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Fighting the coronavirus pandemic amid the China-U.S. rift
While the years-long trade war has yet to recede, the coronavirus pandemic is further fueling the estrangement between China and the U.S. Over the past months, toxicity from COVID-19 has evolved into toxicity in politics as the two nations drift further from their four-decade-long engagement policy. Fears of decoupling and a new cold war dominate today's rhetoric about the entanglement of the world's two economic titans.
July 09 , 2020 -
US-China NGO cooperation essential in pandemic fight
Despite strained diplomatic ties between China and the United States, nongovernmental cooperation in response to the coronavirus pandemic shows how shared ideals of humanitarianism and bonds built over four decades of engagement can transcend nationalist sentiment and politicization, analysis has shown.
July 13 , 2020 -
Harvey Dzodin: US politicians should stop playing with fire on China
The White House just declared "war" on China — not a hot war, but something closer to a "Cold War 2.0". It's an act of desperation to divert the electorate's attention from the US administration's lack of leadership at home — and abroad — by targeting a country the White House has railed against since the 1980s. This doesn't bode well.
July 24 , 2020 -
Harvey Dzodin: NGOs play crucial role in China-US cooperation
With the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to accelerate across the globe, you may think there is no choice but to throw in the proverbial towel. However, there is a glimmer of hope that NGOs on both sides of the bilateral divide could unite in combating and containing the novel coronavirus. Why are NGOs important? While governments tend to operate on a macro level, NGOs usually operate on a micro level. They tend to move quickly to analyze a situation and take action at the earliest possible moment. They can also operate in matters where governments may have to exercise caution or be constrained from engaging.
July 29 , 2020 -
Wang Huiyao: Canada should drop Meng Wanzhou case, shaking free of US coattails
In October 1970, Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau took a momentous step to establish relations with the People’s Republic of China. It was a bold move – Nixon’s famous visit to China was still two years off, and only a handful of Western countries had embassies in Beijing at the time.
August 05 , 2020