China’s Long March through the Global South
Asia Times Deputy Editor David P. Goldman delivered these remarks on July 8 at the National Conservatism 4 Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Biden out; nomination goes to Dems’ convention
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. This will mark the first time in over 50 years that a major party nominee was selected outside of the democratic process of primaries and caucuses.
Attacks have consequences: Israel responds to Yemen
Hodeida, Yemen, a port operated by Houthi terrorists is burning. Israel bombed a large weapons depot there.
China’s Third Plenum vagueness misses the moment
At this week’s Third Plenum meeting, President Xi Jinping’s Communist Party sent many of the right signals to skeptical investors worried about the trajectory of Asia’s biggest economy – including pledges to “unswervingly encourage” the private sector.
Trump didn’t say he wouldn’t defend Taiwan
Donald Trump’s July 17 Bloomberg interview prompted headlines to the effect that “the US would not defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion under his presidency,” as the Daily Telegraph complained.
Trump’s JD Vance problem is now China’s, too
Chinese leader Xi Jinping can’t be happy his Third Plenum extravaganza is competing for headlines with events 11,000 kilometers from Beijing.
Was there a second Trump shooter? New acoustic evidence
Anaudio forensic analysis by Catalin Grigoras, director of the National Center for Media Forensics at the University of Colorado in Denver, and Cole Whitecotton, a senior professional research associate at Media Forensics, based on audio recorded in Butler, Pennsylvania, may show the possibility of a second shooter.
JD Vance as VP: China focus, less help for Ukraine
After months of gamesmanship and speculation, JD Vance has emerged as Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate and the heir apparent to the America First movement.