International Relations

Newsweek: China Is Endangering the World’s Health by Blocking Taiwan

By Jianli Yang & Leslie Fu - May 18, 2023 From May 21 to May 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA). This year's assembly will serve a vital role as a forum for the global community to consolidate its COVID-19...
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Newsweek: It’s Time for an East Asian NATO

By Jianli Yang & Yonghun Kim - April 26, 2023 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Washington this week for his first state visit to the United States. He met with President Joe Biden, is to deliver a speech at Harvard University, and address a joint...
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Washington Times: ‘The economy is security’ and vice versa

Yoon's Washington visit should boost chances of a Democratic values-based 'economic NATO' in East Asia By Jianli Yang & Yonghun Kim - April 24, 2023 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and the security alliance between the United...
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Washington Times: China’s corruption spreads to Africa

Conduct undermines dignity and freedom of local populace By Jianli Yang - April 19, 2023 China‘s diplomatic and economic engagement with Africa can be dated back to the period of African decolonization (the mid-1950s to 1975), when African countries started to gain...
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