Now A Member Of The Consultants Collective
I’m really pleased to join the Consultants Collective, a consortium of very experienced former executives who can bring our individual strengths and experiences to clients’ problems in a concerted,...
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My views on China’s First Domestically-built Aircraft Carrier
Making a huge statement about wanting to project military might, China is beginning sea trials of its first home built aircraft carrier, the same week it conducted exercises with its first carrier, a...
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China Wants Iran Nuclear Deal To Stay – An Interview With M24
China has been steadfast in arguing that the Iran Nuclear agreement must be upheld, saying that only the International Atomic Energy Agency — not the U.S. or Israel or any other party — can judge...
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In Playing The Taiwan Card, Will It Come Up Trumps?
China’s air force is again flying encirclement runs around Taiwan, giving stark evidence that the issues of the island and its sovereignty, autonomy or independence could easily become a serious world...
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Trump’s Head-Spinning ZTE Tweet Is All About Getting The Win
Donald Trump tweets about China’s tech company ZTE and suddenly the door to corporate death-row is thrown open. What’s going on? And how does it fit with the looming Sino-US trade talks and the...
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Taiwan Plays War Games During Tense And Busy Asia Diplomacy Period
Taiwan is conducting its “war game” simulation just weeks after China did its own – all this in a key period of Asia diplomatic maneuverings. On June 12, the US will open its revamped quasi-embassy in...
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Putin-Xi Bromance Shows Up Fractured G7
Russia’s Putin flies to meet China’s Xi in Qingdao just as a fractured G7 shows its divisions in Canada. That the big two nations show their bromance — meeting more than 25 times already — on the eve...
View ArticleWhat Do We See When We See China?
Here’s a piece I wrote for News-Decoder , a site that aims to help young people explore the news. By David Schlesinger Is it China’s century? Or is China a sclerotic, debt-laden behemoth on the verge...
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US -China – Taiwan … A Messy Triangle
I talked about the messy state of U.S. – China-Taiwan relations with Monocle Radio, which asked me about it during a visit to the island by former US Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Here’s what I said:...
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What’s In A Name – Taiwan, Chinese Taipei, Province, Country, Region, Whatever?
With Beijing successfully pressuring foreign airlines to stop referring to Taiwan as a separate region, and instead show the implication that it is a part of China, the issue of the island’s status is...
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