The Ladakh plateau is a high-altitude desert, sparsely populated, parts of it studded with poplar, deodar, and juniper trees. It comprises the Himalayan and Kunlan mountain ranges, consists of river valleys, and has limited flora and fauna. It is an…
Last week the Beijing puppet government of Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam postponed parliamentary elections for a year supposedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese police continue to arrest pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under China’s new law, which…
China and Iran are moving quickly toward a comprehensive strategic partnership that could see up to $400 billion in Chinese investments flow into the beleaguered Middle Eastern country over the next three decades, according to a leaked document. The agreement,…
In its quest for global power, the Chinese government has turned the relationship between the briber and bribee in corruption upside down. Traditionally, corruption has referred to individuals or organizations that bribe state officials to sell public goods for personal…
Medical experts have told us that the Chinese coronavirus — COVID19, aka “kung flu” — is three times as contagious as the normal flu. The global pandemic has spread to a majority of countries. Italy has suffered the greatest number…
While Washington’s experts and pundits continue taking Moscow’s pivot to Beijing with a grain of salt, China and Russia announced yet another joint mega-project that will help to accelerate the formation of what many dubbed the “Eurasian supercontinent.” From an…
The Internet of Things is in the starting blocks and the race is on to create the premier 5G network that will power the next phase of connectivity. The networks of the future hold great promise, making the leap from…
Former vice president Joe Biden’s declaration for the Democratic presidential nomination seems to have back-footed his twenty-some opponents. It’s so bad that Bernie Sanders has endorsed President Trump’s negotiations with Kim Jong-Un. How long that will last is problematic. Joe…
The bloom is off the rose for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, the crown jewel of China’s vaunted Belt and Road Initiative — designed to economically link Europe, Eurasia, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia to Beijing. About 70…
