Hong Kong: We must put principles before trade
Britain must hold true to her obligations and must not prioritise Chinese investment above our responsibilities to Hong Kong. The people of Hong Kong want democracy and these seeds were sown by the British
- 3 October 2014
More economic freedom, less poverty
The decline in global poverty since 1970 has been dramatic, especially in Asia where China and Hong Kong offer some vital lessons. It is data like this that blows the Left out of the water
- 24 July 2014
Act on Crimea or risk a wider geo-political crisis
The West must set a precedent in regards to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, or face the prospect of Russia setting an unpalatable precedent of its own
- 19 May 2014
Taiwan is the success story not China
There have been a bunch of misleading stories about China “overtaking” the United States in economic output. Don't worry about the myth of Chinese supremacy, but do take a look at Taiwan, and how they did it
- 6 May 2014
As America retreats, the world goes to hell
The flame of democracy, in whose defence America has invested so much blood and treasure, is being left to flicker and die on Obama's watch
- 28 April 2014
A New World Order making current politics redundant
We are seeing a revolution in the world order which may well become the hallmark of the 21st Century. This revolution is a triple clash between politics, economics and radical changes in society
- 29 January 2014
Russia fights back, Western rights groups weaken
The Russian government, along with China, Iran and other major violators of human rights, has adopted an aggressive defense strategy. Post-modernism has simultaneously weakened the human rights community in the West
- 27 January 2014
Zhejiang becomes first mainland Chinese province to relax one-child policy, which has averted 400 million births
In landmark move, China’s eastern province of Zhejiang has become the first mainland province to allow parents to have two children for the first time in decades
- 17 January 2014
War in the East China Sea could happen by accident
Wars have a nasty habit of starting unintentionally. In this particular year, it’s as well to remember Sarajevo. And by the way, what happened to China's "peaceful rise"?
- 6 January 2014
If democracies won't, alternatives will
Former American Vice President Dan Quayle famously observed: “The future will be better tomorrow”. He was wrong. The future was better yesterday, at least in the West
- 3 January 2014
The view from India: New world order
When 'Middle East' was introduced into the dictionary of geopolitics early in the 20th century, India was the east beyond the middle. India was British. Now it is one of the great pivotal powers in the emerging new world order. Apart from anything else, India and China will compete for space vacated by the US
- 23 December 2013
Too much of the wrong education and too little sex means Asia won't overtake us
My prediction is that the tiger economies are reaching their peak and future growth will become much less of a challenge to the West. There's too little innovation and too few babies
- 6 December 2013
The EU is going to war with China...over solar panels
Unlike the Opium Wars, the current trade war involving China may lead to a rather nasty defeat on EU soil
- 10 June 2013
The East is rising, in Latin America
China is moving in next-door to the U.S.
- 10 May 2013
Stephen Hawking's pick-and-mix morality
Is Professor Stephen Hawking a hypocrite, or has he just been the victim of hateful anti-Israel propaganda?
- 8 May 2013
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