Protesters in Hong Kong go on a rampage in the Chinese city, clashing with police and risking an escalation as their acts take increasingly violent forms. . Both London and Washington have called on Beijing to respect the rights of the protesters by allowing them to stay on the streets. . ..…

For years, our leaders had yawned about Silk Road neo-imperialism in Africa and Asia, and gross abuses of human rights against Chinese religious minorities and political dissidents. Almost every assumption Washington made, by both Democratic and Republican administrations, was logically..…

By rivals that are keen to replace, American power is already being challenged Washington as the one to write the rules of global conduct. Whether in Roman Empire, Chinese tribute system, or Concert of Europe, sat atop the system, set the terms of its governance, and reaped..…

Isolation and confrontation would be foolish response, ensuring PRC's hostility, and that of Chinese people.. Washington must not forget that the competition between PRC and United States is political, not military. ..…