VIEWPOINTS
China Fights Uphill Battle to Rescue Its Economy While Keeping ‘Zero-COVID’
Since late May, state and Chinese Communist Party propaganda outlets have been noticeably promoting Beijing’s economic policies and the central government urging local officials to do economic work well alongside “dynamic zero-COVID.” The central government’s...
You’ll Raise Virtual Children in the Metaverse and Pay for the Privilege: AI Expert
Commentary A new book by an artificial intelligence expert has made the prediction that future human beings will no longer have real families. Instead, they’ll own nothing and be happy as they instead raise virtual...
The Internet Hivemind Wants ‘Zero Monkeypox’ Policy Installed
News Analysis The Internet hivemind is already calling for Shanghai-style draconian “Zero Monkeypox” policies to be installed. Currently, there are approximately 450 confirmed cases reported globally across 26 countries. Unfortunately, the swarm’s rhetoric does not...
Xi vs. Li? Analyzing Political Rumors About a ‘Split’ Between China’s President and Premier
Xi Jinping’s dismal handling of COVID-19 outbreaks in Shanghai and other parts of China have put the nation’s leader in such serious trouble that even his closest colleagues no longer respect his authority, according to...
Communist Politics Are Bringing Disaster to China–And Xi Jinping
Political ‘accomplishments’ a must for Xi to maintain power over the regime, but his hardline methods could backfire at the upcoming Party congress this fall News analysis China is not doing well, and Xi Jinping...
Under Musk, Twitter Already Headed for Change, But Hurdles Lie Ahead
News Analysis For many users on social media platform Twitter, this week’s announcement of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company brought hope for positive change in an ever-escalating climate of censorship...
The Understated, Yet Massive Power of Asset Management Firms BlackRock and Vanguard
Commentary Until recently, economic competition was the driving force for small and large companies across the United States and throughout the world. Since the mid-1970s, however, two corporations — Vanguard and BlackRock — have gobbled...
‘Unified National Market’ Push Exposes Steep Challenge of Reforming China’s Economy
On April 10, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese government’s State Council released an opinion document on “accelerating the construction of a unified national market.” The opinion called for...
Washington Rattles Its Saber at India After Russian Oil Purchases
Commentary The Joe Biden Administration has obtusely put India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on notice of its displeasure towards the world’s second-most populous country’s purchases of Russian oil. On March 16, amid a cascade...
