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The accusation of “economic coercion” leveled against China by the United States is actually another testament to U.S. coercive diplomacy. Behind the word game is the U.S. evil intention and perpetual practice
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to double down on his administration’s persistent drive to hobble China’s high-tech advance by barring American investment in the Asian country despite
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The saying ‘Confusion worse confounded’ would be an apt description to understand the mounting confusion of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy in recent times. Various interpretations ranging from highfalutin diplomatic analyses, contemporary ‘historical
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U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs in July, lower than expected, according to the latest report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The figure, slightly below the market’s expected
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by H. H. Albert In the realm of international relations, where the currents of diplomacy meet the depths of strategic interests, one enigmatic figure emerges – Julie Jiyoon Chung. Born as Chung
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(Xinhua) — Just when America is in the middle of a grave opioid crisis leading to more accidental deaths across the country than ever before, Washington has begun arresting and indicting Chinese
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Syed Faisal Arif, a Bangladeshi student of the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States, was shot dead by the police last January. Ever since Faisal, a
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The concept of “de-risking” peddled by the United States is based on the same old logic of “decoupling” as the world’s sole superpower continues its tireless efforts to thwart China’s development. Don’t
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It’s not surprising that Washington’s economic approach to China has shifted from “decoupling” to “de-risking” or “diversifying critical supply chains.” The change in rhetoric is nothing new, just old wine in a
More Arundhati Roy delivers a powerful critique of the U.S.-India partnership, exposing the erosion of democracy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule. She highlights the U.S. government’s complicity in empowering a dangerous regime
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