A journey to Mars requires international cooperation across various countries and governments, most certainly between China and the United States.

Unlike the old superpower contest between the United States and the Soviet Union, the incipient cold war between China and the US does not reflect a fundamental conflict of unalterably opposed ideologies. Instead, today’s Sino-American rivalry is popularly portrayed as an epic battle between autocracy and democracy.

At a time when political tensions reach more dire straits seemingly by the day, the history of scientific cooperation in the field of astronomy have shown that above all, all people share a single home as citizens of Earth.

US Senator Marsha Blackburn expressed great dissatisfaction over Netflix’s decision to produce a movie based on the Chinese novel, “The Three-Body Problem”. In today’s hyper-vigilant atmosphere, Senator Blackburn’s reaction highlights the growing chasm between China and the United States.

How the US lost its moral, legal and ethical center after winning the Cold War, and how the new norms of immoral, illegal and unethical actions are affecting the world.

The carefully woven fabric of educational and cultural exchanges is in imminent danger of unraveling, as Chinese actions worry Washington and push it to adjust its policies. But the cost far outweighs the benefits.

The Trump administration’s decision to cancel the China and Hong Kong Fulbright scholarship programs is yet another move that severs people-to-people exchange between China and the US. But Fulbright is an effective soft-power tool for the US and should be utilized now more than ever.

COVID-19 has shone a light on the acute vulnerabilities of a deeply interconnected world. No country, regardless of its size, wealth, or technological sophistication, can tackle this crisis alone.

The U.S. government’s protectionist measures buck the trend of history and provide opportunities for other countries to compete for international talent. When the U.S. ceases to welcome global talent, its technological hegemony will crumble.

Disney’s live-action rendition of Mulan conjured up worldwide controversy, turning out to be a Rorschach test for the insecurities of the present moment.