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Trump and Christian Faith: Between Déjà-vu and Novelty

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13 February 2025
Trump and Christian Faith: Between Déjà-vu and Novelty

There’s nothing particularly new about a gathering of Christian ministers praying around U.S. President Donald Trump to bless him before the flashlights. Pastor Paula White-Cain was appointed to head the White House Faith Office. It happened, and it is happening again—for once, in a very imaginative and surprising start to the presidency, the scene wasn’t […]

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U.S.-China Reset

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4 February 2025

Around a year before the time of the first summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, David Goldman and I offered the following recommendations. It was a critical juncture in bilateral relations, and perhaps both governments made missteps. Had China not rejected the environmental agreement with the U.S. in December of […]

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Who Can Trump US Catholics

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2 February 2025
Citizenship and immigration in the USA in the second era

Trump’s whirlwind of executive orders was a skillful staging of his rhetoric’s emotional and communicative efficiency. Above all, two topics touch the fabric of the Nation: citizenship and immigration. The United States has also been built on the strength (skilled or unskilled) of immigrants. Since immigration intersects with foreign politics, diplomacy, and national security, many Supreme Court […]

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DeepSeek – Complex Challenge to America

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1 February 2025

The challenge posed to America by China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) system is profound—it calls into question the U.S.’s overall approach to confronting China. DeepSeek offers innovative solutions starting from an original position of weakness. America believed that by monopolizing the use and development of sophisticated microchips, it would forever cripple China’s technological advancement.   […]

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The Real U.S. Strength

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6 January 2025
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China or other countries should consider what makes the U.S. strong and decide, accordingly, with a very Italian coda. On Jan 29, it’ll be the beginning of the year of the snake, a tricky time for everybody. It’s Chinese President Xi Jinping’s birth year 本命年. According to Chinese superstition, it can be very good or […]

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What do the Chinese hear when Americans speak?

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29 December 2024
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War can be a last resort, but official or public diplomacy should play a role before reaching that. America may not be interested in understanding China, but it should be keen on being understood by China. Here, the U.S. may have to face some issues. Donald Bishop recently noticed the role of public diplomacy in […]

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Now or 25 Years Ago? A Better China War

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21 December 2024

The US may have better political conditions for a battle against Beijing than 25 years ago. They may be more important than the Chinese military progress. But it’s very subtle. President Donald Trump engaged in a battle with Congress, which led to the risk of a government shutdown in the United States. As we write, […]

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