Antony Blinken may have coined the term “asymmetric decoupling” in his recent speech on the Biden administration’s China policy. The formerly abstract term seems to be the perfect way to describe China’s goal of becoming independent from the West while increasing the West’s dependence on China, a strategy that dates back to Emperor Qianlong’s time.

The crisis in Ukraine has arrested the world’s attention, especially in regards to relations with Russia. In the U.S. this has revealed a multitude of opinions about America’s threats and enemies abroad from other global powers such as China.

China has chosen to accept some short-term pain for the promise of long-term growth and stability. Some people may grumble, but the vast majority support the effort to save lives, a core value that’s deeply embedded in the country’s ethical tradition.

The pandemic continues to cause disruption in society across the world, and despite the seemingly universal desire to end the precautions, China and the U.S. have done little in setting an example for the world to follow.

It's no surprise that America’s lies about genocide in Xinjiang did not recede after the visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The smearing o China’s international image will continue. But the truth will eventually prevail.

While the world is unsure of how the Russia-Ukraine war will end, there are some global scholars and diplomats that help bridge the vast U.S.-China perception gap, illuminating nuanced realities and asking questions that need to be asked.

Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was upset. The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was unable to stop in committee or in the full Senate legisla

Zi Zhongyun, a retired scholar specializing in U.S.-China relations, is highly respected on both sides of the Pacific for her six decades of work as a researcher, diplomat, linguist, translator and writer. During the dawn of U.S.-PRC relations in the early 1970’s, she was teamed up with Zhou Enlai’s associate, Wang Bingnan to attend the huge task of bridging the gap between the U.S. and China.

U.S.-Russia cooperation aboard the International Space Station is hopefully a glimpse of how two nations at an all-time-low in relations can still cooperate on shared interests. However, whether or not this may foreshadow a future for China and the U.S. in orbit is another question.

The 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have come to a successful conclusion after seven years of assiduous preparations and twenty-five days of invigorating competitions. Beijing, the only "Dual Olympic City” in history, once again drew the whole world's eyes and applause, for exhibiting such an extraordinary event of sports and culture in the midst of the global pandemic despite uncertainties and difficulties, with nearly 3,400 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions participating to sweat for honor and unite as one.