The Guardian (June 26)
“Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US. China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US.”
Tags: Alternative, Assisted, Capricious, China, Dozen leaders, Efforts, Hosted, Middle powers, U.S., World order, Xi
The Week (January 14)
“President Donald Trump has renewed his efforts to take over Greenland, and tapping into the Danish territory’s natural resources is a key part of the strategy. But even if Trump were to somehow make Greenland a U.S. territory (something Denmark vehemently opposes), experts say the island’s harsh climate and environment make mining Greenland’s natural resources an unachievable goal.”
Tags: Climate, Denmark, Efforts, Environment, Experts, Greenland, Mining, Natural resources, Opposes, Renewed, Strategy, Trump, U.S., Unachievable
New York Times (January 19)
“America’s leaders and institutions must remain undeterred. They will need to show courage and resilience in the face of Mr. Trump’s efforts as they continue to play their unique roles in our democracy. Vigilance is everything: If institutions surrender to the fear and coercion — by bending the knee or by rationalizing that the next right actions aren’t worth the fight, stress or risk — they not only embolden future abuses; they are also complicit in undermining their own power and influence.”
Tags: Abuses, Coercion, Complicit, Courage, Democracy, Efforts, Fear, Institutions, Leaders, Power and influence, Resilience, Surrender, Trump, U.S., Undermining, Vigilance
Taipei Times (January 18)
In a development likely to affect mainland China’s growth potential, the birthrate “has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, barely outnumbering deaths last year despite major government efforts to increase population growth and stave off a demographic crisis.”
Tags: Birthrate, China, Deaths, Demographic crisis, Development, Efforts, Fallen, Government, Growth, Lowest, Mainland, Population, Potential
New York Times (December 14)
“The distress of 50 million Americans should concern everyone. Powerful economic forces are arrayed against rural America and, so far, efforts to turn it around have failed. Not every small town can be a tech hub, nor should it be. But that can’t be the only answer.”
Tags: Concern, Distress, Economic forces, Efforts, Failed, Powerful, Rural America, Small town, Tech hub
