March 2014

$14.5 billion of suspected ill-gotten gains seized in China’s biggest corruption investigation of the century

My live TV interview via Skype with Aljzaeera English on 30 March, 2014 For background, please…
G20’s Vision 2020 – Can it Revive Global Growth?

My feature article published in the April 2014 issue of The Global Analyst, a flagship global…
China targets 2024 for new thorium nuclear reactors to fight smog

An informative article in the South Chna Morning Post of 18 March 2014 shows Beijing's war-like determination…
My April 2014 China newsletter

Greetings! May I wish you peace and progress in a troubled world. With the Ukraine face-off…
In defense of the Communist Party of China (CPC) – by Eric X Li, venture capitalist and political scientist on TED

In his provocative TED talk A Tale of Two Political Systems in June 2013, Eric X…
The Arctic Region is poised to change the world

The Arctic Region is looming as an epochal game changer. As the Arctic ice melts, a…
The Future of Europe and the Ukrainian crisis – George Soros

A recent interview with George Soros on The Future of Europe was conducted by Spiegel correspondent Gregor Peter…
A New Era of Chinese Diplomacy Unfolds?

Even with increasing clout, China remains cautious in guarding her own narrow interests foremost in the…
Global Dynamics of the China Dream and Possible Turkish-China Partnership on a New Silk Road to Renaissance

My own 8,701-word original research paper was accepted for presentation at an international conference on "The…
High Speed Empire – China’s global rail ambitions

Notwithstanding initial haste, cut-corner standards, and power corruption somewhat reminiscent of the railway barons of Frontier…