safest political plays deserves a dive into the background and facts.

A worsening public opinion on Beijing has led candidates in both parties to adopt stances that are hard-on-China, which could lead to increased legislation, tariffs, and export controls after the Midterms.

Presidents Biden and Xi together have a responsibility to create a different and better future. And it’s vital they figure out how to have at least a passable working relationship before the U.S. elections are in full swing. Can either side take the initiative to warm up to the other party?

The United States has complained bitterly about the recent OPEC announcement of a cut in oil production, which was seen as providing indirect aid to Russia and as a slap in the face to U.S. President Joe Biden. But U.S. complaints have been met with a sharp backlash from Saudi Arabia as it looks eastward.

With its National Security Strategy, the Biden administration addresses the dual challenge of winning the strategic competition with major powers, while addressing matters such as climate change, pandemics and food insecurity.

When the Biden administration speaks of challenges to the liberal international order, it should be understood that U.S. anxiety over the “authoritarianism” it attributes to China and Russia is an external projection of internal domestic ideological contradictions and external troubles.

As China grows stronger, its approach to the world will naturally shift to cope with new conditions and challenges. President Xi Jinping’s report to the 20th Party Congress illuminates China’s diplomatic stance in the new era. He set the direction for China’s foreign policy development in the years ahead.

After nearly two years in office, the Biden administration recently published its National Security Strategy. The 48-page document covers the broad spectrum of national security and foreign policy challenges to the United States, prominently including the People’s Republic of China.