Zhao Jinglun
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Zhao Jinglun (Dec. 31, 1923—Jan. 24, 2015) was a Nieman Fellow, class of 1981. He was the chief opinions writer for The Asian-American Times (NYC) and a columnist for the Hong Kong Economic Journal. |
October 31, 2014
- A tale of two wars
- The lesson of Vietnam was that the U.S. should not have been there, and the Afghan war gained little for the sacrifice of so many lives.
October 27, 2014
- World opinion is turning against Israel
- Israel is becoming more and more isolated in the world, yet there is no sign of it changing course.
October 26, 2014
- An alternative plan for fighting the Islamic State
- The Iranian president has proposed an alliance against the Islamic State. The Rouhani plan is in fact a counter to Obama's plan.
October 22, 2014
- Boston talks
- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held informal talks in his home with China's State Councilor Yang Jiechi, showing the maturity of the two countries' relations.
October 17, 2014
- U.S. war against Islamic State is failing
- U.S.-led air strikes have not changed the strategic balance in favor of U.S. allies on the ground, but have only caused IS to gain wider appeal.
October 14, 2014
- US-Japan military alliance 'seamless' and more Robust
- Though recent revisions to U.S.-Japanese defense cooperation are supposedly aimed at maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, Washington is using Japan to stir up trouble in the region in order to contain a rising China.
October 6, 2014
- Hong Kong version of the 'color revolution'
- The "Occupy Central" movement in Hong Kong is part of America's vast ambitious global geopolitical reordering that started in 2011.
September 30, 2014
- Is the US on the right side of history?
- The United States' coalition with the Gulf monarchies to fight IS in Syria is only going to make a bad situation worse. U.S. blind faith in military power in the 21st century is against the current of history.
September 26, 2014
- The Ilham Tohti case and US double standards
- The U.S. criticism of the imprisoning of Uygur separatist mastermind Ilham Tohti is an example of a double standard.
September 25, 2014
- Three Iraq wars
- The third Iraq war against the Islamic State was created by George W. Bush's war in Iraq, and enjoys much greater legitimacy.
