Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Hype About China Defies Reality 132 January 7, 2010 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Taipei Times (Taiwan) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Taiwan Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Mexico: China Advances, Washington Worries March 21, 2026. Published in La Cronica de Hoy[T]he Chinese system allows … Xi Jinping to lead the economy with a strategic discipline difficult to replicate in Western democracies. 0 South Africa: Trump’s Aggressive Rhetoric on Cuba Threatens International Relations March 19, 2026. Published in Cape TimesThe world cannot afford a leadership that treats international relations as a game of personal honor or conquest. 0 Venezuela: For Now, Delcy: Donald Trump March 19, 2026. Published in AnalitcaAll the dead, the prisoners, the exiles and the marches seem to be of less importance than the barrels of oil that still rest under Venezuelan soil. 0 Australia: We Might Have just Found Where Australia’s Red Line Is with Donald Trump March 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: Iran War: America’s Old Playbook Is Faltering but Bharat Can Help Reset It March 21, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe entire Trumpian policy of the day, riding high on the MAGA bandwagon, is all about rejigging the world order again in favor of America. 0 Topics Australia: Donald Trump’s Backtrack Illuminates Iran’s Leverage in an Asymmetrical War March 24, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Donald Trump Emboldens TACO Taunts over Sudden Iranian Strikes Backdown March 23, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Trump Looks Increasingly Trapped over Iran as Markets Gyrate and Oil Shortage Hits Heartland March 23, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Gulf States and Energy Markets become ‘Soft Belly’ of US-Israel War with Iran March 23, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Is the US No Longer a Democracy? March 23, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Lebanon: Lessons of History Are Cast Aside March 23, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Why Victory in Iran Hasn’t Been Achieved Yet March 23, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Egypt: Washed-up Bully March 23, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumWhat kind of era is this, where a deranged psychopath ascends the throne of the world’s foremost military and economic power? 0 OPD: Related Articles Hong Kong: Cheng Chi-sheng: US Hegemony Is Fueling International ‘US-Skepticism, China-Alignment’ February 7, 2026. Published in China Review News [I]f China can lead by example in helping to maintain or even reshape the international order, it will succeed in filling the void left by the United States. India: How US Is ‘Rediscovering’ Japan to Check China January 24, 2026. Published in Firstpost[The] subtle moves by the U.S. to 'remilitarize' Japan have rattled China. Japan: 1 Year into Trump Administration: Don’t Lose Your Allies’ Trust January 22, 2026. Published in Sankei ShimbunThe autumn midterm elections are approaching, and Trump-style policy administration could ramp up. Taiwan: If National Interest Comes 1st, What about Taiwan? January 22, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesBeneath all the differing opinions, however, was one unchanging truth for each country: national interest comes first. Australia: China-Taiwan-US Triangle Held Together by Assumptions and 1 Dangerous Lie January 2, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleObama’s Dark Year at the White House: Change Did Not Go Beyond the SloganNext articleIs The Fed Acting Behind The U.S. Stock Market Rally? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment